Ireland

Capitals:

Dublin and Belfast

Population:

Dublin: 3.8 million people

Belfast: 1.7 million people

Two languages

The Republic has two offical languages, Irish and English.

Irish is also called Irish Gaelic.

Ireland flag

Ireland flag colors are green white and orange.

Irish nature

The grass grows very green in the warm, wet climate and so Ireland is often called “The Emerald Isle”

Music

Today traditional music and dance are populaar not only in Ireland but all over the world

some popular bands:

U2

The Dubliners (1962-2013)

The Thrills

Irish sports

Soccer, the traditional Irish games of hurling and Galic football, golf, horse ricing and fishing ase some of the most popular sports in Ireland today

Kissing the Blarney Stone

Irish people kiss that stone just to get some luck.

legend says that if you kiss a certain stone high up in the tower, you will become a good talker.