EXPOSED ON IRELAND

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EXPOSED ON IRELAND
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CONTENTS

• 1. Identity Card of Ireland
• 2. Geography
• 3. Historical facts
• 4. Typical products
• 5. Famous people
• 6. Famous monuments
• 7. Conclusion

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1. Identity Card of Ireland

• Country  Ireland
• Capital Dublin (Baile Atha Cliath)
• Population in Dublin 1 167 100 inhabitants
• Population 4 670 976 inhabitants
  
• Density 60/km²
• Surface area 70, 273 km² (water 2)
• Currency Euro
  Map of European Union
  
• Emblem Blue background and Yellow harp
• National anthem Amhan Na BhFiann
• (The Soldier's
  Song)
• National day January 21st
  
• Official religion Catholic
  
• Official languages English, Irish
  Coat of Arms
• Political system Republic
• Entry in E.U. 1973

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The president, Mary McAleese and the prime
minister, Enda Kenny
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2. Geography

• Ireland is an island. Ireland is situated in the
  North-West of Europe. It is bordered by the
  Atlantic Ocean (or the North Sea) in the
  North-East, by the Irish Sea in the East, by
  Saint George's Channel in the Southeast and by
  the Celtic sea in the South.
  
• There are 4 670 976 inhabitants in the country.
  There are 1 167 100 inhabitants in Dublin. The
  density is 60/km². The surface area is 70,273 km²
  and there are just 2 of water.
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• The relief is high. The biggest mountain is the
  Carrantuohill and it measures 1 041 m. There are
  many plains and plateaux. The principal river is
  the Shannon and it is 386 km long. There is the
  Liffey, the Lee and the Barrow
• There are three importants lakes the Lough
  Corrib, the Lough Erne and the Connemara.

Topographic map of
Ireland
Carrauntohil
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• The climate is temperate. About 60 of the annual
  rainfall falls between August and January.
  January and February are the coldest months of
  the year with 4 to 7C. July and August are the
  warmest, with mean daily temperature of 14 to
  16C.
• There are thirty-four departments in Ireland

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3. Historical facts
 Drakkar  viking

• The first human populating of Ireland goes back
  up towards 7000 avenue J.-C. The most former
  tracks were found in the region of Munster.
• The Iron Age begins towards 700 avenue. J.C with
  the arrival of the Celts in Ireland from Great
  Britain.
• The Vikings arrive in Ireland towards 750. They
  burn churches and monasteries. During the years
  830, they go back up rivers and ravage the inside
  of lands.
• From 1348 till 1350, the plague (the Black Death)
  will settle down in Ireland, killing many
  persons.
• In 1541, Henri VIII takes the royal title of
  Ireland but he was English.
• A terrible famine seized Ireland between 1846 and
  1848.
• They became independent and catholic in 1918.
• They became a member of the European Union in
  1973.

Celtic warrior
Henri VIII of England
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4. Typical products

• Very numerous dishes integrate into their recipe
  the potato. Irish did not use a lot of fishe.
• The colcannon is a dish made with the apple of
  earth, the new garlic and the cabbage
• The Irish Stew is also a traditional dish in
  Ireland. The main element is the lamb and it is
  accompanied with carrots and potatoes

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• The Bangers and mash is consists of a sausage and
  a crushed potato accompanied with a sauce in the
  onion
• To the XXI century, fast foods proliferated but
  Irish prefer fooding of oyster, salmon, trout,
  vegetables as potato and fresh cheeses, what is
  better for the health.
• Main drinks in Ireland is the whiskey. Bears and
  Irish Coffee are also famous.

Irish whiskeys
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5. Famous people

• The group U2 are very populated. U2 is an Irish
  rock group formed in 1976 in Dublin. It consists
  of Bono (Paul Henson) in the singing, the Edge
  (David Evans) in the guitar, in the piano and in
  the singing, Adam Clayton in the bass and Larry
  Mullen Junior to the battery. Since the
  environment middle of the 1980, the group defends
  the cause of Human Rights.
• This is a song of U2

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• Patrick was born in Great Britain towards 390. He
  is taken as slave in Ireland. We tell that he
  made avoid all the snakes and explains the
  principle of the Trinity by the cloverleaf the
  concept of sets of three was very wide-spread in
  the Celtic mythology. The 17th March, the Irish
  are celebrity St Patrick!! (St Patricks day)
• There is also a French singer who sang a song on
  the lakes of Connemara. This artist is called
  Michel Sardou. The Irish people like him. Soon,
  we are going to put back to him " the keys of
  Connemara ", that is a price.
• This is the song of Michel Sardou

St-Patrick
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6. Famous monuments

• The famous monuments are
• St Patrick Cathedral,
• the National Museum,
• the National Art Gallery,
• Trinity College,
• Dublin Castle

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7. Conclusion

• Ireland is a young country. The half of the
  population have less than 25 years. Moreover, the
  capital Dublin was elected the more friendly city
  in 2007 and in 2009.
• Ireland inspired Michel Sardou and he wrote this
  famous song Les Lacs du Connemara.
• This tempts me to go to discover this wonderful
  country !!!
• National Anthem of Ireland

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FINISH!!!!