Republic of Ireland Jiří Hessler V8A 2. 3. 2015
Jan 12, 2016
Republic of IrelandJiří Hessler
V8A2. 3. 2015
Content
• General info
• Geography
• Points of interest
• History
• Culture
• St. Patrick‘s day
• Summary
General info
• British isles• 4,5 mil. Inhabitants• 70 000 km2
• Parliamentary republic• President – Michael D. Higgins• Independant since 1922• Dublin• Emerald isles – Éire• English and Gaelic language
Places of interest
Trinity college Dublin St. Patrick‘s Cathedral
Places of interest
Custom house Blarney castle
History
• Celts – 700 BC• Medieval – many small kingdoms• Normans – conuered• Tudors• Union – 1782• Independance 1922
Culture
Culture
Culture
Culture
• G. B. Shaw – Pygmalion• Oscar Wilde – The importance of being Ernest• Samuel Beckett – Waiting for Godot
• Irish Rovers• The Dubliners• Sinead O‘Connor
St. Patrick‘s Day
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