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IRLAND
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Ireland is the third-largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largestisland in the world. Ireland is a country in north-western Europe and WEST of UnitedKingdom. The capital of Ireland is Dublin. Ireland has 4.500.000 habitants more or lessand
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The national flag of Ireland is the national flag of the Republic of Ireland.It is a tricolored flag composed by three vertical striping of equal dimensions: greenwhite and orange. The orange band symbolizes the Protestants of Ireland and the greenone represents the Catholics of the country. The white band represents the peace thateventually will come between them. Some popular later beliefs, they affirm that thismeaning is established by protocol and that the colors of the flag represent the color of the skin, the hair and the eyes of the race iconic of the country.( PHOTO 4)The local temperate climate is modified by the North Atlantic Current andis relatively mild. Summer temperatures exceed 30 °C usually once every decade,though commonly reach 29 °C most summers, and freezes occur only occasionally inwinter, with temperatures below -6 °C being uncommon. Precipitation is very common,with some parts of the country getting up to 275 days with rain annually.
Politics
( PHOTO 5 )Ireland is a republic, with a parliamentary system of government. ThePresident of Ireland is Mary McAleese in 30 of October 1997.( PHOTO 6)The currency in the Republic of Ireland is the Euro and( FOTO 7) inNorthern Ireland uses pounds sterling since they belong to the United Kingdom.
Trinity college
was founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university",[3] and is theonly constituent college of the University of Dublin. Trinity and the University of Dublin form Ireland's oldest and most prestigious university.
 
General post office
The General Post Office (GPO) (Irish: Ard-Oifig an Phoist) in Dublin is theheadquarters of the Irish postal service An Post, and Dublin's principal post office. Sitedin the centre of the city's main thoroughfare O'Connell Street, it is one of Ireland's mostfamous buildings and was the last of the great Georgian public buildings to be erected inthe capital
Castle of Malahide
Malahide is a coastal suburban town, near Dublin city, located in the administrativecounty of Fingal, within the traditional County Dublin, Ireland. It has a village-likecentre and extensive residential areas to the south, west and northwest.
 
Spire of Dublin
The Spire of Dublin, officially titled the Monument of Light[1] (Irish: An Túr Solais) isa large, stainless steel, pin-like monument 120 metres (390 ft) in height, located on thesite of the former Nelson's Pillar on O'Connell Street in Dublin.
St patrick cathedral 
Saint Patrick’s has been the National Cathedral for the whole of Ireland and is thelargest church in the country,But aside from the glory of the building and its many monuments, the main purpose of the Cathedral is worship, and we are unique in having two sung services every dayexcept Saturday.
 FOODS OF THE IRISH 
 
Irish food is known for the quality and freshness of its ingredients. Most cooking isdone without herbs or spices, except for salt and pepper.The staples of the Irish diet have traditionally been potatoes, grains (especially oats),and dairy products.(fish)Since their country is surrounded by water, the Irish enjoy many types of seafood,including salmon, scallops, lobster, mussels, and oysters.However, meat is eaten more frequently at Irish meals. The most common meats arebeef, lamb, and pork. A typical Irish dinner consists of potatoes (cooked whole),cabbage, and meat.Bread is an important part of Irish culture(drinks and fruit)
 
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the most common everyday beverage in Ireland is tea.-
 
Popular alcoholic beverage is beer.-
 
Coffe mixed whit whiskey and whipped cream is known throughout the world as“ Irish coffe”
Traditional Irish Stew
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Irish Soda Bread
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Corned Beef with Cabbage
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Champ
 Literature
James Joyce published his most famous work 
Ulysses
, an interpretation of the Odysseyset in Dublin, in 1922.
 Music
Ireland is known for its traditional music and song, in origin going back hundreds of years but still played throughout the country. Among the best-known modernperformers are groups such as The Chieftains, singers such as Christy MooreIreland has produced internationally influential artists in other musical genres such asrock, pop, jazz and blues including U2, Westlife, Thin Lizzy, The Corrs, TheCranberries, Blues guitarist Rory Gallagher.There are a number of classical music ensembles around the country
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and opera loversare catered for with the annual Wexford Opera Festival.
Cinema
Irish home-grown actors who have made it to Hollywood include Richard Harris, PeterO'Toole, Pierce Brosnan, Gabriel Byrne, Brendan Gleeson, Daniel Day LewisSeveral movies have been filmed in the country, like Braveheart, Excalibur, PS I LoveYou, The King Arthur…
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