Ireland Hope Cummings 8/27/12
Location Absolute location for Dublin, Ireland: 53°19’48’’N and 6°15’0’’W
Relative location: Irish Sea to the east Great Britain is to the east Northern Ireland to the north Celtic Sea to the south and Atlantic Ocean to the west
Region
Dublin is the capital of Southern Ireland.
Largest cities: •Dublin, population: 1.045 million •Cork, population: 188,907 •Limerick, population: 90,054 •Tallaght, population: 73,200 •Galway, population: 71,983
Physical Place The Poulnabrone Dolmen is one of the best known Irish dolmens. It is made out of limestone. ď‚›
The Uragh Stone Circle in Gleninchaquin Park has five great stones 3 meters high in a 2.4 meter circle. ď‚›
Physical Place Cont. The
highest mountain is Carrantuohill (1040 meters tall).
Lake
Derg is the largest lake in Ireland. It is 118 km2 wide and it is 36 meters deep.
The
River Shannon is the longest river at 390 km long.
Human Place
86% of the people speak English and only 6% of the people speak Irish. The government tries to teach more people speak Irish. 99% of Irish are literate.
Potatoes are the main Irish diet.
They use Euros in Ireland.
The population is 4.59 million people
They are a democracy with a parliament and prime minister. Ireland’s parliament was made in 1297. The prime minister’s name is Enda Kenny.
Human Environment Interaction ď‚› 5,000
years ago the ancient Irish moved great stones a long way to make dolmens and stone circles as places for religious ceremonies or as meeting places.
ď‚› Because
of the population getting bigger they need to build houses and farming area for growing food. This is making the Irish bog lands and wild lands less and less
Movement The
British moved to Ireland many times when they invaded the island starting in 1169. Many Irish moved to America and Canada when the Great Potato Famine hit Ireland between 1825 and 1840. The Vikings attacked Irish coastal villages and set up their own communities around Ireland for trading with the Irish in the 9th Century.
Sources
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001769.html http://geography.about.com/library/cia/blcireland.htm http://www.lonelyplanet.com/maps/europe/ireland/ http://online.culturegrams.com/kids/kids_country.php?conti d=5&wmn=Europe&cid=69&cn=Ireland http://www.stonepages.com/ireland/poulnabrone.html http://wolframalpha.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celtic_field http://www.panoramio.com/photo/6782781 http://www.studentsoftheworld.info/sites//country/eire.php