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The World Of Ireland

The World Of Ireland. Celtic Land.

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The World Of Ireland

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  1. The World Of Ireland Celtic Land

  2. Ireland is a country in the continent Europe. Irelands mass consist of 89,000 sq. km. The Celtic were the first to occupy the land. About the time of Christ the island was organized into five kingdoms, the traditional. By AD 400 seven independent kingdoms had evolved. The kings of these kingdoms often allied their armies to raid neighboring Roman Britain and the Continent. On one of these raids a lad of 16 was captured, returned to Ireland and sold into slavery. During his enslavement the boy turned to religion and some six years later at the age of 22 escaped. The young man studied theology in the Roman church and in 432 returned to Ireland, and began a lifelong quest of converting the Irish to Christianity. This was none other than Ireland's patron Saint Patrick. History Qq ; d

  3. Climate and landscape • Mostly level • Mostly level to rolling interior plain surrounded by rugged hills • Low mountains • Sea cliffs on west coast • Cliffs looking out on the beautiful ocean • The climate in Ireland is mild. • The temperature is usually cold and damp but rarely gets below freezing because of the Gulf Stream • It is common for rain to fall all year but it is unusual for it to snow but sometimes there is snowfall.

  4. Thee Irish Population - 4,156,119 (July 2008) Median Age - Total: 34.6 years male: 33.9 years female: 35.4 years (2008) Population Growth Rate - 1.133% (2008 ) Life Expectancy - total population: 78.07 years / male: 75.44 years / female: 80.88 years (2008 )

  5. The Ten Largest Cities In Ireland 1 Dublin, County Dublin 1,024,027 53.333 / -6.249 2 Cork, Cork 188,907 51.899 / -8.496 3 Dún Laoghaire, IE. 185,400 53.294 / -6.136 4 Limerick, Limerick 90,054 52.665 / -8.6235 Galway, Galway 70,686 53.272 / -9.049 6 Port Láirge, County Waterford 47,904 52.258 / -7.112 7 Drogheda, County Louth 33,441 53.719 / -6.348 8 Dún Dealgan, County Louth 33,428 54 / -6.417 9 Bray, County Wicklow 32,317 53.203 / -6.098 10 Sord, County Dublin 29,816 53.46 / -6.218

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