THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND & NORTHERN IRELAND

Geography mild oceanic climate North Atlantic ocean, Celtic sea, Irish sea river Shannon mount Carrauntoohil lake Lough Neagh

History of the island 7,500 BC: First people arrive in Ireland 432: St Patrick arrives in Ireland 795: the Vikings start to invade Ireland 841: The Vikings create the city of Dublin 1169: First English soldiers arrive in Ireland 17 th century: Plantation of Ulster 1690: Battle of the Boyne

: The potato famine 1916: The Easter Rising : The war of independance => 1. Northern Ireland 2. Southern independent Ireland => the Republic of Ireland (1937)

IRA  Irish Republican Army  found before The Easter Rising (1916)  fought for the independance or Ireland  against the United Kingdom  nowadays officially demilitarized

CULTURE Saint Patrick (patron): missionary, „banished snakes“ 17 March – green clothes Leprichauns dances whiskey beers (Guiness), pubs

Irish famous people James Joyce George Bernard Shaw William Butler Jonathan Swift Samuel Barclay Beckett Francis Scott Fitzgerald Oscar Wilde

Pierce Brosnan – actor Colin Farell – actor Glen Hansard – singer U2 – music band Westlife – music band Michael Flatley- dancer George Berkeley – philosophe

THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND

Basic facts Capital: Dublin Area: km 2 Population: 4.5 millions Official languages: Irish, English Religion: catholic Currency: Euro Government: parliamentary democratic constitutional republic

Interesting places  Limerick  Croagh Patrick  Killarney National Park

NORTHERN IRELAND

Basic facts Capital: Belfast Area: 13,843 km 2 Population: 1,759,000 Official languages: English, Irish Religion: protestant Currency: British pound Government: constitunional monarchy (queen Elisabeth II.), Northern Ireland assembly