SCOTLAND

AND
NORTHERN
IRELAND
 SCOTLAND
• Scotland occupies the northern part of the island of Great Britain
and borders England by land.
• Scotland is made up of 790 islands, most of them very small and
uninhabited.
• Three languages are officially recognized in this country - Gaelic,
English and Anglo-Scottish.
 EDINBURGH

• Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland

• In the 18th century, Edinburgh became the center of the
Scottish Enlightenment, which allowed Scotland to become
one of the most important commercial, scientific and
industrial regions in Europe.
 INTERESTING FACTS

• Scotland has the highest proportion of redheads in the world.

• The Scots should be thankful for the invention of golf. This game was
invented by shepherds who used staves to drive stones into rabbit
holes in the pasture.
• Scotland's national dish is haggis
• The bagpipe is, of course, considered the national musical instrument
of Scotland.
• A feature of Scotland is a huge number of castles. In total, there are
about 3 thousand castles on the territory of the country.
• Scotland's national animal is the unicorn
 NORTHERN IRELAND
• Northern Ireland occupies the northern part of the island of
Ireland, which lies west of Great Britain.
• The capital of Northern Ireland is Belfast.
• Northern Ireland is divided into 6 counties.
• Among the local population, in addition to English, Scottish,
Irish and, oddly enough, Chinese are also common.
 BELFAST
• In fact, the territory of the modern city was inhabited more than 5000 years ago. In fact, the
history of Belfast began in the 12th century, when the British built a castle here. The city itself
was founded in 1609 by English and Scottish settlers.
• Belfast is the main city, capital and port of Northern Ireland. The largest city in the historical
province of Ulster.
• Almost all residents of Northern Ireland are Christians, and there are almost equal numbers of
Catholics and Protestants.
INTERESTING FACTS

• Northern Ireland is the smallest and poorest country in the UK

• The famous "Titanic" - was built and set sail from the slipways of the
Belfast shipyard
• Trail of the Giants
• the largest in Britain and the largest freshwater lake in Europe is Lake
Lough Ney
• There are twice as many dogs in Northern Ireland as there are people -
over 3 million.
• national dishes are Gaelic (Celtic) steak and Shepherd's pie
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