By: Nic Cavanaugh

 Western Europe  Occupies 5/6 of the island of Ireland  Dublin  Population 525,383  Located Eastern coast

 English and Irish or Gaelic are the official languages  Gaelic is spoke mostly along the western seaboard  These languages form subcultures within the country

 Flag  Orange symbolizes Protestants  Green symbolizes Catholicism  White is the hopes of peace between them  Shamrock

 4,015,676 people as of 2005  88.4% Catholic  3% Church of England  1.6% Other Christians  1.5% Other  2% Unspecified  3.5% None

 Devoutly Catholic  Patriotism/Hatred of English  Appreciation of Alcoholic Beverages  Huge Soccer Fans  National Holiday- St. Patrick’s Day (March 17)

 Small, trade-dependent economy  4.3% Unemployment rate  Distribution of jobs  5% Agricultural  46% Industry  49% Services

 BC Celtic tribes arrive  English invasions begin in 12 th Century  Begins seven centuries of struggles  1921 Ireland parts from UK

 Like- I like this culture because it is part of my heritage on my dad’s side  Dislike- I dislike this culture because they can’t reconcile their differences with Northern Ireland

 Currently at odds with Northern Ireland  Heart of conflict is Catholicism vs. Protestants  Terroristic attacks by both sides

 I would like to live in this country temporarily. I may go to Dublin if I go to Duke because it is one of the locations for their community service.

 Western Europe  Occupies northern 1/6 of island of Ireland  Belfast  Eastern coast  Population 641,638

 Official languages: English and Irish or Gaelic  Uses Union Jack as official flag  Used to use the Red Hand flag  Shamrock

 1,799,392 estimate in 2010  45.57% Non-Catholic Christians  40.26% Catholics  14.18% Other

 Catholics  Protestants

 Conflict between Catholics and Protestants  Appreciation of alcoholic beverages  Huge soccer fans  National holiday- St. Patrick’s Day March 17

 Used to be heavy industry  Industry being replaced by services

 BC  12 th century English invasions begin  first Northern Ireland parliament  Remains part of UK

 As a part of the UK, they have been allied with England in major conflicts  Ongoing conflict with Ireland over religion and English involvement

 Like- It’s part of my heritage on my mom’s side.  Dislike- Its continuing disputes with Ireland

 No, for some reason Northern Ireland does not appeal to me like Ireland does. It may be that they chose to remain closely associated with the English. I wouldn’t mind visiting there though.

 I think I’d like to remain in the US. However if I had to live somewhere else, Ireland would be my first choice by far.

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