1. Ireland – Éire -Irska

4. Population of Ireland – 6,4 million The Republic of Ireland: 4,6 million Northern Ireland – 1,8 million

5. Official Languages: English and Gaelic (Irish) My name is... Is anim dom... I love you! Tá mé i ngrá leat!

6. Capital: Dublin Baile Átha Cliath (Gaelic name)

7. Green – Catholics Orange – Protestants White – hope for peace

8. The Troubles (1969-1998)

9. The Emerald Isle

10. Green is the colour of Ireland

11. Football and Gaelic football

12. Pint of beer – 568 mL

13. Irish people have a reputation for being talkative.

14. Leprechauns

15. 17 March, St. Patrick’s Day

16. St. Patrick is a patron saint of Ireland St. Patrick chased away all snakes from Ireland St. Patrick brought Christianity to Ireland

17. The Shamrock

18. In western part of Ireland it rains 225 days per year

19. Fionn mac Cumhaill (Finn McCool) Giant’s Causeway

20. Legend has it that the Irish warrior Finn McCool built the causeway to walk to Scotland to fight his Scottish counterpart Benandonner. When Finn saw how big his enemy was he ran back home. Benandonner crossed the bridge looking for Finn. To protect Finn, his wife Oonagh laid a blanket over him so he could pretend that he was actually their baby son. When Benandonner saw the size of the ‘baby', he assumed the alleged father, Finn, must be huge. Therefore, Benandonner fled home in terror, destroying the Causeway in case he was followed by Finn.

21. Fiddle

22. Harp

23. Riverdance – Irish step dancing