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Ireland• 32,591 sq miles
– 1/5 the size of CA
• 4 provinces
• 32 counties
– 26 in the Republic
– 6 in Northern Ireland
• ~ 6 million population
– 4.25m in the Republic
• 1.7m in Dublin area
– 1.75m in Northern Ireland
• 0.6m in Belfast area
ECONOMY*• Nominal GDP (2006): $180.7 billion. • Real GDP growth (2006): 6%. • Nominal GDP per capita (2006): $44,500. • Natural resources: Zinc, lead, natural gas, barite, copper, gypsum, limestone,
dolomite, peat. • Agriculture (3% of GDP): Products--cattle, meat, and dairy products;
potatoes; barley; hay; silage; wheat. • Industry (32% of GDP): Types--food processing, beverages, engineering,
computer equipment, textiles and clothing, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, construction.
• Trade (2006): – Exports--$119.8 billion (excluding services): machinery, transport equipment,
chemicals, food, live animals, manufactured materials, beverages– Imports--$87.4 billion (excluding services): grains, petroleum products, machinery,
transport equipment, chemicals, textile yarns. – Major suppliers-Great Britain and Northern Ireland 31%, U.S. 11%, Germany 8%,
China 7%, Japan 4%, France 3%, rest of the world (including other EU Member States) 36%.
History of Ireland
• Under ice up until 9k years ago – part of European continent before breaking off
• 1171 Pope Adrian IV assigned King Henry II of England to be the overlord
• English law introduced in the 13th century and fluctuated until complete conquest of Ireland was accomplished in 1603 – nearly half the Irish population (600k) died during the Cromwellian conquest
• 1801 Ireland became part of the extended United Kingdom and was ruled directly by the UK Parliament in London
“A TERRIBLE BEAUTY”*
• 1845 – 1849 the Great Famine (potato)
– 1m Irish died; 1m emigrated – ½ to the U.S.
– Pre-famine pop peak >8m – it has never returned to that level
• Early 20th century saw the rise of Irish Nationalism (mostly Catholic)
• 1916 Easter Rising – armed rebellion
• 1921 – a treaty recognized 2-state solution (now the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland) but still caused an Irish civil war until 1923.
• IRA continues violence throughout the 20th century
• 1990’s began an unprecedented economic success “Celtic Tiger”
• By early 2000’s it has become one of the richest countries (GDP per capita) in the European Union and by 2006 ranked # 2 in the world (behind Japan)
• In 2005, Ireland was ranked “the best place to live in the world” for “quality of life”: health, freedom, unemployment, family life, climate, political stability/security, gender equality, family/community life.
• Went from net emigration to net immigration
Lakes of Killarney
Jaunting Car
ADARE MANOR & GOLF COURSE
LAHINCH GOLF COURSE
WATERFORD CRYSTAL
Super Bowl XL Trophy • mouth blown• hand cut• engraved• $30,000
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Belleek China
CLADDAGHFRIENDSHIP – LOVE - LOYALTY
TRINITY COLLEGE
• Founded 1592
• Notable graduates:
– Jonathan Swift
– Bram Stoker
– Oscar Wilde
– Samuel Beckett (Nobel Laureate poet)
– Ernest Walton (only Irish Nobel Laureate in Physics)
– 3 holders of office of President of Ireland
• William Butler Yeats
• James Joyce
BOOK OF KELLS
MUSIC, ARTS & NOTABLES
• AKA– The Emerald Isle
– Eire
• No snakes• St. Patrick not Irish• Artistic income tax
free
• Music artists– Van Morrison
– U2
– Enya
– Sinéad O’Connor
– Irish Tenors
– Celtic Women
• Step dancing - Riverdance
