The document provides information about Ireland, including its population of 4 million people and area of 70,000 squared km. It discusses popular sports like hurling, Gaelic football, rugby, and soccer. It also describes St. Patrick's Day traditions and how St. Patrick introduced Christianity to Ireland. Additionally, it summarizes the Great Irish Famine that occurred when a potato blight made potatoes inedible, forcing many to emigrate. Finally, it briefly touches on Irish music, dancing, landmarks like Newgrange and the Giant's Causeway, geography, history, and animals found in Ireland.

1. Ireland
By Ultán Casserly

2. Fact File (Republic)
Population:
Area:
Capital:
Highest point:
Currency:
4 million.
70,000 squared km
Dublin
3400 feet
Euro

3. Sports
Sports in Ireland is very popular. Ireland has sports of it’s
own mainly hurling and gaelic. Rugby and soccer are also big
in Ireland. Ireland have been more successful in rugby than
soccer but has never beaten New Zealand. Ireland have
never won a world cup in either sport.

4. St. Patricks Day
St. Patrick is the
patron saint of
Ireland. He brought
the catholic religion
to Ireland. He was
originally from wales
but was brought as a
slave to Ireland he
escaped from Ireland
but came back.
Although St. Patrick
was the patron saint of
Ireland. It’s celebrated
in America. After he
became a priest. St.
Patrick shown the
shamrock as a symbol
of the cross. He taught
us Christianity.

5. The Great Irish Famine
The Great Irish Famine was when
the potatoes in Ireland got a thing
called blight. Blight made the
potatoes inedible. People started
starving and couldn’t get much
food. Many people went to America
to look for good work. They got
sent on “coffin ships” to America.
Many people died

6. Music and Dancing In Ireland
Music in Ireland is not as big as sport but still very much liked
the harp is Irish and the hardest instrument to play. River
dancing is Irish as well. Music is very good although there is
not much played in Ireland.

7. Irelands Wonders
Newgrange:
Newgrange is a
cave like structure
which on one day of
the year light will
go straight down to
the end that day
being 21st of
December. We do
not know who made
this but would of
taken them a long
time
Giants Causeway:
The Giants Causeway
is an incredible
structure of separate
stones again no one
knows who made it
but there is a tale
where a giant made
it. This is in Northern
Ireland and one
Irelands Wonders

8. Geography
Ireland is the second largest
island in Europe. It’s
nickname is the Emerald Isle.
About 15,000 years ago
Ireland was completely
covered by glaciers. Irelands
highest peak is around 3400
feet high.

9. History
Archaeologists think the first
people to settle in Ireland was
around 6000 BC to 3500 BC.
thousands of years later they
started using stone tools. In the
ninth century vikings came and
made the first city in Ireland,
Waterford. Soon Ireland broke
into loads of different kingdoms

10. Animals
There are no wild snakes
in Ireland. The sea has
stopped many animals
from reaching Ireland.
There are only one type
of lizard, and just three
kinds of amphibians in
Ireland as well.