THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND

1. WHERE IS THE REPUBLIC OF

IRELAND?

Look at this world map:

The Republic of Ireland is a country situated in the Northwest of Europe and it is

independent from United Kingdom.

2. GENERAL INFORMATION

• Capital city: Dublin

• Population: 4.500.000

• Currency: Euro (€)

• Languages: English, Irish Gaelic

• Nationality: Irish

• Religion: Catholic, Protestant

• Emblem: Irish Harp – (Shamrock)

• Patron Saint: St. Patrick (17th of March)

• Main cities: Cork, Galway, Limerick

• Weather: rainy and warm

EMBLEM: THE IRISH HARP

CURRENCY: EURO (€)

EIRE - THE EMERALD ISLE

GARDA: IRISH POLICE

GARDA GARDA CAR

TRANSPORT

BUS

DART

LUAS

IRISH AIRLINES

AER LINGUS RYANAIR

IRISH SPORTS

WORLD CHAMPIONS IN 2008

RUGBY

CROKE PARK

STADIUM

• Sport of ancient Gaelic origin

• Played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar

HURLING

GAELIC FOOTBALL• Mixture of soccer and rugby. Teams of 15 players.•Score by kicking or striking the ball with the hand and getting it through the goals.

IRISH MUSIC AND DANCE

MUSIC

IRISH HARPTIN WHISTLERVIOLIN BODHRAN BAGPIPE

DANCEDANCE

LORD OF THE DANCE (1996)

IRISH CELEBRITIES

MUSICIANSBONO (U2)

THE CORRS

WESTLIFE

ACTORSCOLIN FARRELL PIERCE

BROSNAN

WRITERS

BRAM STOKER (1847)

DRACULA (1897)

WRITERS

OSCAR WILDE (1854)

THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY (1890)

IRISH FOOD

IRISH BREAKFAST

• BACON

• EGGS

• TOMATOES

• SAUSAGES

• MUSHROOMS

• BLACK PUDDING

• WHITE PUDDING

IRISH STEW (LUNCH / DINNER)

• LAMB

• POTATOES

• ONION

• CARROTS

• CELERY

• PARSLEY

• THYME

Crab and salmon

sandwich

Fish pie

Salmon

BAKERY

MUFFIN SCONE

IRISH DRINKS

CHAI LATTE

MILKWATERORANGE PEELCLOVESCINNAMONBLACK PEPPERCORNSNUTMEGWHITE SUGARBLACK TEA LEAVES

TEA

BEER

Arthur Guinness started in 1759

Guinness stout (cerveza negra)

A portion of barley is toasted

GUINNESS STORE HOUSE

IMPORTANT PLACES

CORK

CATHEDRAL

MARKET

KILKENNY

COBH

KINSALE

BUNRATTY

THE

SCHOOL

CLIFFS OF MOHER

SPANISH POINT

GALWAY

KYLEMORE ABBEY

SKY ROAD

LIMERICK

GLENDALOUGH

DUBLIN

DUBLIN

• Population: 505.739

• Largest city and capital of the Republic of Ireland

• Irish name of the city: Baile Átha Cliath

• First settlers of the city: Norman Vikings

• The River Liffey divides the town into: Northside (working class) and Southside (upper middle class)

• Museums: National Gallery, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Natural History Museum

• Main streets: Grafton St., O’Connell St., Dame St.

DUBLIN CASTLE

CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL

STEPHEN’S GREEN PARK

GRAFTON STREET

O’ CONELL STREET

HALF PENNY BRIDGE AND RIVER LEFFEY

DUBLIN UNIVERSITY: “TRINITY COLLEGE”

THE LONG LIBRARY

MONUMENTS

MOLLY MALLONE OSCAR WILDE

“THE SPIRE”121.2 metres in height, made of steel

Installed between December 2002 an January 2003

IRISH PUBS

TEMPLE BAR

CAFÉ EN SEINE

CAFÉ EN SEINE

CAFÉ EN SEINE

PHOENIX PARK

2nd largest enclosed

park in the world

PHOENIX PARK

707 hectareswalled circumference

of 16 km

In Phoenix Park you can visit the Dublin Zoo, there are more than 700 animals.

Common native species:

BADGER

RED FOX

HEDGEHOG

Áras an Uachtaráin

ST. PATRICK’S DAY17th MARCH

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