5. Location:
Ireland is an island of scanty altitude
and coast very cut away, placed in the
Ocean Atlantic and separated 80 km in
direction West of the British coast for the
sea of Ireland.
6. Population:
Ireland has a population of
approximately 4.200.000 inhabitants. It
owns a young population due to its high
rate of natality. This is due to the
influence of the Catholic Church.
8. Generally:
The island of Ireland is located to Europe’s
northwest, forming a part of the British
archipelago.
The interior of the country is a plain and is
crossed by multiple rivers, it possesses
abundant marshes and lakes. The coasts that
surround the island ploughs in the habit of
being very cut away by fiords and peninsulas,
specially in the western part.
9. Rivers:
The most important rivers are the Shannon,
the Blackwater, the Barrow and the Bann. The
rivers are short, mighty and regular, in the
antiquity they were used as mass media and in
them there was constructed multitude of
channels that were crossing them. The coasts
that surround the island are in the habit of
being very cut away by fiords and peninsulas,
especially in the western part.
10. Most of the mountainous territory of
Ireland concentrates on the coast, forming a
ring in whose center finds flatness. His mounts
do not possess big altitude and the most
important are: Macgillycuddy's Reeks,
Comeragh Mountains, Blackstairs Mountains,
Wicklow Mountains, the Mournes, Glens of
Antrim, Sperrin Mountains, Bluestack
Mountains, Derryveagh Mountains, Ox
Mountains.
The coast consists principally of cliffs and
there are very few beaches.
Relief:
12. Vegetation:
The vegetation of Ireland emphasizes
for being of green an intense one and
for being devoid of trees. The few
existing forests are made up of non-
evergreen trees as the oaks, hazels, etc.
Abounds the prairies (that cover 50% of
the country) and bogs, which are used
for the extraction of the crowd.
13. Fauna:
Apart from seals which breed around the coast and
whales which occasionally visit coastal waters, Ireland
has twenty-seven species of mammal. These include
the red deer, pine marten, badger, otter, hare and stoat
which are native to the country, as well as introduced
species such as the fallow deer, rabbit and other
rodents.
Ireland's only reptile is a small lizard and there are
three amphibians, the newt, the frog and the toad. The
rivers and lakes have salmon, trout, char, pollan, perch,
pike and eels.
15. general:
The Irish climate is relatively uniform,
with very few changes throughout the year,
the day and of the regions. The counties of
the south of Ireland are provided with the
warmest temperatures. On the other hand,
while the north coast is slightly more fresh
than the south, the areas of the interior are
the most fresh.
16. Summer:
A typical day of summer in Ireland includes
a miscellany of warm and sunny climate with
variable cloudy skies. The light showers
happen sometimes, but the rains in the
summer normally remain limited to a few days.
A frequent characteristic of July and August is
the high level of moisture and the summer
thunderstorms. The average temperature in
July is of about 15ºC, although in some
occasions temperatures top have happened to
30ºC.
19. Elizabeth Fort
Built in the 16th
century on the site of a
monastic settlement,
Elizabeth Fort was
destroyed in 1603 by
citizens of Cork in an act
of defiance against King
James I. Since 1690 it has
been used as a prison
and a barracks, and is
now a police station. It
was used by the Black
and Tans in 1920 and
later by Republicans
during the civil war .
20. St Fin Barre's Cathedral
Situated in a quiet part of
town, south of the Lee, St
Finbarre's Cathedral is
dedicated to the founder and
patron saint of the city.
Designed by Willliam Burges,
building was completed in
1878. It's an exuberant triple-
spired edifice built in Gothic
Revival style. Inside, the
painted apse ceiling depicts
Christ surrounded by angels.
The stained glass windows
below tell the story of Christ's
life.
22. The Tropical Ravine
The construction of the Tropical
Ravine house was undertaken by
the then curator of the gardens
Charles McKimm and completed in
1889. It is the only one of its size
in Europe. Divided into a
temperate and a stove section, the
interior is designed as a sunken
ravine with a railed balcony
extended around the perimeter
from which the visitor can view the
plant collection. Here lush plants
and trees compete for light and
moisture in a veritable jungle. The
ferns and mosses reside down
below while the stronger bigger
plants, including banana trees,
reach the roof.
23. Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park
The beautiful Sir Thomas
and Lady Dixon Park comprises
rolling meadows, woodland,
riverside fields and formal
gardens. Each season
thousands of visitors enjoy the
rose gardens and associated
events during Rose Week. Sir
Thomas and Lady Dixon Park
also contains International
Camellia Trials, a walled
garden, a Japanese-style
garden with water features for
quiet contemplation, a very
popular childrens' playground,
an orienteering course and
many walks.
25. Fountain
The Fountain was erected in
1984 to commemorate Galway's
quincentenary. The distinctive
rust colored sculpture in the
center of the fountain is not a
flaw as many people believe.
The sails represent those found
on the traditional sailing vessel
of Galway, the "Galway Hooker",
which has rust colored sails and
a black base. This sculpture
symbolises the importance of
the sea and maritime trade in
the development of the city,
from mediaeval times to the
present day.
26. Tuam’s Mill Museum
Tuam’s Mill Museum is at
present housed in the Little Mill
and the Millers House. The Mill
is the only preserved mill in the
west of Ireland. This museum
was opened in 1974 and
consisted of a water powered
corn mill complete with its
machinery. The museum closed
down in 1977 and reopened its
doors again to the public in
1980. Since then it has opened
every summer to cater for the
tourists coming to town. In the
Millers House there is a display
of miniature models of four
types of mill.
27. Irish / spanish
Food: Main food, breakfast, typical food and
popular drinks.
Popular sport
Music: Popular music, representative
instruments.
National festivities
Religion
Greetings
Stereotypes
30. Breakfast:
The most common
ingredients of the
breakfast are bacon
rashers, sausages, fried
eggs, white pudding,
black pudding, liver, and
brown soda bread,
accompanied with black
tea and milk. Potato
bread, baked beans,
fried tomatoes and
mushrooms are
sometimes included.
It consists of coffee
and milk or hot
chocolate with a variety
of sweet cakes such as
brioche and pastries
such as croissant, often
with a sweet jam, cream,
or chocolate filling. It is
often served with juice.
31. Typical food:
Mussel Soup, Fresh
Oysters, Mushroom
Soup, Smoked
Salmon, Dublin
Coddle, Irish Stew,
Cutlets of Lamb,
Cooked Ham.
Paella, tortilla, cocido
madrileño, fabada,
Iberian ham, cheese
of La Mancha.
37. National festivities
January 1 (New Year)
March 17 (day of San Patricio)
March 24 (Easter Monday)
May 5 (national Holiday(Party)
of May)
June 2 (national Holiday(Party) of June)
August 4 (national Holiday(Party) of
August)
October 27 (national Holiday(Party) of
October)
December 25 (Christmas)
December 26 (San Esteban)
January 1 - New Year
January 6 – The Kings
April 10 - Easter
May 1 - Day of the Work
August 15 – “Asunción de la Virgen”
October 12 - Columbus Day
November 1 - Day of All the Saints
December 6 - Day of the Spanish
Constitution
December 8 - Inmaculate Conception
December 25 - Christmas
38. Religion
Catholics 95%
Protestants,
Anglicans, Presbiterians
and Methodists 4%
Nonbelieving 13.2%
Catholic 76.7%
Atheist 6.8%
Believer of another
religion 1.6%
39. greetings
Céad míle fáilte ( A
hundred of thousands of
welcomes)
Hello
How are you?
Dia dhuit (That God is
with you)
Slán (It sees safe)
Slán agus beannacht (It
sees safe, and God bless
you)
Buenos días (Good
morning)
Hola (Hello)
¿Cómo está? (How it is?)
¿Qué tal? (How is
everything?)
40. Stereotype
The Irishes are
happy, nice and
funny persons. They
like the music and
they frequent very
much the bars.
Physically the
majority they are
red-haired.
The Spanish are
noisy, party-goers,
extroverts, vague and
dirty. They sleep
every day the siesta.
Physically they are
brown and small.
42. Basic words:
How are you?
Thank you
You're welcome
Hello
What is your name?
My name is María
Conas atá tú?
Go raibh maith agat
Tá fáilte romhat
Dia dhuit
Cad is ainm duit?
María is ainm dom
43. Days of the week:
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Dé Luain
Dé Máirt
Dé Chéadaoin
Dé Ardaoin
Dé Haoine
Dé Sathairn
Dé Domhnaigh
44. Colours:
Orange
Blue
Pink
Yellow
Brown
Green
Green
Grey
Oráiste
Gorm
Bán-dearg
Buí
Donn
Uaine
Glas
Liath
45. Months:
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Eanáir
Feabhra
Márta
Aibreán
Bealtaine
Meitheamh
Iúil
Lúnasa
Meán
Deireadh
Samhain
Nollaig
