Ireland

The island of Ireland is divided into the 26 counties of the Republic of Ireland & the 6 counties of Northern Ireland which are part of the UK. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north, west & south and the Irish Sea to the east, including St Georges Channel & the North Channel. Principal rivers include the Shannon, Boyne, Upper Bann, Lower Bann, Lee, Nore, Suir, Barrow & Liffey. It has many other rivers and many lakes.

Yes, Ireland is a parliamentary democracy. The head of state is the president who is elected by the people every seven years and the parliament consists of two houses, Dail Eireann (lower house, Appointed by the people) and Seanad Eireann (upper house, containing members chosen by several different means). Its system is more democratic than Britain's and the USAs

In Irish tradition, a three leaf clover supposedly represents the Holy Trinity - The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit. If a four leaf clover is found, then the fourth leaf is considered to bring God's Grace. They also believe that when St. Patrick was trying to teach the Irish people and others about Christianity, he used the three-leaf to help then understand the concept of the Holy Trinity.

i will see: feicfidh mé you: tú soon: go luath ...and all together it goes: "feicfidh mé go luath thú" If you want to say "see you(pl) soon" its "feicfidh mé go luath sibh" or If you want to say "WE will see you soon" its "feicimid go luath thú/sibh"

The country is overwhelmingly Roman Catholic. The Government had a census, these were the results: The country has a total area of 27,136 square miles, and has a population of approximately 4 million. 88.4 percent Roman Catholic, 2.9 percent Church of Ireland (Anglican), 0.52 percent Presbyterian, 0.25 percent Methodist, 0.49 percent Muslim, 0.1 percent Jewish. 4 percent of the population were members of other religions or had no specific religious belief. Roman Catholocism, Anglicism, Presbyterianism and Methodism are all denominations of Christianity.

People from Scotland settled in the north east part of Ireland 400 years agoto try and colonise the island and make the people british. Ireland became part of the UK when a parliament that only protestants could join passed the act of union. only 10% of the population were protestant in Ireland.

Ireland fought for its Independence, which was granted but with one condition. that 6 counties in the north east of the island stay with the UK. So the country was split in two. Creating Southern Ireland and Northern Ireland, southern Ireland was to be a self governing territory of Britain with its King, Gerorge. But southern Ireland never took off, its rulers quickly declared it a republic. Meanwhile in Ni, these 6 counties were not 100% British and protestant, they were 45% Irish catholic. So the two groups started fighting and killing each other. Irish wanted the six counties (northern Ireland) to leave the UK and join the rest of the island as a republic, separate from the UK. But the British wanted it to stay with the UK.

there is peace now, with a shared government, no one party is allowed to have an overall rule. but people still regard themselves as British or Irish. most Irish people in Ni have Irish passports, even though they were born in a part of the UK which would make them British. but you can choose your nationality in Ni, a unique situation in the world.

simple solution, Ireland shouldn't have been taken over.

There are sheep farmers in Ireland, so they would herd their sheep. There are many farms that do not have sheep, and most people in Ireland are not farmers, so they would not herd sheep. So like most countries, it is just the sheep farmers that herd sheep.

technically, yes, unless you are a citizen of Ireland or the United Kingdom

Very often people are not asked for passports but you should have one if you are a citizen of any other country

The harp is the official symbol of Ireland. The shamrock is a common symbol used to represent Ireland, though not the official one. Green can represent Ireland. The sports of Gaelic Football and Hurling, Ireland's two national sports, can represent Ireland. St. Patrick's Day events, like parades, can represent Ireland. These are some of the things, but there are others, like music.

well the potatoes are obviously one of irlands most popular and staple foods. also smoked salmon, Irish stew and Irish lamb are some of there most liked foods. hope that helps i got it off culturegrams

Ireland exports several food items. Some of them are beef, tea, scones, oatmeal, and dairy products such as butter and cheese.

Sometimes it is hot and sometimes it is cold. Ireland is not regarded as a hot country, in general Dublin would not be very hot compared to many countries. Check the diagram at the link below showing temperature ranges in Dublin throughout the year, noting that the temperatures are in centigrade.

Dublin: 500,000 Belfast: 276,000 Dun Laoghaire: 190,000 Cork: 186,000 Derry/Londonderry: 90,000

I'm not an "agri specialist" but its Beautiful, Green, moist, full of vegetation of all shades of green. Lots and lots of grass, smaller fields than in other European countries or the US, surrounded by wild hedges or in other places (like the west)s tone walls, beautiful hedgerows brimming with life. Due to the large amount of rain the soil is always moist even in summer. I could go on and on but really you need to see it for yourself ....stunning!

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Check bbc.co.uk

Not very much. our culture is different, our attitudes are different, religious orientations are different, the food in Belgium is way better.....

The only thing they have in common is that they're consumer societies.

Mweelrea is the highest mountain in the Irish province of Connaught. It is 814 metres or 2671 feet high.

The current government in the Republic of Ireland, elected in May 2007, is a coalition and consists of three parties: Fianna Fáil, The Green Party and the Progressive Democrats. However the Progressive Democrats has now been wound up, but their representatives are still active in government, including having the current minister of health. A number of independent TDs (A TD is an elected member of the Irish Parliament) also support the government.

I don't know , but ohh emm gee ; I'm a hyper person while answering this stupied question that doesn't matter in my day !

Geographically, the British Isles are the islands of Britain and Ireland and all of their offshore islands. Politically, the British Isles are the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England.

Mary McAleese was elected President of Ireland on 30th October 1997 gaining 45% of the vote. After her first term, McAleese was returned unopposed for a second term.

One of the best was Éamonn Kelly, a Kerryman who died in the 1990s. he was a pure story teller - I don't think he made up most of the stories he told. Others who did would be John B. Keane and Bryan MacMahon. in the Irish language two of the best would be women - Bab Feirtéar, who only died last year, and Peig Sayers, who died in 1958.

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The traditional folk-tale tellers of Ireland are called Seanchaí. Eddie Lenihan would be the most famous storyteller at the moment.

Titanic boarded passengers and left from Queenstown, Ireland on Thursday April 11th,1912.