24 Curiosities of Ireland.
1. In the capital of Ireland North, Belfast, where the Titanic was built. Fence curiosity !
2. Ireland occupies 83% of the surface of the island and the rest is Northern Ireland.
3. Among its curiosities traditional music Irish have their own instruments: the bodhrán (a kind of a small drum), fiddle (like a violin), the tin whistle (whistle) and of course the bagpipes.
Irish dance is characterized by hops into the air dancers. They are made in groups and often hold hands. You can see a video here.
4. In Irish euro coins, the famous Celtic harp, appears a symbol of Ireland .
5. It has 4.2 million inhabitants and most of the population lives in the east of the island.
6. The island is known as the "Emerald Isle" for its meadows and greenery you can find in all the cities. Term comes from the poem of William Drennan Erin.
7. In Dublin the Guinness Storehouse is located, has a lease 9000 years where the beer is made and is open to the public to visit. The Irish beers (Irish beers) are famous worldwide. Not only is Guinness. You also have the Murphy, the O'hara's, Kilkenny, Smithwicks or Beamish.
8. In 1922 independence from Britain and became a republic in 1949.
9. The Shannon River is the largest island (322 km) and divides the western part of the east and south.
10. It is a land full of castles, among which the Blarney Castle and Charles Fort (Cork).
11. The most populous cities are Dublin (the capital), with 1,058,000 inhabitants, Cork (192,000), Galway (74,000), Waterford (48,000) and Limerick (37,000).
12. Ireland is a predominantly Catholic country, although Mass attendance is quite low.
13. It has a very humid climate and rains throughout the year, but rather light and smooth.
14. The Irish alphabet has only 18 letters and surprisingly it does not appear neither j nor k, the q, the v, the w, or x, or z.
15. The sports that are practiced are Gaelic football (a mixture of soccer and rugby), rugby (which are true masters) and hurling, a game very fast and crazy Gaelic origin that is played with a wooden blades on Lawn and where to hit the ball (video here.)
16. St. Patrick's Day (St. Patrick's Day), patron of Ireland is the national holiday and is celebrated on March 17. The tradition is wearing green and lots of beer drinking.
18. Among the most typical dishes are stew Irish , a rich dish made with lamb, onions, potatoes and some parsley.
19. The capital of Ireland , Dublin was founded in 988 by the Vikings and its original name Dubh Linn was meaning "black pool."
20. The people of Ireland consume an average of 131.1 liters of beer per year, per person. It is the highest per person after the Czech Republic.
21. Granted the first divorce in Ireland is recent. Was performed in 1997.
22. The harp is the symbol of the Republic of Ireland and is preserved at Trinity College, the university located in the city of Dublin and is known as the Brian Boru harp.
23. More than 5% of the Irish population has Polish origins.
24. In Ireland there are over 5600 km of coastline, 14,000 km of rivers, 200,000 acres of lakes and nearly 100 species of fish.
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