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1、Ireland.APresentationonthehistory,culture,traditionsandpeopleofIreland.ByMr.RobertKelly.IrelandIrelandisanislandatthewesternedgeofeurope.Irelandhastwoseparatejuristictions.RepublicofIrelandCapital:DublinPopulation:4.3millionCurrency:EuroNorthernIrelandCapital:BelfastPopulation:

2、1.7millionCurrency:PoundEnglishandIrishisspokeninbothROIandNI.GeographyandClimateAringofcoastalmountainssurroundslowcentralplains.Theislandhasamildoceanicclimate.Nottoohot,nottoocold.Rainandwindisyearround.ItreceivesthefullforceofstormsfromtheAtlanticOcean,especiallyinwinter.Wi

3、ldlifeWildlifeanimalsofIrelandaretypicallywoodlandanimals.Reddeer,redfox,mountainhare,badgerFarmedanimalsCowsandespeciallysheeparefoundeverywhereinIreland.TheyareveryimportanttotheIrisheconomy.IrishHistory9000yearsagoIrelandwascoveredinice.AndtheIceAgeended.Stoneagepeoplearrive

4、dfromEuropeabout8000BC.Agriculture(farming)beganabout4000BC.TheCeltsTheCelticraceofpeoplearrivedfromEuropetoIrelandbetween800-100BC.IrelandbecameaCelticcountry.ItwasfromthistribalpeoplethatthemodernIrishlanguagecamefromandIrishidentityisfoundedupon.ChristianityChristianitybegan

5、toarriveinIrelandfromabout431ADonwards.TheCeltsadoptedthenewreligion.St.PatrickiscreditedwithbringingthereligiontoIrelandandSt.PatricksdayiscelebratedonMarch17theveryyear.Christianmonasteries.IrelandbegantoattractmanyChristianmonksfromEuropeasaplaceoflearningandalifeofreligion.

6、Itsremotelocationappealedtomanymonkstobuildmanymonasteries.TheruinsofoneoftheoldestandremotestmonasteriesisScelligMhicael,nowatouristattraction.TheruinsofMonasteriesarefoundthroughoutIrelandandarenowverypopulartouristattractions.Vikingraiders.VikingsfromtheScandinaviancountries

7、(Norway,Sweden,Denmark)beganraidingtownsandmonasteriesontheIrishcoastsinthe9thCentury.TheVikingsespeciallyraidedChristianmonasterieswhereprecioustreasuresandgoodscouldbestolen.ThemonksbuilttallroundtowerstohideinwhentheVikingsattacked.LatertheVikingsbegantosettleinIrelandandbui

8、ldporttownssuchasDublin.TheNormansNormanscameinthe12th