All about Ireland

The flag of Ireland The Irish national flag is a

tricolor flag. It consists of three vertical bands of equal size: green, white and orange. The orange stripe symbolizes Irish Protestants and the green represents the country's Catholics. The white stripe represents peace will eventually come between them.

Map of Ireland

Most Catholics are nationalist supporters of belonging to the Republic of Ireland, just as most Protestants are in favor of being part of the UK. Nationalists call The North of Ireland "the six counties".

The capital of Ireland: Dublin

Dublin is the capital of the Republic of Ireland and the most populous city of the island. It is located near the centre of the east coast of the island, at the mouth of the River Liffey in central Dublin County. It was founded by the Vikings around 841 as a military base and centre of the slave trade, and has been capital since the Middle Ages. The population of the urban area of Dublin was 1,110,614 inhabitants in the 2010 census.

St Patrick

St. Patrick was a Christian missionary and is known as the patron saint of Ireland. It was a preacher and religious. He was born in 400 d.c. and died about 461 d.c. Patrick was captured during a raid of pirates, which also meant the destruction of the family. He moved to Ireland and was a slave.

St. Patrick's day The St. Patrick's Day is

celebrated annually on March 17 to commemorate the death of Saint Patrick . It is a national holiday in the Republic of Ireland and a party by custom and unofficial in Northern Ireland. The St. Patrick's Day is celebrated worldwide. The celebration usually has the theme everything is green and Irish; Christians and non Christians celebrate the festival regularly dressing in green, enjoying the Irish gastronomy which includes alcohol and attending parties..

Other festivals May festival

It is a popular holiday celebrated since before Christianity and still celebrated with dancing and picking flowers. The bushes are decorated with flowers or eggshells, which are symbols of life.Summer day

It is primarily a Celtic fire festival, which represents half of the summer, and the shortening of the days when his onward march of winter.

Martinmas A Celtic tradition was to kill animals on

this day as food for the winter. The blood of a small cock was sprinkled on the doors of houses to ward off evil spirits.

Legends Catch a leprechaun! The Leprechaun make or fix

shoes, and are said to be very rich, and that guard many crocks filled with treasures that were buried in times of war. According to legend, if someone manages to gaze on a leprechaun, it can not escape and you have to give your treasures, but at the moment the gaze is withdrawn disappears.

Clover (three-leaf) According to legend, they are

considered a sacred plant because its leaves formed a triad, and number 3 was a mystic digit in the Celtic religion. When Christianity came to the island, clovers retake an important role..

Guiness curiosities Everyone knows that Guinness, in

Ireland, is more than a beer, it's all a national symbol. More than 250 years of history do not give only to become part of the country's identity, also it implies many curiosities.

01 * The first factory was founded by Arthur Guinness in 1759

02 * In 1833 Guiness became the first brewery in Ireland, before that year, the national leader in pints was the company Beamish..

03 * Both Arthur Guinness and his heirs always showed their commitment to the city of Dublin and performed countless charitable donations and major investments in infrastructure.

Sports GAELIC FOOTBALL Players can catch the ball and

keep the fly always give less than four steps but can not throw. Only they can drive a kick or a punch.

HURLING It is very similar to hockey but the

ball can be played by air rather than by land. In this extremely fast game two teams of 15 players each who use a hurley (a long wooden stick) with driving a ball of cork and leather called sliotar face. If the ball goes below the bar team scores three points; if it passes over only scores one. The ball can be touched by hand.

Other sports

GOLF Ireland has some of the best

greens in the world. With over 400 golf. Over 240,000 golfers come from all over the world to play golf on the island.

THE ROAD BOWLING It is to throw a metal ball about

800 grams along a route set in advance to reach the goal with as few shots without leaving the road.

Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin on October 16, 1854.

At 20, Oscar Wilde wins the Berkeley Gold Medal for his work in Greek on Greek poets.

From 1879 he decided to settle permanently in London and that's where starts producing his first successful plays such as "The Happy Prince", a volume of short stories, and his two most famous novels, "The Crime of Lord Arthur Saville

He married Constance Lloyd in 1884.

Bono Paul David Hewson, better known by

all as Bono, born on May 10, 1960 in Dublin, Ireland.

In his personal life, Bono joined in marriage to Alison "Ali" Stewart, classmate, who was his girlfriend of 15 years. Alongside Ali had 4 children: Jordan, Memphis Eve, Elijah and John Abraham.

Beyond the music, what most stands out in this celebrity is his social commitment as partners with many organizations that are in favor of human rights. For this reason he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003, 2005 and 2006. In addition to receiving many awards for this reason.