 The Romans would later refer to Ireland by this name too in its Latinised form , Hibernia , or Scotia . Ptolemy records sixteen nations inhabiting every part of Ireland in 100 AD . The relationship between the Roman Empire and the kingdoms of ancient Ireland is unclear . However , a number of finds of Roman coins have been made , for example at the Iron Age settlement of Freestone Hill near Gowran and Newgrange . 
 The Romans would later refer to Ireland by this name too in its Latinised form , Hibernia , or Scotia . Ptolemy <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>records</mark></a> sixteen nations inhabiting every part of Ireland in 100 AD . The relationship between the Roman Empire and the kingdoms of ancient Ireland <a href='drop_aux' title='2'><mark>is</mark></a>unclear . However , a number of finds of Roman coins <a href='been_done' title='3'><mark>have</mark></a> been made , for example at the Iron Age settlement of Freestone Hill near Gowran and Newgrange . 
Da Romans would later refer to Ireland by this name too in its Latinised form , Hibernia , or Scotia . Ptolemy record sixteen nations inhabiting every part of Ireland in 100 AD . The relationship between the Roman Empire and the kingdoms of ancient Ireland unclear . However , a number of finds of Roman coins done been made , fa example at the Iron Age settlement of Freestone Hill near Gowran and Newgrange .