Ireland's nature Katry Mets Ireland Ireland is a country in north- western Europe. Irelands capital is Dublin The highest point being Carrauntoohil (at 1,038 m or 3,406 ft) The longest river in Ireland is the River Shannon. The Roads in Ireland are very narrow and are lined on both sides by stone walls. The Aran islands The Aran Islands comprise three islands (Inis Mór, Inis Meáin and Inis Óirr) located at the mouth of Galway Bay. The names are Irish language for 'the big island', 'the middle island', 'the south island`. The Aran Islands are rich in the language, culture and heritage of Ireland. The islands can be reached by sea by catching a ferry or by plane. The Burren The Burren, from the Gaelic word Boireann is an area of limestone rock covering imposing majestic mountains, and valleys with gently meandering streams. Monuments ar...
The Republic of Ireland General overview Territory: 27,097 sq miles Population: 4 million Capital: Dublin Patron Saint: St Patrick The second largest of the British Isles 60 million people outside Ireland claim Irish ancestry Landscape and climate Ireland is low in the middle and high at its edges. Not very high mountains; highest is Carrantuohill (1,040 m) in the southwest At Moher, you can look 200m straight down into the sea Green fields, full of flowers, wide and empty beaches All landscape types are represented Climate is damp Ireland is one of the wettest countries in Europe History St Patrick converted the Irish to Christianity In mid16th century Henry VIII declared himself King of Ireland and broke away from the Roman Catholic Church In 1601, Queen Elizabeth I defeated the Irish army at the battle of Kinsale and the land was dominated by Protestants The Act of Union in 1801 made England and Ireland one country w...
Fact from the last Irish census, Sean was the most popular boys name and Emma was the most popular girls name. Ireland has won the Nobel prize for literature on four occasions with George Bernard Shaw, William Butler Yeats, Samuel Beckett and Seamus Heaney. Irish aviation fact = Shannon became the worlds first duty free airport in 1947 There is no death penalty in Ireland. Ireland is a neutral state and is not a member of N.A.T.O. The famous Titanic ship was built in Belfast. Henry Ford of Ford Motor Company was the son of an Irish emigrant. John Kennedy, the thirtyfifth President of the U.S.A.was born in Massachusetts in 1917. The Kennedy family were descendants of Irish emigrants to the U.S.A. in the nineteenth century. Kilkenny born architect James Hoban designed the White House and also the official residence of the Irish president, Aras an Uachtarain. Bushmills, Couny Antrim is the Worlds Oldest Whiskey Distillery base...
Pindala : 2007 aasta seisuga 70 272 km2 Rahvaarv : 2007 aasta seisuga 4 104 354 inimest, Iirimaa on väikeriik. Pealinna elanike arv : Dublini elanike arv 2006 aasta seisuga 505 739 inimest ja linna ümbritsevate valdadega koos 1 661 185 inimest. Keel : Iiri keel ( ametlik ), Inglise keel Rahaühik : Euro RIIGI GEOGRAAFILINE ASEND Riik katab umbes 5/6 Iirimaa saarest, mis asub Euroopa mandri looderanniku lähedal, lääne pool Suurbritannia saart. Ülejäänud osa saarest ( Põhja - Iirimaa ) on osa Suurbritannia ja Põhja - Iiri Ühendkuningriigist. LOODUSLIKUD TINGIMUSED Iirimaa loodus jätab koduse tunde. Kõik on ainult pisut suurem. Pinnamood: 5 tuhande aasta tagasi elanud inimesed väga kaugele ette ei osanud vaadata sest täna nende tegevusele on Iirimaa tänapäeval ilma metsadeta ning rohkete ja paksude turbaväljadega. Eelkõige karjakasvatusest elatunud rahvas lihtsalt raius metsad maha ning Atlandi niiskusest küllastunud õhk lõi soo...
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