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    Interesting Facts About Ireland: Teacher: Nada Bašelović Učenik: Marko Alviž

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    Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, was not Irish but was born in Great Britain. He was kidnapped and brought to Ireland as a slave. While Irish is a Gaelic language, Polish is now the second most commonly spoken language at home in Ireland. The submarine was invented in Ireland by John Philip Holland. Halloween originated from an Irish festival called Samhain which marked the beginning of winter. With over 30,000 castles and ruins scattered across the island, Ireland has a rich history.

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    Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, was not Irish but was born in Great Britain. He was kidnapped and brought to Ireland as a slave. While Irish is a Gaelic language, Polish is now the second most commonly spoken language at home in Ireland. The submarine was invented in Ireland by John Philip Holland. Halloween originated from an Irish festival called Samhain which marked the beginning of winter. With over 30,000 castles and ruins scattered across the island, Ireland has a rich history.

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    Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, was not Irish but was born in Great Britain. He was kidnapped and brought to Ireland as a slave. While Irish is a Gaelic language, Polish is now the second most commonly spoken language at home in Ireland. The submarine was invented in Ireland by John Philip Holland. Halloween originated from an Irish festival called Samhain which marked the beginning of winter. With over 30,000 castles and ruins scattered across the island, Ireland has a rich history.

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    INTERESTING FACTS

    ABOUT IRELAND
    Teacher: Nada Bašelović Učenik: Marko Alviž
    ST. PATRICK WASN’T
    IRISH

    ◦ Saint Patrick, the Patron Saint of Ireland was


    not Irish as many might believe. He was in fact
    born somewhere in Great Britan.

    ◦ St Patrick was kidnapped by Pirates and was


    brought to Ireland.
    POLISH IS THE
    SECOND MOST
    SPOKEN LANGUAGE
    AT HOME
    ◦ Today, most people speak English, but that
    was not always the case.
    ◦ Irish is a Gaelic language belonging to the
    Celtic side of the Indo-European language.
    THE
    SUBMARINE
    WAS
    INVENTED
    IN IRELAND
    John Philip Holland invented the
    first submarine used by the US
    Navy.-HOLLAND 1
    HALLOWEEN WAS DERIVED
    FROM AN IRISH FESTIVAL
    CALLED SAMHAIN
    ◦ Samhain is a Gaelic festival which marks the
    end of harvest season and the start of winter
    where the livestock were slaughtered for
    winter.
    THE NATIONAL SYMBOL
    ISN’T ACTUALLY A
    SHAMROCK…
    ◦   The harp became the national Irish symbol
    when Ireland was separated from the UK in
    1922. It is now used on coins and passports.
    IRELAND IS THE THIRD LARGEST TEA DRINKING NATION
    Statistics show that 1184 cups of tea on average are drank each year per person.
    IRISH PEOPLE ARE
    HEAVY DRINKERS
    The Irish consume in average 131.1 liters of beer per year.
    IRELAND IS VERY SUCCESSFUL IN THE EUROVISION
    SONG CONTEST

    ◦ It’s the only nation to have won Eurovision seven times, and the only nation to win 3 times in a row.
    THERE ARE MORE THAN 30.000
    CASTLES AND RUINS ON THE
    ISLAND

    ◦ Castles are scattered across the island in


    vast amounts, and numbers point to a total
    of 30.000 castles and ruin.

    ◦ Some of the castles are open for tourists to


    stay in, and in some cases, it’s even possible
    to rent the whole castle! 
    GENERAL FACTS ABOUT IRELAND

    ◦ Total Population: 6.6 million 


    ◦ Capital: Dublin (Republic of Ireland) and Belfast (Northern Ireland)
    ◦ Government: Unitary parliamentary republic
    ◦ National Day: 17 March
    ◦ Religion: Christianity (Roman Catholicism
    ◦ Languages: English, Irish, Ulster Scots

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