DESTINATION IRELAND

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1. What is the nickname of Ireland? The Emerald isle

2. How many provinces did it have? There are 4 provinces
3. Write their names here: Munster, Leinster, Connacht, Ulster
4. Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom
5. Whats the name of the capital of The Republic of Ireland? Dublin
6. Write the names of the cities mentioned in the video
a.....Dublin........ b. .......Tipperary........... c. ........Galway......... d. .....Belfast.....

1. DUBLIN FACTS
a. THE RIVER: Liffey

b. THE NAME OF ITS UNIVERSITY: Trinity college

c. THIS UNIVERSITY HAS A VAST....Library....

2. OTHER PARTS OF IRELAND

a. Whats NEWGRANGE? Newgrange is a massive tomb
b. What is it compared to? To the Pyramids of Giza
c. What happens in Newgrange during the winter solstice? A beam of
light illuminates the center of the tomb

3. Write 5 different types of buildings that you can find all over Ireland:
A) Castles teries......D).........Chucrches..........
B)........Cathedrals.......C)....Monas ...E) ........Fortresses..........
10. THE ROCK OF CASHEL was visited by ........Saint Patricks...........and
BECAME an important ............Cathedral.............

11. THE CLIFFS OF MOHER are near.......Galway.........

a. They rise over .......650....... feer
 b. Convert that into metres and write it here: 198,12 metres

12. THE BURREN has a .........cracked limestone landscapes.......

13. OTHER LEISURE ACTIVITITES: In Ireland you can ...
a. ......................travel around the river Shannon.........................
b. .................ride horses in Connemara.............................
c. ......................Stroll in beatiful towns.........................

14. How is the countryside of Ireland described? The landscape has 40

shades of green.

1. AFTER THE VIDEO: ENRICH THIS DOCUMENT OF IRELAND WITH BEAUTIFUL PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE
PLACES MENTIONED IN THE VIDEO.