Ireland
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The Capital of Ireland is Dublin.
The official language of Ireland is Irish and
English.
Languages used in Ireland:
English,
Polish,
Irish.
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Ireland’s flag:
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National anthem of Ireland:
 Amhrán na bhFiann
Sinne Fianna Fáil
A tá fé gheall ag Éirinn,
buion dár slua
Thar toinn do ráinig chugainn,
Fé mhóid bheith saor.
Sean tír ár sinsir feasta
Ní fhagfar fé'n tiorán ná fé'n tráil
Anocht a théam sa bhearna
bhaoil,
Le gean ar Ghaeil chun báis nó
saoil
Le guna screach fé lámhach na
bpiléar
Seo libh canaídh Amhrán na
bhFiann.
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National symbols of Ireland
clover
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harp
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5 facts of history
1.The oldest traces of
settlement date back to 6000
years BC The first settlers
arrived in the lands of presentday Ireland from Scotland.
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2. Year 432 is a breakthrough
because to the island arrives envoy
Pope. St. Patrick with the task of
Christianization of the country. After
29 years of missionary activity he
became the patron of Ireland, and
day of his death (17 March) the
national holiday.
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3.The first Viking raids in Irish ports
date back to 795 years. The Vikings
destroyed systematically the island
for over 150 years. Eventually, they
were dominated in the early eleventh
century, and finally recognized
headship of the Irish king.
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4. In 1800 the Act of Union
was issued, under which
Ireland has become an
integral part of the British
Crown.
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5.Adopted in 1937, the new
constitution established a
completely independent Irish
state from Britain and the
adoption of the new official name
of the state Eire.
Famous people
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Field of science:
William Rowan Hamilton (born
August 4, 1805 in Dublin, d.
September 2, 1865) - Irish
mathematician, astronomer and
physicist.
He was director of the observatory
and professor at the University of
Dublin, Ireland Astronomer Royal.
His work related to algebra,
theoretical mechanics, optics and
calculus of variations. Introduced
quaternions, complex numbers as
pairs of real numbers and defined
in a way, multiplication and
addition of these pairs. In his
youth he developed the ambition
to master the number of
languages ​corresponding to the
number of his years.
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Policy area:
Michael Daniel Higgins is the ninth and current
President of Ireland, having
taken office on 11
November 2011, following
victory in the 2011 Irish
presidential election. Higgins is an
Irish politician, poet, sociologist,
author and broadcaster. He was
formerly a Teachta Dála for the
Galway West constituency and
served as Minister for Arts, Culture
and the Gaeltacht from 1993 to
1997.
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Field of culture:
Colin James Farrell (born
31 May 1976) is an Irish
actor, who has appeared
in such films as Tigerland,
Miami Vice, Minority
Report, Phone Booth,
The Recruit,
Alexander,S.W.A.T.,
and the 2012 Total
Recall remake. In 2008,
he received a Golden
Globe Award for Best
Actor – Motion Picture
Musical or Comedy for
his role in In Bruges.
Geographical curiosities
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Ireland's highest peak is 1,041 meters
Carrauntoohill counting up. Peak in the
mountains Macgillycuddy's Reeks (county
Kerry, Ireland),
the highest peak of
the island. On the top
is a 5-foot cross.
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The first day of spring falls in Ireland on
February 1st. According to the calendar
seasons coincide exactly with the
beginning of months:
February, May, August
and November
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Cliffs of Moher grow at the highest point
203 m above the Atlantic Ocean. They are
one of the main tourist attractions in
Ireland. Located on the
western shore of Ireland,
and still carved by the
Atlantic Ocean. Cliff is
about 8 miles long.
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Dingle Peninsula - the center is dominated by
mountains, and on the edge of where the road
leads, alternately encounter rocky cliffs and
sandy beaches. Landscape is rich in historic
chapels (early Christian
chapel Gallarus),
hermitages, churches
(twelfth century,
the Romanesque church
in Kilmalkedar) forts. It is
also a place for fans of
excellent windsurfing, horseback riding, and
volunteers meet dolphins up close
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Killarney National Park - a spectacular land of mountains, lakes, forests and
wetlands. Here is the highest mountain range in Ireland with peaks reaching
over 1,000 m mountain slopes are covered with forests, at foot of the lake
are lovely - represent a particularly impressive with numerous scenic punks
on the road around the park, at a considerable height.
Current forests are remnants of
ancient Killarney forest, growing
on once the greater part of Ireland.
Yew forest that occurs here is one
of only three such in Europe. Among
the more interesting objectives
include Torc Waterfall, a picturesque
mountain gorge Dunloe, a medieval
tower defense-living - Ross Castle,
or the ruins of a monastery in the seventh
century However, the most popular place is Muckross House - a Victorian
mansion of the nineteenth century, with its impressive gardens.
Interesting cities and
their buildings
Cork
Buildings University College Cork
Cork
Cathedral of Saint. Finbarr
Cork
Church of St. Anne's Shandon
Cork
Nineteenth-century Old English Market
Cork
City Hall
Dublin
General Post Office
Dublin
Custom House
Dublin
image of the new Spire of Dublin from Henry St.
Dublin
cathedral. Patrick's Day in Dublin
Dublin
Guinness brewery
Galway
Church. Nicholas
Galway
National University of Ireland
Galway
Spanish Arch
Galway
Galway
Galway Cathedral
Saint Patrick's Day
St. Patrick's Day is celebrated in Ireland on
March 17. The most important tradition of the
celebration of St. Patrick is wearing green
clothing. Green is
the national color of
Ireland, referring to
the grassy landscape
of the island and clover
symbolizes traditionally
attributed to St. Patrick.
Irish in many cities organize parades and street
festivals, which is dominated by the color green.
Food
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Breakfast
The full Irish breakfast "a lot and greasy" - fried pork
sausages (sausages), fried bacon (rashers), fried egg or
scrambled eggs, white pudding (a type of white
blood sausage) or black
pudding (blood sausage
black kind), baked tomato,
hash brown (Polish
equivalent of the potato
cake fried in deep fat), beans
in tomato sauce, fried mushrooms
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Dinner
The traditional dinner consists mainly of mutton and
potatoes (the dish is among others. Irish stew - or lamb
stew with potatoes and onions in a thick sauce). You
should also try colcannon, or boiled potatoes with butter
onion and cabbage and
leeks (in the north to the
dish said to be champ)
and spicy sweet bread with
raisins, called barm Brack.
Dinner is pretty light, given
mostly meats.
Food
Traditional dishes
 Coddle - made traditionally associated
with Irish Dublin. It was reportedly the
favorite dish of Dean (Jonathan Swift) dish
consists of a layer of
cooked pork sausages
and bacon fat with
sliced potatoes and
sliced onion in broth with slices of bacon
and sausages. The only seasoning is
mostly salt and parsley.
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Done:
Beata Jainta
Beata Skowronek
Adrianna Bonk
Miriam Klosok
Dominika Mazurkiewicz
Dawid Kurda
Daniel Lempa
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