Ireland IRELAND FRANCESCA PISATI MARTA SEVERGNINI VIOLA SONZOGNI JESSICA TORRISI

Map Ireland is the second largest isle of the British Isles, in the North Atlantic Ocean; it’s all surrounded by the sea and its coasts are indented. Plans form the most part of Ireland and there are low mountains that look like hills.

General description GENERAL DESCRIPTION Area: 70.273 Km² Density: 55 pop/ Km² Population: 3.841.000 Capital: Dublin Religion: Catholic Ethnic majority: Irish 94%, Scottish and English 6% General description GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Principal mountain: Mt. Carrantuohill 1041 m MOUNTAINS Mountains Principal mountain: Mt. Carrantuohill 1041 m

Irish mountains are part of the Caledonian system which are part the mountains of Great Britain and Ireland. Their tops aren’t very high because they are old.

Principal river: Shannon 360 Km

The most important characteristics of Irish rivers are: a short length; the regular presence of water; an estuary mouth.

LAKES Lakes

There are a lot of lakes in Ireland There are a lot of lakes in Ireland. Most of them are on the Atlantic seaboard. They are so many because of the glaciations.

SEAS Seas The seas that sourround Ireland are: the Irish Sea, the North Channel, the St George’s Channel and the Celtic Sea which are all part of the Atlantic Ocean.

PLAINS Plains

The largest part of Ireland is formed by huge plains so it’s very green. Because of this Ireland is also called the “Emerald Island”

Climate CLIMATE

Climate Ireland has a mild, but changeable climate all the year: in Ireland it can rain at any time and anywhere. Temperatures vary from about 19-20 degrees Celsius during Summer to 0-3 degrees Celsius during Winter. The average national temperature is 9 degrees Celsius.

ECONOMY Economy The economy of Ireland has transformed in recent years from an agricultural focus to one dependent on trade, industry and investment.

Cities PRINCIPAL CITIES DUBLIN Dublin is the capital of Ireland and it has got 325,000 inhabitants. Dublin is a major European cultural centre and the origin of many prominent literary figures. Dublin is the centre of both media and communications in Ireland, with many newspapers, radio stations, television stations and telephone companies.

CORK Cork Cork is the second city of the Republic of Ireland and Ireland’s second most populous city after Dublin. Cork's most famous building is the church tower of Shandon. The city has many local traditions in food and customs. Famously traditional Cork foods include Crubeens and Tripe and Drisheen.

Monuments MONUMENTS DOLMEN There are a lot of Dolmen in Ireland. They’re very big buildings made of large stones and they were built by the early Neolithic peoples of the British isles in the period 4000 BC to 3000 BC.

There are a lot of castles and towers, but some of them are ruins.

MEANING OF THE IRISH FLAG ORANGE: represents the protestant community GREEN: represents the catholics who want an unit Ireland WHITE: represents the hope for peace