Ireland is an island located off the northwest coast of Europe, with Britain to its east and separated from the rest of Europe. It is divided into two countries - Ireland and Northern Ireland. Dublin is the capital of Ireland and Belfast is the capital of Northern Ireland. Irish culture includes traditions like Gaelic sports, Irish music played on instruments like the bodhrán and uilleann pipes, Irish dance, Catholicism, and Irish festivals. Famous Irish exports include Guinness beer and Irish rock bands like U2.

1. Ireland
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2. Where is it?
A small island on the edge of
Europe
 Theirnext door neighbour is the
Island of Britain
 America is on the other side of them
to the west

4. This is the large map
of the Ireland. The
island is divided on
two countries. First is
Ireland and the
second is Northern
Ireland.

5.  Dublin is the capital city of Ireland (for North is
Belfast)
 Vikings founded Dublin (Dubhlin)
 There are about 6,400,000 people in Ireland
(The diaspora, maximally interpreted, contains
more than 100 million people)
Castle near Dublin

6. Monuments
 Spire of Dublin
Monument of Light (121m)
 Mitchelstown Cave
 Father Matthew Statue
 Liam Mellowes Statue, Galway
 General Post Office (GPO)
 James Joyce Monument
 Turoe Monument, Galway
Cathedral
In Dublin

7. Irish Culture
 Religion :
 Rep. Of Ireland : 86.8% Catholic, 3% Anglican
 Northern Ireland : 40.3% Catholic, 20.7%
Presbyterian,
15.3% Anglican
 Irish Festivals
 Autumn - Autumn Harvest Festival, Samhain, November
Eve, Saint Martin's Day.
 Spring - Chalk Sunday, Saint Patrick's Day, Easter, May Day.
 Summer - Bonfire Night, Midsummer's Eve, Midsummer's
Day, Orange Day Parade, Lughnasa, Puck's Fair.
 Winter - Christmas, Saint Stephen's Day, Saint Brigid's Day.
River in St. Patrick
Chikago
<-Leprechaun

8. Irish Culture
 National Drink
-Guinness(beer)
-Tea
 NationalSports
-Hurling
-Gaelic Football

9. Food
Champ
Full Irish Breakfast
Steak and chips
Sunday Roast
dinner.

10. Bodhrán Uilleann pipes
Irish Music
Traditional
Played at ceile’s and pubs, generally in
groups of musicins
Ceili – Dancing sessions where
for Irish music and Irish dance
Instruments
The Bodhrán – made from animal skin and is like a drum
Whistles and flutes – Tin whistle is mainly played
Uilleann Bagpipes - uilleann pipes are not blown with
the mouth; air is pumped into the bag by means of
an elbow bellows. Also, uilleann pipes are not as
loud.

11. Rock
 U2 – Very successful Irish rock band
joshua tree, All that you cant leave
behind
 Thin Lizzy – Dublin band from 70’s and 80’s
 Rory Gallaher – Blues Rock, great guitar
player
U2
 The Corrs

12. Sport in Ireland
In Ireland most sports, including boxing, hockey, rowing, cricket, rugby
union, Gaelic football and hurling, are organised in an all-island basis, with a
single team representing the whole of Ireland in international competitions. Other
sports, such as soccer and netball, have separate organising bodies in Northern
Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
The many sports played and followed in Ireland also include horse racing, show
jumping, greyhound racing, basketball, fishing, handball, motor sport, target
shooting, and tennis. At the Olympic Games, a person from Northern Ireland can
choose to represent either Ireland or Great Britain.

13. Films & Celebrities
 Intermission (2001),
 Man About Dog (2004),
 Michael Collins (1996),
 Angela's Ashes (1999),
 My Left Foot (1989),
 The Crying Game (1992),
 In the Name of the Father (1994)
 The Commitments (1991)

14. Actors and
actresses
 Saoirse Ronan
 Colin Farrell
 Jonathan Rhys Meyers
 Cillian Murphy
 Pierce Brosnan

15. Fauna
The fauna of Ireland is basically similar to that of Britain, but there
are some notable gaps. Among those absent are weasel, polecat,
wildcat, most shrews, moles, water voles, roe deer, snakes, and
common toads.

16. Flora
 Ireland is in the Atlantic European Province of
the Circumboreal Region a floristic region within
the Holarctic.
Sea mayweed
Spring gentian
Bog Rosemary

17. The Burren (Nationalthe result of an ancient volcanic eruptionn,
Giant's Causeway, park)
protected by UNESCO!