LOCATION

Location: Europe
Status: UN Country
Capital City: Dublin (Baile tha Cliath)

It isaconstitutional republicgoverned asaparliamentary democracy withan elected presidentservingas head of state.

Population: 3,476,000
Area: 70,280 km2
Currency: 1 euro = 100 cents
Languages: Irish, English
Religions: Roman Catholic, Protestant

FLAG HISTORY

Peace and unity betweenCatholicsandProtestants

The green pale in the flag symbolizes Irish republicanism dating back to the Society of United Irishmen in the 1790s.

The white in the center signifies a lasting truce between the two cultures and a living together in peace.

The orange represents the minority who were supporters ofKing William III, who was of theHouse of Orangeand originally theStadtholderof theNetherlands, had defeatedKing James IIand his predominantly Irish Catholic armyat theBattle of the Boynein 1690.

CELEBRITIES

The Ghost Writer(2010)

James Bond (1995 2004)

Mamma Mia!(2008)

PIERCE BROSNAN

Made of Honor - 2008

Enchanted- 2007

Valentine's Day - 2010

Bono (Paul Hewson)

The Edge

U2

SirMichael Gambon

S.W.A.T.

Minority report

Colin Farrel

Enya (Eithne N Bhraonin)

Thor

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Kenneth Branagh

Bailey's Irish Cream

kaleidoscope

Calcannon

Irish stew

Fry

Soda bread

Boxty (Irish Potato Pancake)

Barmbrack- a kind of currant cake which contains a golden ring. Traditionally eaten aroundHalloween.

PEOPLES

BEHAVIOR

St. Patricks Cathedral, Dublin

TheFour Courts, Dublin

Belfast Castle

Giant Causeway

AMHRN NA BHFIANN

"A Soldier's Song"

March 17th

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnTq52YXXzc&feature=related

SPORT

IRISH REPUBLIC RUGBY TEAM

IRISH REPUBLIC FOOTBALL TEAM

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