I R E L A N D

Author: Paulina Czyż

Geography

•Ireland is situated on island on Atlantic Ocean. This country has one terrestrial border with Great Britain on the North.

Celtic People

•The Irish people is indo-european People. A lot of those people are Celtic People.They are the eldest people of Europe.They are from Galia and ancient Rome.

The capital of Ireland is Dublin

• In Dublin are three popular buildings:1. The statue of Molly Malone2. Trinity College, Dublin3. National Gallery

Music Irish music is famous from Celtic music. This indo-european people have made this popular music, which is knows over the world.

Dance

• History of Irish dance began in 19th century.

• This dance is happy and lively.

St Patrick is the patron of Ireland.

• He was probably born in Wales. Irish pirates captured him and sold him to an Irishman.Patrick had to work and he performed many miracles. After, he came back to Wales.He became a priest and dieced to bring CHRISTIANITY to Ireland. Irish people who listened to him, became CHRISTIANS.

• He died on 17 March 461 AD.

St Patrick’s Day• People celebrated St Patrick’s Day on 17 March.It’s national holiday in Ireland. We can see great parades in many cities.

• On that day people wear green clothes and green ribbons. They decorate their houses with shamrocks.

• The Shamrock is the symbol of Ireland because St Patrick used it, to explain the idea of the Trinity.

I will arise and go now, for alwaysnight and day

I hear the water lapping with lowsounds by the shore:

While I stand on the roadway, or on

the pavements grey,I hear it in the deep heart’s core.

The Next popular Irish writer is Oscar Widle

• His famous book is:

The popular writer is

JAMES JOYCE too

His famous book is : „Ulisses”

Other famous writer is George Bernard Shaw

His famous book is: „PIGMALION”

Agriculture

• Agriculture is most important in Irish economy.

Animals

• In Ireland, farmers raise crows, sheeps and horses.

Plants

•In Ireland it grows: turnips, In Ireland it grows: turnips, barley, potatoes, sugar beet barley, potatoes, sugar beet and wheat.and wheat.

BASKETBALL

• In Ireland basketball is very famous sport.

Fishing

• Ireland offers great conditions for fishingmans, in sea and many rivers and lakes.

GOLF

• In Ireland are many clubs and golf fields. This country is known from golf.

RUGBY

•In Ireland the rugby is very popular.

FOOTBALLFOOTBALL

• In Ireland like as in other countries, football is very popular.

Tools

In Ireland it produce tools.

PeatPeat•Irish people mine the

peat. They fire it in fireplace in Autumn and Winter.