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Ireland

By: Hadden Brooks

Take a tour of Ireland

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Geography

Geography #2

Religion #2

People

Religion

Economy

Religion #3

Government

Climate

Topography

Cities

Population of Cities

Gaelic Football

Hurling

Association Football

Population of cities #2Religion #4

Two Major Features of Ireland

Ireland New Year

Ireland FoodExchange Rate

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Geography

• Total Area- 27,135 square miles ( 70, 280 square kilometers )

• ~Topography~

• Consists of a central plateau

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Geography #2

• Surrounded by isolated groups of hills and mountains

• The coastline is heavily indented by the Atlantic Ocean

• In Ireland, there are central plains surrounded by mountains

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Topography

• Surrounded by isolated groups of hills and mountains

• The coastline is heavily indented by the Atlantic ocean

• Some parts of Ireland are a central plain surrounded by mountains

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People

• Population- 4, 203, 200

• Ethnicity- Irish- 87% ; other white- 8%

• Language- English ( official ;generally used) ~ Irish ( official ; spoken mainly in west seaboard area)

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Religion

• Religion- Christianity 87%

• 23,546 people are Christians

• One holiday includes Christmas

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Religion #2

• Hinduism 3%

• Judaism 6%

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Religion #3

• None 4%

• Some people in Ireland do not have a religion

• These people may not go because some religions do not guarantee freedom

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Climate

• The climate of Ireland can be summed up as mild

• The country generally receives warm summers and mild winters

• Ireland is warmed by the Gulf Stream each year

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Economy

• Capital- Dublin

• Industries- food products, brewing, textiles, clothing, chemicals, machinery, rail transportation equipment

• Currency- Euros

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Exchange Rate

• Ireland uses Euros for money

• One US dollar equals 0.8 Euros

• One Euro equals one dollar and twenty-five cents is the US

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Government

• The government is headed by the prime minister called Taoiseach

• And a deputy prime minister called the Tánaiste

• The Taoiseach is appointed by the president after being designated by Dial Emirian

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Two Major Features of Ireland

• The highest peak in Ireland is Carrantuohill

• Studley Royal Park was developed by the ruins of Cistercian

• This site also contains features dated from the eighteenth century

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Cities

• Some cities of Ireland : Belfast, Cork, Derry, Limerick, Galway, Lisburn

• Ireland has a large number of cities

• All cities have at least 70,000 people

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Population of Cities

• Belfast- {population = 276,459}

• Cork- {population = 190,384}

• Derry- {population = 110,768}

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Population of Cities #2

• Limerick- {population = 90,757}

• Galway- {population = 72,700}

• Lisburn- {population = 71,465}

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Gaelic Football

• This game is a national sport of Ireland

• It is the most popular sport played in Ireland

• There is a senior Gaelic Football champion ship in the summer

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Hurling

• A native sport to Ireland

• The game has similarities of hockey

• Hurling lasts a lot longer than hockey

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Association Football

• Often known as soccer

• The largest participating sport in Ireland

• Three FIFA cups have been won from Ireland

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Ireland New Year

• Whiskey is a major drink

• They dance to music and have fun

• Ireland’s capital, Dublin is filled with a lot of people

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Ireland Foods

• Most food from Ireland are crops

• Potatoes are dominant foods

• Irish people tried to avoid killing cows because they give milk

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Bibliography

• Wikipedia.org

• World Almanac 2010

• http://www.helium.com

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