SECOND PROJECT IRELAND

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THE GEOGRAPHY OF IRELAND :

Republic of Ireland it’s a state of Western Europe, which occupies five-sixths of the island of Ireland in the North Atlantic, west of the island of Great Britain. It borders the United Kingdom to the north, the Irish Sea to the east and the North Atlantic to the west. The ocean is responsible for the cropped western coastline, along with the many islands, peninsulas and bays. The capital of Ireland is Dublin, the official languages ​​Gaelic (Irish) and English, the currency the euro, since January 1, 1999, was previously the Irish pound, the form of government a representative republic and is in the UTC time zone. Ireland belonged to the United Kingdom until December 6, 1922, the day it achieved independence. It is thus transformed into a parliamentary republic. The head of state is the president, who is elected in elections.

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IRISH WRITERS :

Some importants writers from Ireland are :

- Jonathan Swift: he born un Dublín ; one of his famous writes are Gulliver’s travels 

- Bram Stoker: he born un Clontarf, Ireland . He wrotes Dracula 

-        - James Joyce : he born un Rathgar; he wrotes flor example Ulises
     - Oscar Wilde : he born un Dublín ; he wrotes “The Canterbille’s ghost”