Irish Flag. Oficial Emblem National Symbol

TRICOLOR of green white and orange:
The green is a symbol

of the ancient Irish history.
The orange represents the new elements that joined later in their history.
The white represents the union of all in brotherhood and common nationality

The oficial emblem of Ireland is the HARP.
Ireland is the only country in the world
that uses a musical instrument as
its national emblem

The Shamrock is another
recognized symbol of Ireland.
it is said that Saint Patrick used
the three-leafed shamrock
to explain
the blessed trinity to the pagan Irish in 432 A.D.

is a relatively small island, just 170 miles wide by

300 miles long and has a population of less than 4 million people. Its nearest neighbour is Scotland, which is only about 20 miles across the North Channel and is visible on a clear day. Wales is about 50 miles from Ireland at its nearest points.

The four historic provinces of Ireland include:

Connacht (5 counties) in the west - yellow.
Leinster (12 counties) in the east - blue
Munster (6 counties) in the south - green; and
Ulster (9 counties) in the north - pink on map.

The Ulster province belongs to the UNITED KINGDOM. It is not part of the Republic of Ireland

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the left are wearing trendier, more modern dresses, used for

competitions, while the ones on the right are wearing the traditional outfit.

a form of football
played mainly in
Ireland where it

is the most popular sport.
Teams of 15 players kick or punch a round ball
towards goals at either end of a grass pitch.
There is no offside rule.
At first glance Gaelic Football resembles a combination of
soccer and rugby with Australian rules football.
Players advance the ball up the field with a combination of
carrying, kicking, and hand-passing to their team-mates

Hurling (in Irish, iománaíocht or iomáint)
is an outdoor team sport of Celtic origin,
played with sticks and a ball.
The game, is arguably the world's fastest field team sport
in terms of game play.
One of Ireland's native Gaelic Games,
The object of the game is for players to use a
wooden axe-shaped stick called a hurley
to hit a small ball between the opponents' goalposts
either over the crossbar for one point,
or under the crossbar into a net guarded
by a goalkeeper for three points.

SOME HURLEYS

of the hills) is a spirit or fairy who presage

a death by wailing. She is popularly known as the Banshee. She visits a household and by wailing she warns them that a member of their family is about to die.

When a Banshee is caught, she is obliged to tell the name of the doomed.
The Bean Sidhe has long streaming hair and is dressed in a gray cloak over a green dress. Her eyes are fiery red from the constant weeping. When multiple Banshees wail together, it will herald the death of someone very great or holy.

cellars. They are known to aid humans and perform small

labors for them. Sometimes they ask humans for supplies and furniture, for which in return they give objects which bring luck and fortune. Leprechauns are called fairy cobblers, for they make shoes for elves (but always one shoe, never a pair) According to popular belief, a leprechaun possesses a treasure (usually a pot of gold) which a human may obtain if he succeeds in capturing one, which is extremely difficult. Even after capture, a person may not take his eyes off of him for an instant, for then he will vanish