IrelandIreland

By:Michaela and Katie

Location

Ireland is an island on the west coast of the Ireland is an island on the west coast of the continent of Europe.continent of Europe.

The capital city of Ireland is Dublin. Some of The capital city of Ireland is Dublin. Some of the major cities in Ireland are Cork,Limerick the major cities in Ireland are Cork,Limerick and Galway.and Galway.

Ireland shares a border with north Ireland.Ireland shares a border with north Ireland. The Latitude/longitude of Dublin is 53 degrees The Latitude/longitude of Dublin is 53 degrees

North and 6 degrees east.North and 6 degrees east. A advantage is that you get to be around A advantage is that you get to be around

pretty backgrounds a disadvantage is that you pretty backgrounds a disadvantage is that you might not understand there native language.might not understand there native language.

Topography The main mountain in Ireland is

Carrauntoohill. The major rivers are The Shannon, Barrow and

Suir. The major lakes(channels) are The North

channel and The St.George channel. There are three coastlines one for The Atlantic

ocean, The Irish Sea and The Celtic Sea. The best thing about the topography in Ireland

is that you get to see lots of pretty landmarks.

Government

The president of Ireland is Mary Mcaleese, the prime minister is Bertie Ahem.

Government officials are elected to office by people voting.

The president of Ireland makes the laws.Some of the different political parties Fiana

Fail, Green Party and the Labor Party.The Country of Ireland is divided into 25

counties.

Economy

�The major exports are Steel,Lead,Zinc,Silver and Aluminum.

�The major imports are Equipment, mechinory, chemicals and clothing.

�People make money by working,some of the jobs are teachers,vets,fire officers,nurses and police officers.

� The natural resources in Ireland are crops.�In Ireland the local money is called a Euro. A

pound in Ireland is equal to the U.S dollar bill.

People and culture

1 Some of the different religions in Ireland are Roman Catholic 88%,Church of Ireland 3%, other christion 2% and none 8%.

2 The different languages spoken in Ireland are English and Gealic.

3 The foods people eat are Soda Bread and Black Pudding,Irish stew and Irish bread.

4 The main/national holiday is St.Patrick’s Day(St.Patties day).

5 The different ethnic groups are Celtic and English they may get along but they have had a rough past.

6 People in Ireland play hurling (a sport mixed with volleyball and hockey) and dancing.For a pass time the play music.

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