DESTINATION IRELAND

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1. What is the nickname of Ireland?
The esmerald island
2. How many provinces did it have?
4 provinces.
3. Write their names here: Leinster, Munster, Ulster, Connacht
4. Northern Ireland is part of ..UK.............................
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...Newgrange...c..Tipperary........d..Galway....
7. DUBLIN FACTS
a. THE RIVER: Liffey
b. THE NAME OF ITS UNIVERSITY: Trinity College
c. THIS UNIVERSITY HAS A VAST(amplia) ..library.
8. OTHER PARTS OF IRELAND
a. Whats NEWGRANGE? A massive tomb
b. Its compared to the .pyramids of Gizah
c. What happens in Newgrange during the winter solstice?
A beam of light enters the central chamber.
9. Write 5 different types of buildings that you can find all over
Ireland:
a. ..towers./.fortresses..
d. .monastires..........
b. ...castles....
e. ..cathidral./..cottages
c. ...churches...............
10.
THE ROCK OF CASHEL was visited by .st Patrick...... and
BECAME a ..medieval cathedral.......
11.
THE CLIFFS OF MOHER are near...Galway....
a. They rise over...650 feet......
b. Convert that into metres. 198,12
12.
THE BURREN has a surreal landscape of cracked limestone.

OTHER LEISURE ACTIVITITES: In Ireland you can

a. ....travel.... along the river ...Shannon...........
b. ...ride...horses.... in Connemara
c. stroll through quaint ...towns.... or the lush .countrysides...
14.
How is the countryside of Ireland described?
It is coloured in 40 shades of green.
15.
AFTER THE VIDEO: ENRICH THIS DOCUMENT OF IRELAND WITH BEAUTIFUL
13.

PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PLACES MENTIONED IN THE VIDEO.

Rock of Cashel (Tipperary)

Cliffs of Moher

Newgrange

Fortress of Munster

Connemara

Liffey

By Anglica Arjona, Group 1