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1
I R E L A N D
  • Author Paulina Czyz

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Geography
  • Ireland is situated on island on Atlantic Ocean.
    This country has one terrestrial border with
    Great Britain on the North.

3
Irish People
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Celtic People
  • The Irish people is indo-european People. A lot
    of those people are Celtic People.They are the
    eldest people of Europe.They are from Galia and
    ancient Rome.

5
The capital of Ireland...
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The capital of Ireland is Dublin
  • In Dublin are three popular buildings
  • 1. The statue of Molly Malone
  • 2. Trinity College, Dublin
  • 3. National Gallery

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Ireland is famous from...
8
Music
  • Irish music is famous from Celtic music. This
    indo-european people have made this popular
    music, which is knows over the world.

9
Dance
  • History of Irish dance began in 19th century.
  • This dance is happy and lively.

10
Patron of Ireland
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St Patrick is the patron of Ireland.
  • He was probably born in Wales.
  • Irish pirates captured him and sold him to an
    Irishman.Patrick had to work and he performed
    many miracles. After, he came back to Wales.He
    became a priest and dieced to bring CHRISTIANITY
    to Ireland. Irish people who listened to him,
    became CHRISTIANS.
  • He died on 17 March 461 AD.

12
St Patricks Day
  • People celebrated St Patricks Day on 17
    March.Its national holiday in Ireland. We can
    see great parades in many cities.
  • On that day people wear green clothes and green
    ribbons. They decorate their houses with
    shamrocks.
  • The Shamrock is the symbol of Ireland because St
    Patrick used it, to explain the idea of the
    Trinity.

13
Irish writers...
14
The Lake Isle of
Innisfree
  • I will arise and go now, for always
  • night and day
  • I hear the water lapping with low
  • sounds by the shore
  • While I stand on the roadway, or on
  • the pavements grey,
  • I hear it in the deep hearts core.

William Butler Yeats (1865-1939)
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The Next popular Irish writer is Oscar Widle
  • His famous book is

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The popular writer is JAMES JOYCE too
  • His famous book is Ulisses

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Other famous writer is George Bernard Shaw
  • His famous book is PIGMALION

18
Agriculture and Cultivating
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Agriculture
  • Agriculture is most important in Irish economy.

20
Animals
  • In Ireland, farmers raise crows, sheeps and
    horses.

21
Plants
  • In Ireland it grows turnips, barley, potatoes,
    sugar beet and wheat.

22
Popular sports in Ireland...
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BASKETBALL
  • In Ireland basketball is very famous sport.

24
Fishing
  • Ireland offers great conditions for fishingmans,
    in sea and many rivers and lakes.

25
GOLF
  • In Ireland are many clubs and golf fields. This
    country is known from golf.

26
RUGBY
  • In Ireland the rugby is very popular.

27
FOOTBALL
  • In Ireland like as in other countries, football
    is very popular.

28
What Irish people produce?
29
Tools
  • In Ireland it produce tools.

30
Peat
  • Irish people mine the peat. They fire it in
    fireplace in Autumn and Winter.

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