northern ireland

NORTHERN IRELAND

BELFAST

Belfast is the capital and the biggest city in Northern Ireland. About 300 000 people live there. Belfast became the capital city in 1922.

ST PATRICKSt Patrick is the patron of Northern Ireland. When he was 16 years old, he was taken as a slave to Northern Ireland, after six years work he escaped to his family. He came back to Ireland and one year before his death he made christening of Northern Ireland and through prayer he liberated the country of plague of poisonous snakes.

THE NATIONAL SYMBOLS :

Shamrock

Gold harp Leprechaun

HURLING - IRISH SPORT

Hurling is Irish sport. It is a team game. The main equipment are sticks and balls. In this sport play girls and boys.

ULSTER FRY

Ulster fry is a caloric dish. It consists of baked beans in tomato sauce, fried sausages, bacon, eggs, tomatoes, mushrooms

ULSTER AND IRISH WORDS :

Irish call their country Ulster. These are Irish words :

-Slán- goodbye -Go raibh maith

agat-thank you -Slán aphaile-safe

roads -Sláinte-bless you

TITANIC Titanic was made

in Belfast in 1909.

Date of launching 31 May 1911.

Date of sink 15 April 1912.

GIANT’S CAUSEWAY Giant’s Causeway

is rock formation on the northeast coast of Northern Ireland. It was discovered in 1692. It is constructed of tightly stacked basalt columns.

STORMONT CASTLE Stormont Castle is

baronial mansion on the housing Stormont in east Belfast, which is used as the main venue of the meeting Executive Committee in Northern Ireland. Between 1921 and 1972, served as the official residence of the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland.

LOUGH NEAGH

Lough Neagh is the biggest lake in UK. Its area is 396 km², depth is 9 m and max. 25 m.

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Prepared by :

Agnieszka Woś

Wiktoria Henek

Wiktoria Karnówka