Ireland

By: Regan Newell

Ireland’s Population

• Irelands population is 4.595 million

3 Major Attractions

• Dublin Zoo• Bunratty Castle• The Burren

Cities

• The capital is Dublin• Two larger cities are Dundalk and Galway

Main Religion

• They have different religions there but the main one is Roman Catholic. The second one is Christianity

Weather

• The main weather there is 50+ degrees but it rains a lot so sometimes it’s less than it is.

Latitude and Longitude

• The latitude is 53.3442 degrees north• The longitude is 6.2675 degrees west

3 Physical Features

• 1 North Channel• Irish sea • Atlantic sea

languages

• The Two main languages are • 1 Gaelic • 2 English

Flag Color

• The flag colors are Green, White, and Orange

• Fun Fact: Some people in Ireland spell color like colour.

Ireland’s Currency

• Ireland’s Currency is called a euro $1 U.S.A= 88c in Ireland. Or $1 in Ireland= $1.12 in the U.S.A

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Foods

• Irish people eats tons of food but mostly the things they grow.

• Potatoes • Bread• Corn• Sausage• Irish pudding• Plus so much more!

Story Behind The Flag

• The colors are green, whit, and orange.• Green represents the Gaelic traditions.• Orange represents “the British supporters of

William of Orange who settled In the Northern Ireland in the 17 century.”

• White, which is in the middle of the flag represents the peace between these two groups.

Government

• Ireland’s government is a democracy or an parliamentary democracy. Ireland’s government is kind of like America’s, U.S.A has a president ( Barack Obama), Ireland has a Prime Minister names Taoiseach Enda Kenny.

• Here is a picture of Obama and n and Kenny together.

Tourist Attractions

• Boyne Valley• Ring of Kerry • The Cliffs of Moher• Aran Islands

Animals Found in Ireland

• European hedgehog• Stoat• pygmy shrew• red deer

Historical Fact

“Founded in 1745, the Rotuna Hospital in Dublin is the worlds oldest hospital continuously operating maternity hospital”

1 Bordering Country

• 1 bordering country is the Northern Country

• “Ireland is called Éire in Irish and is also known as the Republic of Ireland.”

Fun Facts About Ireland• Gaelic football and hurling are traditional sports of Ireland and remain the

most popular sports in the country.• In 2002 Ireland was the first country in the world to have an

environmental tax for plastic shopping bags and in 2004 it was the first to introduce a public smoking ban.

• Shamrock (type of clover) is the national symbol of Ireland and along with the harp it is a registered trademark of the country.

• All these facts have been found from http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/countries/ireland.html

Websites where I found most of my information!

• http://www.irishtourism.com/must-see-attractions-in-ireland/cities-towns-in-ireland/1223

• https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=ireland%27s%20longitude%20and%20latitude

• http://www.factmonster.com/country/ireland.html• http://www.irishcentral.com/culture/• http://

country-facts.findthedata.com/q/27/14298/What-type-of-government-does-Ireland-have

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taoiseach• https://

www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=ireland%27s%20prime%20minister