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Ireland

• 32,591 sq miles
• 1/5 the size of CA
• 4 provinces
• 32 counties
• 26 in the Republic
• 6 in Northern Ireland
• 6 million population
• 4.25m in the Republic
• 1.7m in Dublin area
• 1.75m in Northern Ireland
• 0.6m in Belfast area

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ECONOMY

• Nominal GDP (2006) 180.7 billion.
• Real GDP growth (2006) 6.
• Nominal GDP per capita (2006) 44,500.
• Natural resources Zinc, lead, natural gas,
  barite, copper, gypsum, limestone, dolomite,
  peat.
• Agriculture (3 of GDP) Products--cattle, meat,
  and dairy products potatoes barley hay
  silage wheat.
• Industry (32 of GDP) Types--food processing,
  beverages, engineering, computer equipment,
  textiles and clothing, chemicals,
  pharmaceuticals, construction.
• Trade (2006)
• Exports--119.8 billion (excluding services)
  machinery, transport equipment, chemicals, food,
  live animals, manufactured materials, beverages
• Imports--87.4 billion (excluding services)
  grains, petroleum products, machinery, transport
  equipment, chemicals, textile yarns.
• Major suppliers-Great Britain and Northern
  Ireland 31, U.S. 11, Germany 8, China 7,
  Japan 4, France 3, rest of the world (including
  other EU Member States) 36.

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History of Ireland

• Under ice up until 9k years ago part of
  European continent before breaking off
• 1171 Pope Adrian IV assigned King Henry II of
  England to be the overlord
• English law introduced in the 13th century and
  fluctuated until complete conquest of Ireland was
  accomplished in 1603 nearly half the Irish
  population (600k) died during the Cromwellian
  conquest
• 1801 Ireland became part of the extended United
  Kingdom and was ruled directly by the UK
  Parliament in London

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A TERRIBLE BEAUTY

• 1845 1849 the Great Famine (potato)
• 1m Irish died 1m emigrated ½ to the U.S.
• Pre-famine pop peak gt8m it has never returned
  to that level
• Early 20th century saw the rise of Irish
  Nationalism (mostly Catholic)
• 1916 Easter Rising armed rebellion
• 1921 a treaty recognized 2-state solution (now
  the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland) but
  still caused an Irish civil war until 1923.
• IRA continues violence throughout the 20th
  century
• 1990s began an unprecedented economic success
  Celtic Tiger
• By early 2000s it has become one of the richest
  countries (GDP per capita) in the European Union
  and by 2006 ranked 2 in the world (behind
  Japan)
• In 2005, Ireland was ranked the best place to
  live in the world for quality of life health,
  freedom, unemployment, family life, climate,
  political stability/security, gender equality,
  family/community life.
• Went from net emigration to net immigration

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Ashford Castle
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Lakes of Killarney
Jaunting Car
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ADARE MANOR GOLF COURSE
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LAHINCH GOLF COURSE
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WATERFORD CRYSTAL

• Super Bowl XL Trophy
• mouth blown
• hand cut
• engraved
• 30,000
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Belleek China
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CLADDAGHFRIENDSHIP LOVE - LOYALTY
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TRINITY COLLEGE

• Founded 1592
• Notable graduates
• Jonathan Swift
• Bram Stoker
• Oscar Wilde
• Samuel Beckett (Nobel Laureate poet)
• Ernest Walton (only Irish Nobel Laureate in
  Physics)
• 3 holders of office of President of Ireland
• William Butler Yeats
• James Joyce

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BOOK OF KELLS
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MUSIC, ARTS NOTABLES

• AKA
• The Emerald Isle
• Eire
• No snakes
• St. Patrick not Irish
• Artistic income tax free

• Music artists
• Van Morrison
• U2
• Enya
• Sinéad OConnor
• Irish Tenors
• Celtic Women
• Step dancing - Riverdance

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