Ireland Griffin Warder Ireland is one of my favorite places.

Location Ireland is located in the northern hemisphere in northwestern Europe Ireland is politically divided Northern Ireland still belongs to the United Kingdom The Republic of Ireland dominates the southern boundaries as its own country Griffin Warder

Landscape Ireland is known for its beautiful landscapes and particularly its green pastures. Ireland also has amazing coastlines and mountain ranges with vast lakes Griffin Warder

Northern Ireland Religious Issues Protestant Catholic The protestants sided as unionist Created the Ulster Loyalism Mission to keep British rule in Northern Ireland The Catholics sided as nationalist Created the Irish Republican Army (IRA) Mission to end British rule in Northern Ireland Griffin Warder

Things to Do Enjoy the scenery such as along the Wicklow mountains, giant’s causeway, and Ardamine Beach Explore massive castles and historic sites such as Glendaloch Enjoy Irish cuisine Enrich yourself in Irish culture by visiting places such as trinity college where Celtic artifacts are stored Play rounds of golf on Irelands many historic courses Griffin Warder

Guinness Storehouse The Guinness Storehouse is a great place to learn about the brewing of Ireland’s most famous beer Guinness. The Guinness Storehouse also has the tallest viewpoint of Dublin. Buy your tickets right now at http://www.guinness-storehouse.com/en/Index.aspx Griffin Warder

Famous Castles Famous Castle Description Blarney Castle Located in Cork county. This castle is most famous for the blarney stone. The stone is said to give eloquence to anyone who kisses it Kilkenny Castle Located in Kilkenny county. The castle guarded the river Nore for over 900 years. Moygara Castle Located in Sligo. The castle housed the O’gara family for many centuries Lynch’s Castle Located in Galway. This castle perserves Irish gargoyles and the arms of Henry VIII Griffin Warder

Pub Crawls A great way to experience Irish culture is through a pub crawl. During pub crawls a tourist can tour cities such as Dublin or Belfast while enjoying Irish food and drink. During pub crawls a tourist can enrich themselves in Irish folk music and folk lore Griffin Warder

Why I like Ireland My Family originated in Ireland Reasons My Family originated in Ireland The beautiful scenery The friendly and generous locals The Irish music I can legally drink in Ireland Griffin Warder

Favorite Foods To Eat Griffin Warder

Work cited http://www.discoverireland.com/us/about-ireland/nature/ http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1145.html http://www.destination360.com/europe/ireland/pub-tours Griffin Warder