Irish Rebublic Fact File

Capital: Dublin

Area: 70,282 square kilometers

Population: 3,8 million

Official languages: Irish, English

National symbol: the shamrock

Patron saint: Saint Patrick

Northen Ireland Fact File

Capital: Belfast

Area: 14,160 square kilometeres

Population: about 1,7 million

Official languages: English

Dublin

Dublin, the capital, is the largest City in the Republic of Ireland. Nearly one third of the country`s population live  there.

Religion

Over 90per cent of people in the Republic are Roman Catholic. Northern Ireland is mainly Protestant.

Irish music

Today traditional Irish music and dance are popular not only in Ireland but all over the world. So are many Irish pop groups and singers.

Irish literatuure

Ireland has a long tradition of literatuure with many world-famous writers. Today, there are probably more novelists , poets and playwrights in Ireland, compared with the number of inhabitants, than in any ohter English-speaking country.

Irish sports

Soccer, the traditional Irish games of hurling and Gaelic football, golf, horse racing and fishing are some of the most popular sports in Ireland today.

Beautiful scenery

Ireland is famous for its beautiful scenery, especially in the west. The scenery there is a mixture of rugged rocks and cliffs, soft green valleys and guiet bays.

The Emerald Isle

The climate is mild in Ireland and it rains a lot, especially in the west. THe grass grows very green in the warm, wet climate and so Ireland is oftem called ” The Emerald Idle”. Ireland has mild winters and cool summers.

Going to America

In the past, many Irish people left the country, looking foa a better life elsewhere. Beetween 1841 and 1925, over five million people emigrated to the United States, where their Irish-American descendants live today. This gives Ireland a special link with the United States.

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