by ian mclelland ireland. table of contents 1.map,absolute and relative location p3 2.timeline p4 3....
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by Ian McLelland
Ireland
Table of Contents1.Map,Absolute and Relative location p32.Timeline p4 3. Regions in Ireland P5 4.Form of Government and currency p65.Shelter p76. Family life p87.Religions p98.Values p109.Food p1110.Entertainment, hobbies, sports p1211.Irish Holidays and Customs p1312.Clothing p14
MapAbsolute and
Relative location
Ireland is in Northwestern Europe, and its relative
location is a 50.20 longitude and its latitude
is -6.15
Time Line500ad 1527 1921Ireland was The first ever Ireland wasfirst game of hand founded as a mentioned ball was played free countryin historical in Ireland times
998 1921The vikings Ireland signed a treaty founded Dublin with the UK
ReRegions in Ireland
Ireland has flat and rugged land and has a lot of lush green landscape:mountains, lowlands, coasts,steep hills,low plains rocky lands,steep cliffs, beaches and islands.
Ireland is a republic
country.Their type of currency
is the Euro.
Form of Government and currency
Shelter
Shelter in Ireland is tall apartment buildings, large modern houses outside the city,but
inside the city they live in row houses. The
houses are made out of cement and brick.
Family LifeFamilies in Ireland are often large.
They live with their parents until they are married. Elderly relatives
remain with the family. Women used to work at home but now they take jobs outside the house. Since ancient times it has been rude to turn strangers away. Families eat and go to church together. After primary school students attend a secondary school. Many have a special job training or go off to
college.
Religions Religions in Ireland are Roman Catholic, Christian, Church of
Ireland and there are other religions.
Values Going to pubs is a perfect
activity for all ages. Teenagers enjoy movies and
dancing. The traditional special date is the graduating
ball. More than 70% of women chose to have a
catholic wedding. Catholic and some civil people have their weddings in a church.
Civil people have their weddings in a civil office.
FoodThe Irish cook hearty foods. They
serve crusty brown soda bread made from wheat, flour. A full
Irish breakfast would be sausage, bacon, eggs, Irish pudding,
baked beans, boiled tomatoes, bread and butter and tea.
Potatoes are a big part of the Irish diet. Boxty is a baked dish of
potatoes mashed, with butter, buttermilk and flour. Champ is
boiled potatoes mashed, butter, milk, and scallions.
EntertainmentHobbiesSports
Traditional sports in Ireland are football,and hurtling (hurtling is like field hockey).In football teams of 15 kick a soccer like ball in a goal. They also play rugby and horse racing.For
hobbies they play golf,dance, and sports.For entertainment they watch
all the sporting events,watch the bagpipers on St. Patrick's day,and a
lot more activities .
Irish Holidays and Customs
Irish customs are having a parade on St. Patrick's day
with bagpipes performing in it.The Irish celebrate many
Roman Catholic holidays, for instance Christmas,and
Easter are very important to the Irish family's. Other
holidays the celebrate are May day, New years day,St.
Stephens day and St Patrick's day.
Clothing in IrelandIn Ireland the clothing that they wear are fancy kilts for special occasion witch includes arms, chunky sweaters and chunky figured cloaks.Women wear dress's for special occasion, similar to the ones that the people in the US wear.The every day kind of clothing that they wear is blue jeans,long sleeved shirt with collar and buttons up the front.They also wear some US and European clothing to.
GlossaryBagpipes- a reed instrument consisting of a melody pipe and one or more accompanying drone pipes protrudingfrom a windbag into which the air is blown by the mouth or a bellows
Catholic-pertaining to the whole Christian body or churchChristian- of, pertaining to, or derived from Jesus Christ or His teachingsChristmas-a holiday celebrating Jesus Christs birthChurch of Ireland-autonomous branch of the Church of England in IrelandCivil Office-an office of the civil people in Ireland
Easter-a holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ Euro-the type of money they use in the Britten and Switzerland area
Latitude-the angular distance north or south from the equator of a point on the earth's surface, measured on the meridian of the pointLongitude-angular distance east or west on the earth's surface, measured by the angle contained between the meridian of a particular place and some prime meridian
May Day- the first day of May, long celebrated with various festivities, asthe crowning of the May queen, dancing around the Maypole, and,in recent years, often marked by labor parades and political demonstrations
New Years Day-the first day of the new year(January 1)
pub-a bar or tavern
Roman Catholic-of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church Rugged-having a roughly broken, rocky, hilly, or jagged surface
St.Patricks Day-March 17, observed by the Irish in honor of St. Patrick, the patron saint of IrelandSt. Stephens Day-a day in honor of Saint Stephen
IndexC H Religion-9Clothing-14 History-4 Customs-13 Hobbies-12 S Holidays-13 School-8E Shelter-7 Entertainment-12 L Sports-12 Location-3 VF M Values-10 Family Life-8 Money-6Food-11
G RGovernment-6 Regions-5
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