Презентация на тему Ireland

of isle of Ireland
Capital and the largest settlement: Dublin
Language:

Irish, English
Anthem: “Amhrán na bhFiann” ("The Soldiers' Song“).
Places of interest: Brú na Bóinne, Skellig Michael and the Giant's Causeway.
Largest cities: Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick.

about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an

ancient volcanic eruption.
It is also known as Clochán an Aifir or Clochán na bhFomhórach in Irish.
It is located in County Antrim on the northeast coast of Northern Ireland.
 It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986

west of the Iveragh Peninsula  in County Kerry.
 A Christian monastery was founded on

the island at some point between the 6th and 8th century and remained continuously occupied until its abandonment in the late 12th century. The remains of the monastery, along with most of the island itself, became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996
 Saint Fionán is claimed to have founded the monastery in the 6th century.

Heritage Site in County Meath and is the largest and one

of the most important complex of Megalithic sites in Europe, dating to the Neolithic period. The complex is situated around a wide bend in the River Boyne.
The site is a complex of Neolithic mounds,  chamber tombs, standing stones from as early as 35th century BC - 32nd century BC.
The site predates the Egyptian pyramids and was built with sophistication and a knowledge of science and astronomy. 

Dublin became Ireland's principal city following the Norman invasion.
 See Dublin Castle,

which was first founded as a major defensive work on the orders of King John of England in 1204
See Trinity College to see the Book of Kells in the library there. The Book of Kells is an illustrated manuscript created by Irish monks circa. 800 AD. 

founded by Saint Finbarr in the 6th century.
Cork city was an

outpost of Old English culture in the midst of a predominantly hostile Gaelic countryside.
Since the nineteenth century, Cork had been a strongly Irish nationalist city

(River Corrib)
Lynch's Castle on Shop Street is probably the finest medieval town

house in Ireland.
The Church of Ireland St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church is the largest medieval church still in everyday use in Ireland.It was founded in 1320
National University of Ireland, which was erected in 1849 (during An Gorta Mór, the Great Famine) as one of the three colleges of the Queen's University of Ireland

of Culture
Limerick City is a main tourist destination, only

a 15-minute drive from Shannon Airport. Tourist attractions of architectural and historical note in the city centre include Limerick City Museum, King John's Castle (1212), St Mary's Cathedral (1168)
Limericks were invented here