THE COUNTRY Irleand is devided into two countries: The Republic
of Ireland and Nothern Ireland a part of United Kingdom. IRELAND
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THE COUNTRY The capital city of Ireland is Dublin. The colours
of the flag are green, white and orange. The symbol of Ireland is a
clover. 4
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GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION THE MOST IMPORTANT CITIES: DUBLIN CORK
GALWAY LIMERICK WATERFORD 5
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GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION CLIMATE: MODERATELY WARM (AS A RESULT OF
THE IMPACT OF THE WARM NORTH ATLANTIC SEA CURRENT) LOW AMPLITUDE OF
ANNUAL TEMPERATURE HIGH HUMIDITY AND FREQUENT RAINFALL 6
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TRADICIONAL FEASTS ST.PATRICKS DAY 17th of March 461 is the
date of st. Patrics dath- the Patron of Ireland. Today it is
difficult for separate facts from myths concerning Saint Patricks
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TRADICIONAL FEASTS ST. PATRICKS DAY 17th of March in Ireland is
celebrated as Saint Patricks Day. On this day in Irish streets
there are loud and boisterous parades and demonstracions of
tradicional Irish dancing. 8
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FOOD A typical Irish breakfast is quite fatty. There are
saussages, fried eggs, white or black pudding, baked tomatoes and
fried mashrooms. A traditonal Irish dinner is usually served on
Sunday. It is the Irish stew (stewed lamb with onions and potatoes
in gravy). Another popular Irish dish is colcamon boiled potatoes
fried in butter with onion and cabbage. After dinner the Irish
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NATURE THE GREEN COUNTRY Ireland is called the green country.
There is lots of green grass, big forest and rocky mountains there.
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THE LEPRECHAUN The leprechaun is a character of Irish
Mythology. He is about 75cm tall. He is very rich but extremely
tricky and if you catch one dont take your eyes off him or he will
disappear! He is a very slick talker and loves a bit of fun. He
usually lives in a small hole in the ground, where he has a
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ART Ireland is most known for its tradicional music and
dancing. Riverdance is a theatricall performance of Irish
traditional dancing. The modern Irish artists are, for example,
Sinead OConnor, Enya or a pop group The Cranberries. 12
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LITERATURE There are many famous Irish writters. James Joyce,
Jonathan Swift or Oscar Wilde. 13
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SPORT Ireland is quite succesful in rugby and hurling. People
are mostly interested in gaelic football and horse or dogs races.
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