Ireland Heritage Project By: Christian Stoey

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Map of world with Ireland highlighted

Current population and its ranking with other countries Current population- 4,622,917 Ranking with other countries- 119

Life expectancy and ranking with other countries Male years Female years The average years The ranking with other countries- 26

Religion of Most of Population with basic beliefs Most of the country are Roman Catholics. Roman Catholics have most of the same beliefs of Christians, and regular Catholics. They follow the bible, have church regularly, and more.

Language and 5 basic phrases They speak mostly English, and only on the west coast do they speak Irish. They have all the same basic phrases.

One major holiday St. Patrick's Day It is celebrated to show honor and respect to St. Patrick. He was taken capture by some Irish raider, then came back years later as a bishop. It is celebrated as a huge feast and then a festival. They have a week long festival, and then attend mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, followed by a pint or two at the pub

One Irish recipe Barm Brack Cream the yeast and the sugar and allow to froth up in the milk, which should be at blood heat. Sieve the flour, caster sugar and spice and rub in the butter. Make a well in the centre and add the yeast mixture and the egg, beaten. Beat with a wooden spoon for about 10 minutes until a good dough forms. The fruit and the salt should be worked in by hand; the gold ring wrapped in greaseproof paper should then be added, and the whole kneaded. Put in a warm bowl, cover and allow to rise in a warm place for about an hour until doubled in size. 1/4 pt/ 125 ml/ 1/2 cup lukewarm milk 1 tsp sugar 1 tsp fresh yeast 8 oz/ 250 g/ 2 cups plain flour 1 tsp mixed spice, pinch salt 1 egg, 3 tbsp butter 6 oz/ 200 g/ 2 cups mixed fruit (currants, sultanas, raisins, candied peel) 1 gold ring (in greaseproof paper) 2 oz/50 g/2 tbsp caster sugar Knead lightly and place in a lightly-greased 7 in /15 cm diameter cake tin and allow a further 30 minutes rising time. Bake near the top of a pre-heated oven at gas mark 6, 400°F, 200°C for 45 minutes. On removing from the oven the brack can be glazed with a syrup made from 2 tsp sugar dissolved in 3 tsp boiling water.

One big tourist attraction, why people would want to see it, what there is, and what to do there. The Connemara Countryside Covering 2,000 hectares of Connemara mountain countryside, this beautiful area is one of Ireland's five national parks. Two short signposted nature trails, which start at the Visitor Centre in Letter frack, allow views of Ballinakill Harbour, Inishbofin and Inishark. The Connemara countryside is located in Letter frack, Galway county.

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