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“The Emerald Isle of Ireland”

Ireland

Name

The modern English word Ireland derives from the Irish

word Éire with the additionof the Germanic word land.

2. GENERAL INFORMATION

It is washed by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Irish Sea to the east, St George’s Channel to the southeast, and the Celtic Sea to the south. It is separated from Great Britain by the Irish Sea and the North Channel.

The western landscape consists of hills and mountains

The simple farmer`s house

The countryside

Belfast

City Hallis the civic building of the Belfast

(UK)

BelfastQueen’s University

Victoria Square: a commercial,residential and leisure development

(UK)

Belfast castle

The capital of Independent Irish Republic is Dublin. Dublin was founded by Vikings more than one hundred years ago

Introduction

Ireland is a constitutional republic with the parliamentary system of the government

St. Patrick Cathedral

St. Marys’s Cathedral

Christ Church Cathedral

Dublin

St. John’s Cathedral

St. Mary’s Cathedral

Limerick

Drombeg Stone Circle(also known as The Druid's Altar)

Fastnet Rock Lighthouse

Bernard’s Castle

Cork

Waterford

Crystal Chandelier is inThe Cathedral of the

Most Holy Trinity

Christine’s Coast

The Irish speak two languages English and Irish

Ireland is often called the Emerald Island. Just the Isle of Ireland has the greenest grass in the world

The Emerald Isle

National symbols

Ireland is renowned for outright absence of snakes. According to the legend Saint Patrick saved the isle of Ireland from them in the fifth century yet.

Saint Patrick’s festival is celebrated on the 17th of March

The national flag is the Symbol of Ireland

The white symbolizes the

union of all in brotherhood and common nationality

peace between the two groups.

The orange symbolizes Protestants

The green represents Catholics

The Beauty of IrelandSaint Patrick is most famous for bringing Christianity to Ireland. The legend tells how he used the shamrock, a kind of a white clover with three leaves to explain the Holy Trinity. Apparently, he used it to show how the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit could all exist as separate elements of the same entity.

Cúige Chonnacht

Cúige Laighean

Cúige Mumhan

Cúige Uladh

Ireland is subdivided into four provinces: Connacht (west), Leinster (east), Munster (south), and Ulster (north). Ireland has thirty-two traditional counties. Twenty-six of the counties are in the Republic of Ireland and six counties are in Northern Ireland. The six counties that constitute Northern Ireland are all in the province of Ulster.

The Symbol of Ireland is the Irish Harp

The harp has long been a symbol of Ireland. Perhaps the legends of it's magical powers comes from the time when the bards would sing and tell stories of famous events to the Irish kings and chiefs. During the early 1500s, under the rule of Henry VIII, the harp was first depicted on Irish coins. That tradition is carried on today and the harp is also used for other official duties such as the Irish state seal, official documents and uniforms.

The red hand is also a symbol of Northern Ireland.

The Red Hand is in its flag. According to the myth, there was time when the heir to the throne of Ireland was undecided. And they decided to hold a boat-race and the winner (the first who would reach the shore of Ulster) would be the king. One competitor so much desired the country that when he saw that he was loosing the race, he cut his hand, threw it to the shore and won. The hand is most likely red because it was covered with blood.

Irish Symbols

• The Celtic Cross

The leprechaunCLADDAG RING

Meaning:

-Hands….. Friendship

-The Heart…… Love

-The Crown……. loyalty

Leprechaun

FOOD

Irish Stew

Irish breakfast

Leak soup

Fish and chips scones

There are 55 mammal species in Ireland. Some species, such as the red fox, hedgehog and badger, are very common, whereas others, like the Irish hare, red deer and pine marten are less so. There are about 400 species of birds in Ireland.

Union pipes are spread around Ireland

The Irish are famous for their dances

WritersJames Joyce ,Samuel Becket, Oscar WildeBoyne: the boy with stripped pijamas

ActorsKenneth BranaghDaniel Day LewisPierce Brosnan

Famous Irish

In the conclusion

• This country has a really interesting history and traditions

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