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Some facts about Ireland
1. The Republic of Ireland (Éire)
2. Also known as the Emerald (Szmaragdowa) Isle or the Green Island
3. It consists of 26 counties
4. Capital city: Dublin (Baile Atha Cliath)
5. Highest peak: Carrantuohill (1.041 m)
6. Major river: Shannon (354 km)
7. Largest lake: Lough Neagh (396 sq. km)
8. Climate: mild and moist (wet)
9. Time: in Poland 12.00, in Ireland 11.00 (one hour difference)
10. How to get there: Aer Lingus, Ryanair, British Airways, Bus Éireann
11. Main airports: Shannon, Cork, Dublin
12. Government: parliamentary republic
13. Head of State: President
14. Head of Government: Prime Minister
15. Religion: 95 % Roman Catholic
16. Currency: Euro (since 2002)
17. Major industries: computers, pharmacutical, farming, tourism
18. Major towns: Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Waterford
19. Language: English, with Gaelic spoken mainly on the western coast (the region is called Gaeltacht)
20. National emblem: harp (traditional instrument of Irish bards)
21. National plant- symbol: shamrock (symbol of luck, the Holy Trinity)
22. Mythical/ magical creatures: the Leprechaun (symbol of good luck)
23. Flag: green (the Republican community), orange ( Protestant Ulster) and white (the peace between the two)
24. Patron Saint: St. Patrick
25. Important holidays: March 17th (St. Patrick’s Day)
June 16th (Bloomsday)
-Patrick- might have lived in Wales, captured from home as a teenager and taken to Ireland where he was put to work looking after the sheep. Began thinking of God, heard voices, managed to go home. He came back to Ireland in 432, lit a holy fire on the Hill of Slane and started converting people into Christianity; he is believed to have banished snakes from Ireland; using the shamrock to demonstrate the doctrine of the Trinity. He is believed to have died on the 17th March.
-Leopold Bloom- a character from James Joyce’s Ulysses. It’s the epic of Dublin life and the action takes place in the course of one day - the 16th of June.
26. Important dates:
a) 1845-1851 the Great Famine (potato famine)
b) 1905- 1908 Sinn Fein (My Sami) party is established
c) IRA (IRISH REPUBLICAN PARTY) is its military wing
d) 1916- the Easter Rising (lost by the Republicans)
e) 1921- independence from Britain (6 December) the Irish Free State is established
f) 1937- constitution of Ireland is proclaimed
g) 1949- the Republic of Ireland is established
27. National sports: Gaelic football ...
