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Ir ela nd. By: Jenna Marinock. Map of Ireland . Weather : Average temperature: 40-60 degrees Fahrenheit. An abundant amount of rain. Climate: Cooler winters and warm, sunny summers. Size: 70,280 km squared (27,135 sq mi). Economy of Ireland.

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Ir ela nd

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  1. Ireland By: Jenna Marinock

  2. Map of Ireland Weather: Average temperature: 40-60 degrees Fahrenheit. An abundant amount of rain.Climate: Cooler winters and warm, sunny summers.Size: 70,280 km squared (27,135 sq mi)

  3. Economy of Ireland Currency: Euro (EUR); 1.00 Euro=1.28 U.S. Dollars. Major Industries: textiles, machinery, chemicals, electronics, motor vehicle, manufacturing and assembly, food processing, beer, tourism.Imports: petroleum products, machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, animal feed, textiles, clothing. Exports: machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, beverages and tobacco, beef and dairy products, live animals, electronic goods.

  4. Government of Ireland Flag->Type of Government: Republic, with a parliamentary system of government. Head of Government: President- Mary McAleese, Prime Minister- Brian Cowen Deputy Prime Minister- Mary CoughlanMisc: Officially known as The Republic of Ireland. It is also called Éire.

  5. Tourism of Ireland Sites of Interest: In Dublin:-Dublin Castle (top)- Guinness Brewery -St. Patrick's Cathedral (bottom)Travel Options: There are five main international airports, the rail network, roadways. In Ireland, you also drive on the left side of the road.Festivals/Holidays: St. Patrick’s Day, Easter Monday

  6. Culture of Ireland Food: Irish Stew, boxty (potato cakes), soda bread (top), black pudding (bottom).Religion: about 94% are Roman Catholics.Major Language: English, about ¼ also speak Irish.Recreation: Gaelic Football (a cross between football [soccer] and rugby), hurling, camogie.Clothing: Their clothes are simple and they usually don’t wear bright colors.

  7. Miscellaneous information of Ireland Brief History: The first settlers were hunter-gatherers around 8000 B.C. Many different groups followed including the Celts, Normans and then eventually the Christians. Then, thousands of years later, Ireland became part of the U.K. in 1801 until 1922 when it separated and became the Republic of Ireland, while Northern Ireland stayed in the U.K. The reason for the separation was a war between the Catholics of the Republic of Ireland and the Protestants of Northern Ireland.Famous Citizens: Some famous Irish-Americans are: JFK, Pierce Brosnan and the members of U2.

  8. Sources • http://www.knowledgerush.com/kr/encyclopedia/List_of_famous_Irish_people/ • http://mysite.verizon.net/cbladey/irish/HomePage.foodal.html • http://www.movetoireland.com/movepag/miscspor.htm • http://www.dublinuncovered.net/historic.html

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