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Slide1
Let’s Learn About Ireland
www.flags.net/IREL.htmSlide2
Where Is Ireland?Slide3
Map of Ireland
www.lonelyplanet.com/.../ ireland/ireland.gifSlide4
A Few Facts About Ireland
The
capital
city of Ireland is
Dublin
.
The
money
used is called the
euro
.
The
pop
ulation of Ireland is
4,125,000
.
Ireland is a
member of the European Union
.
languages
spoken
are
Irish (Gaelic) &
English
.Slide5
divided into Ireland &
Northern Ireland
is
part of the United Kingdom
, with England, Scotland and Wales.Slide6
Let’s Visit the Important Cities in Ireland
Dublin
(Click on Dublin to see more information.)
www.galenfrysinger.comSlide7
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Belfast, Northern Ireland
Belfast is known for hiking and biking and has a famous castle.Slide8
Ireland has many old stone buildings, churches and a beautiful countryside.
www.galenfrysinger.comSlide9
Ireland’s Important People
James Joyce - a well known writerMary Robinson - Ireland’s first woman president, elected in 1990
Saint Patrick
- taught the Irish people about Christianity. Slide10
Ireland is famous for…
The Blarney StoneLeprechaunsSoda Bread
Irish Dancing
www.cunniffeacademy.com/Slide11
What Irish Kids Do
Irish children play a game like our soccer but they
call it
football.
Children
go to school from the age of 6 to 15
and
most
of the schools are
Catholic schools
.
There are a lot of holiday celebrations with parades,
music and dancing.Slide12
Famous Sights in Ireland
(Click on each sight below to visit the location.)
Blarney Castle
Dublin Zoo
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Rock of Cashel
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What the Irish Like to Eat
Lamb and Stout Casserole
Corned Beef and Cabbage
Irish Lamb Stew
Potato Scale Striped Bass
Five Spice Crusted Salmon with Sauerkraut,
Irish Bacon and Caraway Seeds
Cabbage and Potato Bake
Swet
Irish Soda Bread
Buttermilk Scones
(Find these recipes on www.foodnetwork.com)Slide14
Learn More About Ireland
www.apples4theteacher.com/elibrary/ireland-the-country.html
Travel for Kids - Ireland
www.travelforkids.com/Funtodo/Ireland/ireland.htm
Visit a school in Ireland
http://homepage.eircom.net/~whitechurchns/kool_kidz_of_ireland.htm
Kids Online
www.kids-online.net/world/ireland.html
Ireland
www.kidskonnect.com/Ireland/IrelandHome.html
Go to this website to hear students tell you some important facts.Slide15
Books to Read
Discovering Cultures- Ireland. Patricia J. Murphy.
Marshall Cavendish Corporation. 2003.
Children of Ireland
. Michael Elsohn Ross. 2002.
Carolrhoda Books, Inc.
A to Z Ireland
. Justine and Ron Fontes.
Children’s Press. 2003.
Ireland: A Portrait of the Country Through Its Festivals and Traditions
.
Grolier. 1999.