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Ireland

The Republic of Ireland, located in the north-west of Europe in the North Atlantic Ocean, encompasses five-sixths of the island of Ireland, covering an area of approximately 84,421 square kilometers.

Ireland

Republic of Ireland

Geography

A small island on the edge of Europe
About 4,000,000
The island is as big as 84,421 square kilometers
In the north Atlantic Ocean
It is in the north-west of Europe
The republic of Ireland covers five-sixths of the island

History

the north of ireland belong to the uk
The flag of Ireland is green, white and orange. The green represents Catholics, the orange is for Protestants, and the white symbolizes the hope for peace between the two groups.
They think that people lived on Ireland about 8000 years BC

sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Ireland
http://www.titanicwalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/ireland-flag.gif
http://www.britishmovers.co.nz/uploads/images/dublin.jpg

Special places

guinness storehouse
Vikings founded Dublin (Dubhlin)
Dublin is the capital city of Ireland

Hurling and gaelic football are the national sports Same game but played with different balls. Soccer and rugby are the next biggest sports

Culture

National Drink -Guinness -Tea
National Dance- Irish Dancing
National Dish- Potatoes “Mashed Spuds, boiled spuds, roasted spuds, spuds with skins.”
National Holiday- St. Patrick’s Day March 17th