1. IRELAND ALBUM ABOUT COUNTRY

2. CONTENTS 1.THE COUNTRY-……………………3 2.GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION-…..5 3.TRADICIONAL FEASTS-……….....7 4.FOOD-………………………………..9 5.NATURE-…………………………….10 6.THE LEPRECHAUN-………………..11 7.ART-………………………………….12 8.LITERATURE-……………………….13 9.SPORT-………………………………14 2

3. THE COUNTRY Irleand is devided into two countries: The Republic of Ireland and Nothern Ireland a part of United Kingdom. IRELAND 3

4. THE COUNTRY The capital city of Ireland is Dublin. The colours of the flag are green, white and orange. The symbol of Ireland is a clover. 4

5. GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION THE MOST IMPORTANT CITIES: DUBLIN CORK GALWAY LIMERICK WATERFORD 5

6. GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION CLIMATE: MODERATELY WARM (AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT OF THE WARM NORTH ATLANTIC SEA CURRENT) LOW AMPLITUDE OF ANNUAL TEMPERATURE HIGH HUMIDITY AND FREQUENT RAINFALL 6

7. TRADICIONAL FEASTS ST.PATRICK’S DAY 17’th of March 461 is the date of st. Patric’s dath- the Patron of Ireland. Today it is difficult for separate facts from myths concerning Saint Patrick’s lives. 7

8. TRADICIONAL FEASTS ST. PATRICK’S DAY 17’th of March in Ireland is celebrated as Saint Patrick’s Day. On this day in Irish streets there are loud and boisterous parades and demonstracions of tradicional Irish dancing. 8

9. FOOD A typical Irish breakfast is quite fatty. There are saussages, fried eggs, white or black pudding, baked tomatoes and fried mashrooms. A traditonal Irish dinner is usually served on Sunday. It is the Irish stew (stewed lamb with onions and potatoes in gravy). Another popular Irish dish is colcamon – boiled potatoes fried in butter with onion and cabbage. After dinner the Irish usually have sweet gingerbread with mincemeat for dessert. 9

10. NATURE „THE GREEN COUNTRY” Ireland is called „the green country”. There is lots of green grass, big forest and rocky mountains there. 10

11. THE LEPRECHAUN The leprechaun is a character of Irish Mythology. He is about 75cm tall. He is very rich but extremely tricky and if you catch one don’t take your eyes off him or he will disappear! He is a very slick talker and loves a bit of fun. He usually lives in a small hole in the ground, where he has a comfortable little home. 11

12. ART Ireland is most known for its tradicional music and dancing. Riverdance is a theatricall performance of Irish traditional dancing. The modern Irish artists are, for example, Sinead O’Connor, Enya or a pop group The Cranberries. 12

13. LITERATURE There are many famous Irish writters. James Joyce, Jonathan Swift or Oscar Wilde. 13

14. SPORT Ireland is quite succesful in rugby and hurling. People are mostly interested in gaelic football and horse or dogs races. 14