Northern Ireland

Annika Koppel G1B

General information

• Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland.

• Northern Ireland is largely self-governing and co-operates with the rest of Ireland.

• It consists of six historic counties: County Antrim, County Armagh, County Down, County Fermanagh, County Londonderry, County Tyrone.

The nature

• Northern Ireland is a country of outstanding natural beauty.

• The centrepiece of Northern Ireland's geography is Lough Neagh.

Famous places to see in Northern Ireland

• Cave Hill Country Park is a large park which sprawls over part of the Belfast Hills providing spectacular panoramic views of Belfast city and beyond.

Carrick-A-Rede Rope Bridge

• Carrick Bridge (Carrick-a-rede rope bridge is the full name) is a popular tourist attraction on the Antrim Coast.

• The bridge was initially built by fishermen to check their nets.

The Giants causeway

• The Giants Causeway is Northern Ireland's premier tourist attraction and fascinating geological wonder.

Glenarm Castle and The Walled Garden

• Glenarm Castle is the home of Viscount and Viscountess Dunluce and their family.

• The Walled Garden is one of Ireland’s oldest walled gardens.

Famous people • Sir James Galway is a virtuoso flute player from

Belfast, nicknamed "The Man With the Golden Flute".

Arthur Armstrong

• Was a painter from County Antrim, who often worked in a Cubist style and produced landscape and still-life works. He also travelled and painted in the West of Ireland.

The sites I used

• http://www.my-secret-northern-ireland.com/northern-ireland-attractions.html

• http://www.google.ee/imghp?hl=et&tab=wi• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page• http://www.rspb.org.uk/northernireland/• http://theglensofantrim.com/attractions/

glenarmcastle/