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“The Emerald Isle of Ireland”
Name
The modern English word Ireland derives from the Irish
word Éire with the additionof the Germanic word land.
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 capital of Independent Irish Republic is Dublin. Dublin was founded by Vikings more than one hundred years ago
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
Ireland is often called the Emerald Island. Just the Isle of Ireland has the greenest grass in the world
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.
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
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.
WritersJames Joyce ,Samuel Becket, Oscar WildeBoyne: the boy with stripped pijamas
ActorsKenneth BranaghDaniel Day LewisPierce Brosnan
Famous Irish