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IRISH GEOGRAPHY

Ireland is composed of a vast central plateau and many coastal mountains. The highest one is Carrautoohil, which rises to 1040 meters. There are also many lakes such as Lough Corrib in County Galway, the largest lake in the Republic of Ireland, and rivers such as the River Shannon, Ireland's longest one, running over 386 km.

 

HISTORY OF IRELAND 

The Irish country has a unique culture inherited from centuries of history.

Indeed, from -500 to 500 Celts occupied the territory, and the country has retained traces of their passage such as menhirs and dolmens. However, Ireland is also centuries of Christianity. As important as the Celtic culture, the Christian religion is has developed greatly since the arrival of St. Patrick and is now omnipresent.

But in reality, there are not one, but two Ireland(s): The Northern Ireland, which is one of the four nations comprising the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, also called EIRE in irish.

Maybe a few history to explain this:

Originally, all Ireland part of the United Kingdom. However, after the crisis of the potato in 1846 and 1848 and the famine that followed, there were many revolts everywhere in Ireland. People demonstrated to claim independence. The United Kingdom granted independence to the southern part of Ireland with the Treaty of London but retains the north, rich and developed. Since that day, there are two Ireland(s).

 

REPUBLIC OF IRELAND ORGANIZATION

 

Its capital is Dublin. The Republic of Ireland is composed of regional divisions (Munster, Leinster and Connacht) themselves divided into counties (Kerry, Cork, Clare, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford in Munster, Donegal, Derry, Tyrone, Antrim, Down, Armagh, Monaghan, Cavan and Fermanagh for Leinster, Mayo, Galway, Sligo, Leitrim and Roscommon for Connacht), each of these counties has its own capital.

 

NORTHERN IRELAND ORGANIZATION

 

Like the Republic of Ireland, the Northern Ireland is organized in regional divisions, but in Northern Ireland, there is just one region called Ulster and 6 counties: Tyrone, Antrim, Derry, Down, Armagh and Fermanagh. Its capital is Belfast.

 

 Let's see if you remember Ireland's counties' and regions' names with this crosswords

 

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j

 

 

 

1 : EIRE's capital
 

3 : a county in Munster / Other name for Republic of Ireland

5 : a county in Leinster

7 : a county in Leinster

10 : a regional division

 

a :a county in Connacht

c :a county in Leinster

e :a county in Leinster

i : a county in Munster

 

 

                                                                                         By Tom PHILIPPE 2°2