DESTINATION IRELAND

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1. What is the nickname of Ireland? The Emerald Islands

2. How many provinces did it have? 4 provinces
3. Write their names here: Leinster, Munster, Connacht, Ulster
4. Northern Ireland is part of United Kingdom
5. Whats the name of the capital of The Republic of Ireland? Dublin
6. Write the names of the cities mentioned in the video
a. Dublin b. galway c. Newgrange d. Tipperary
7. DUBLIN FACTS
a. THE RIVER: Liffey
b. THE NAME OF ITS UNIVERSITY: Trinity collage
c. THIS UNIVERSITY HAS A VAST library
8. OTHER PARTS OF IRELAND
a. Whats NEWGRANGE? A massive tomb
b. Its compared to the Pyramids of Gizah
c. What happens in New grange during the winter solstice? A beam for light

enters the

central chambers

9. Write 5 different types of buildings that you can find all over Ireland:
a. towers
d. cathedral
b. churches
e. monasteries
c. castles
f. abbeys
10.
THE ROCK OF CASHEL was visited by St. Patrick and BECAME
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a important

medieval cathedral
THE CLIFFS OF MOHER are near Galway

a. They rise over 650 feet

b. Convert that into metres. 198 meters
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THE BURREN has a surreal landscape of cracked limestone

OTHER LEISURE ACTIVITITES: In Ireland you can

a. travel along the river Shannon

b. Ride Horse in Connemara
c. stroll through quaint towns or the lush countryside
How is the countryside of Ireland described? It is coloured 40 shades of green
AFTER THE VIDEO: ENRICH THIS DOCUMENT OF IRELAND WITH BEAUTIFUL
PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PLACES MENTIONED IN THE VIDEO.
@ABELGALVEZELT

Dublin

Dublin

Munster

Munster

Connacht

Connacht