9. FLAG
FLAG
The color of the green
represents the Irish
people, the orange
represents the English
supporters of "William of
Orange" and the white
color represents peace.
10. In ancient Ireland the
Shamrock was
thought to have
magical powers and
the number 3 was
considered a powerful
number.
THE SYMBOL IS THE
SHAMROCK
12. CAPITAL
Dublin is
the capital
of Ireland.
Dublin is in
the
province of
Leinster on
Ireland's
east coast,
at the
mouth of
the River
Liffey.
This is the river
of Dublin
13. RELIGION
Christianity is the largest
religion in the Republic of
Ireland based on baptisms.
Irish Christianity is
dominated by the Roman
Catholic Church which has
84.2% of the population as
followers.
15. TRADITIONS
March 17th
marks the day
of St Patrick,
celebrated by
millions of
people around
the world. In
Ireland, St
Patrick’s Day
was always
held as an
important
religious day
to celebrate
the teachings
of Christianity
by St Patrick.
CULTURE
The culture of
Ireland includes
customs and
traditions,
language,music,
art, literature,
folklore, cuisine
and sports
associated with
Ireland.
16. CURIOSITIES
The Irish consume in
average 131.1 liters of
beer per year - the 2nd
highest per-capita
consumption after the
Czech Republic.
Ireland has won seven
times the Eurovision
Song Contest (in 1970,
1980, 1987, 1992, 1993,
1994 and 1996), more
than any other country.
The Tara Mine near
Navan, County Meath, is
the largest zinc mine in
Europe, and the fifth
largest in the world.
About half of the
population of Australia
can claim Irish
ancestry.
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18. The coin of Ireland
is the euro since
2002.
COIN