IrelandBy: James Rentiers

Location of Ireland

The island of Ireland is located in the north-west of Europe, between latitudes 51 and 56 N, and longitudes 11and 5 W.

It is seperated from the neighboring island of Great Britain by the Irish Sea and the North Channel.

To the west is the northern Atlantic Oceanand to the south is the Celtic Sea.

History of Ireland

9000 years ago Ireland most of ireland was covered with ice.

Around 4500 to 4000 BC sheep, goats, and cattle were imported into Ireland from the Iberian Peninsula.

In 1542 Irish Parliament passed the Crown of Ireland Act, which established a Kingdom of Ireland

Dec. 6, 1921 Irish War of Independence ends.

Culture of Ireland

Ireland's culture is comprised of many influential countries such as: Scotland,Wales, and Great Britain

Religon is a major part of Ireland having nearly 90% of the Irish Roman Catholic.

The official language of Ireland is English, however Gaelic languages are spoken on the western coast.

Food in Ireland is changing dramatically with more and more fast-food.

Economy of Ireland

Ireland was largely passed over by the Industrial Revoloution because they do not have very much coal or iron ore.

Mass emigration followed The Great Famine in the mid 1900's.

During the 1990's Ireland's economy reversed dramatically beginning unprecedented economic growth.

However, in 2008 Ireland went into recession and un employment rate jumped.