1. ANCIENT MONUMENTS OF IRELANDFACTS ABOUT IRELAND

2. NDICE Grafton St. A bit of history CastleRiver Liffey SymbolsPhoenix Park 3. DUBLIN Grafton streetTemple bar quarter 4. Dublin castleThe spire of Dublin St. Patricks cathedral 5. Typical Victorian doorsTypical Irish pub andfamous Guinness beer 6. Phoenix ParkThe Dublin Zoo 7. TheLiffey riverandthe Halfpennybridge 8. Did you know?Irelands cities are ancientmonuments in themselves.The archaic, narrow streets ofWaterford follow a mapbegun by Norsemen over athousand years ago, whileDublin is an older Vikingsettlement than Stockholmor Oslo.Ten Irish people have won Nobel prizes: inLiterature four people, in Peace five people andin Physics one. 9. Irish namesments such as the fiddle, the tin whistle, and the bodhran (Irish drum).Irish music, dancing and famous people 10. The symbols of Ireland:The harp is a symbol of Ireland. It can beseen on the presidential flag and on theback of the Irish Euro coin. 11. The National Holiday is March 17, St. PatricksDay, named after the Patron Saint of Ireland.ock is another symbol of Ireland. It is always worn on St. Patricks Day.he world. Even if youre not Irish, you can enjoy celebrating the holiday by w 12. And now lets watch a short video about DUBLIN http://www.visitdublin.com/multimedia/DublinVideo/dublin.aspx 13. Irish names It is very common for people of Gaelic origin to have theEnglish versions of their surnames beginning with O or "Mc". "O" comes from the Gaelic , which means grandson", or descendant" of a named person. Names that begin with "O"include OBrien, OKelly, ODonnell, OMalley,ONeill..."Mac" or "Mc" means "son of". Names that begin with Mac include MaDermott,MacCarthy, MacDonnell, and MacMahon, etc. 14. Ireland is known for its Irish traditional music and has produced many internationally famous singers and bands such as U2, The Corrs,Boyzone, Enya, and the internationally acclaimed dance showsRiverdance and Lord of the Dance. Notable Hollywood actors from the Republic of Ireland include Pierce Brosnan and Colin Farrell.f traditional Irish step dancing. Lord of the Dance is an Irish musical and dance prod