ireland november 2, 2011. island capital: dublin –1 million total population: 4 million other...
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Ireland
November 2, 2011
• Island• Capital: Dublin
– 1 million
• Total Population: 4 million• Other cities: Galway, Cork• President: Mary McAleese• Prime Minister: Brian Cowen• Language
– Most speak English, BUT…– Irish taught in schools
• 88% Roman Catholic (Ireland)– Northern Ireland (Protestant)– Reason for Civil War and Northern
Ireland creating own country
• Euro• Life expectancy: 77• 99% literacy rate• No death penalty• Guinness Brewery
– 9000 year lease– Most popular beer in
Ireland
• #1 beer consumption• St. Patrick’s Day
– National Holiday– Whole world celebrates
• Great Potato Famine– 1845 - 1852– Potato most popular food
• Cheap to buy• Easy to grow in soil in
Ireland
• 1845: too much rain– Potatoes rotted
• People have no food– Starve– Leave Ireland
• Population split in half