The Republic of Ireland Society and Culture. Contents Geography 1 History 2 Government 3 People 4 Economy 5 Language 6 Education 7 Religion 8.

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The Republic of Ireland Society and Culture

Contents Geography 1 History 2 Government 3 People 4 Economy 5 Language 6 Education 7 Religion 8

Geographical Features Low central plains surrounded by a ring of coastal mountains. The longest riverThe longest river: the Shannon (379km) The largest loughThe largest lough: Corrib (168km 2 ) The highest peakThe highest peak: Kerry (1,041m)

The Shannon  Flows southward from the Shannon Pot to the Atlantic Ocean;  An important waterway;  Division of the west of Ireland and the east and south;

Corrib

Kerry  Bounded on the west by the Atlantic Ocean and on the north by the River Shannon

Climate  Maritime temperate climate  What are the characteristics of Maritime climate? narrow annual range of temperatures do not have the extremely dry summers of Mediterranean climates

Major cities Dublin Belfast Cork Galway Limerick Waterford

Dublin Capital city The largest city Commercial and industrial centre Principal port

Belfast  The second most populous city  Historically and currently, a center of industry, arts, higher education and business

Cork The second largest city “the Rebel County” The third most populous city

Limerick  The third largest city in the Republic of Ireland  The main economic region outside of Dublin and Cork

Galway  fourth largest city  Ireland's Cultural Heart  the Galway Arts Festival  Vibrant lifestyle and numerous festivals, celebrations and events

Waterford  Ireland’s oldest city  the Irish Republic's fifth largest city. Founded in 914AD by the Vikings

History 7000BC Early History Early 20th C Process towards Independence 1949 Republic of Ireland 1990 Ireland since 1990

Early History Scan the text and find out what happened in the following years: 7000 BC In the 6th century BC Around the 5th century BC In the 4th century BC AD 432 In the 9th century 1800

Process towards Independence Please work out a memorabilia for Sinn F é in.

Memorabilia  Founded in the beginning of the 20th century.  Became the country’s dominant political party in  Supported the Easter Rebellion in  Won 73 of 105 seats allotted to Ireland in the British Parliament in  Set up an Irish parliament in  Signed Anglo-Irish Treaty in 1921.

Founded in 1932 by Eamon de Valera. In 1937, a new constitution was approved, under which, the Free States was renamed “Éire”.

Republic of Ireland  18, Apr. 1949, Éire declared itself a republic.  , Economic Expansion.  1, Jan. 1973, join the EEC.  1985, Anglo-Irish Agreement.

Ireland since 1990 The first female President of Ireland ( ).

1993, Downing Street Declaration ceasefire 1998, Good Friday Agreement separate referenda in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland

Government GovernmentGovernment The Legislature The Executive The Judiciary Political Parties Basic law: constitution

People Emigration traditional large scale Continental Europe Great Britain North America New Zealand Australia A place of emigration

Economy What is the economy feature of Ireland?

Languages Official languages: Gaelic (Irish) English

Education Free public school system Well-known universities the University of Dublin National University of Ireland

Religion