Ireland

Where is it?
A small island on the edge of Europe
Next door neighbour is the Island of Britain
America is on the other side of to the west

Here it is

Population: 4,832,765 (July 2014 est.)
Area: 27,132 square miles(70,273 square kilometers). Slightly larger than West Virginia.
Capital City: Dublin
Time Zone: (UTC+00.00)
Location: Western Europe, occupying five-sixths of the island of Ireland in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain.

The West Coast

Dublin
Dublin is the capital city of Ireland
Vikings founded Dublin (Dubhlin)

Irish Culture
National Holiday- St. Patrick’s Day
March 17th
National Dish- Potatoes “Mashed Spuds, boiled spuds, roasted spuds, spuds with skins.”
National Dance- Irish Dancing

Irish Culture
National Drink
-Guinness
-Tea
National Sports
-Hurling
-Gaelic Football

Sport
Hurling and gaelic football
Same game played with different balls
Mainly played in the summer
Non professional sport
Croke park is our main stadium (80000 capacity)
Soccer and rugby our next biggest sports

And here it is a 10 interesting facts and figures about Ireland

I fact :
90% of Irish nationals are Catholic, but only 30% ever attend church.

II fact :
73% of Americans are unable to locate Ireland on a map bereft of country names.

III fact :
May is generally the driest month of the year in Ireland.

IV fact :
Raymond O'Brien was the shortest person in Irish history. The dwarf, who died in 1795, was ~58cm.

V fact :
The River Shannon is the longest river in Ireland or Britain.

VI fact :
Dublin boasts one pub for every 100 head of population.

VII fact:
A song only needs to sell 5,000 copies to top the Irish music charts.

VIII fact:
RTE's "The Late Late Show" is the world's longest running talk show.

IX fact:
The Canary Islands are the most popular sunshine holiday destination with retired Irish citizens.

X fact:
The heaviest Irish person on record was Aine Gowan. At the time of her death she weighed over 600lb= 272kg.