Republic of Ireland

Republic of Ireland   

 

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       Geography and               The climate

 

Ireland is situated on the same island (the third largest in Europe) in the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean. This is the western of the two largest British Isles. On the east it is washed by the Irish Sea and the straits of St. George and the North, west, north and south - the Atlantic Ocean.

The climate of Ireland - a moderate sea. Off the west coast of the island runs a warm North Atlantic Current, which, together with south-westerly winds from the Atlantic Ocean brings warm and moist air masses.

Winters are fairly mild, and summer - cool. The warmest month of the year - July, with an average temperature of 18-20 degrees. The coldest month - January, the temperature is lowered to 7-9 degrees.

The average annual rainfall of 1,200 mm.

      Symbolism

 

Coat of arms of Ireland is a golden harp with silver strings on a blue shield. Coat of arms was approved November 9, 1945

Flag of Ireland consists of three bands - green, white and orange - in sequence from left to right. Green represents the Catholics, orange - Protestants, white - peace between the two communities.

        Big cities

 

Dublin, Galway, Cork, Limerick.

Dublin- located at the confluence of the River Liffey in Dublin Bay and the Irish Sea. The largest city on the island of Ireland .

Galway- county in the west of Ireland. The capital and largest city - Galway.

Cork- traditional county in the south of Ireland. Included in the province of Munster in the Republic of Ireland. The capital and largest city - Cork.

Limerick- county in the south-west of Ireland. Capital - Limerick.

Famous personalities

 

Colin James Farrell, the Irish actor. Is best known for his roles in the films "Alexander," "Phone Booth," "Minority Report," "The Recruit", "Miami Vice:" and many others. People magazine named him in 2003 one of the fifty most beautiful people on Earth; rated magazine Company he is the sixth sexiest men of the same year.

U2- rock band from Dublin, Ireland. Formed in 1976, U2, since the mid-80s, is one of the most popular and successful bands in the world. It has sold about 140 million copies of the band's albums. As of the year 2006 in their asset twenty two "Grammy" awards, more than any other group in the world., More than any other group in the world. The group: Bono (vocals and guitar), The Edge (guitar, keyboards and vocals) ,Adam Clayton (bass guitar) and Larry Mullen, Jr.

    St. Patrick's Day

 

St. Patrick's Day is a holiday that is celebrated on March 17 in memory of St. Patrick's Day in Ireland, Northern Ireland, on the island of Montserrat, and the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador as a public holiday.

During the celebration with parades in 1762, decided to wear green clothes, although initially, until the XVIII century, the color associated with Patrick was blue. On this day, live music and beer parties.

The official symbol of the holiday is the shamrock - is a leaf clover, as well as leprechauns and Irish flags.

     Irish dancing

 

Ireland is famous for its Irish dancing, their hallmark is rapid and precise footwork with the remaining motionless body and hands. Over time, numerous schools were established artists who can perform fairly complex dance technique. It is based on this technique entertainment Riverdance and similar shows

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