CULTURE

               IRELAND                               

It is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean to the west of Great Britain. It has two parts: Ireland, also known as the Republic of Ireland, and Northen Ireland, which is part of the U.K. It is often called "The Emerald Isle" because it has a temperate climate which produces very green countryside.

• Capital cities: Dublin (Ireland) and Belfast (Northern Ireland).
• Population: 6.4 million, of which 4.6 million live in Ireland and 1.8 million live in Northern Ireland.
• Ireland has many world-famous sites, including The Giant's Causeway and the Titanic shipyard, the cliffs of Moher and Trinity College library in Dublin.
• Some famous Irish people are: Oscar Wilde, James Joice and Samuel Beckett (writers), Pierce Brosnan and Collin Farrell (actors), Sinead O'Connor and Bono (singers)....