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Ireland is a country full of everything!
Ireland is a country full of everything!
- it is full of amazing history
- has many fascinating legends
- founded many sports
- great tourist attractions
- and much much more
FASCINATING FACTS
- Ireland is an island nation on the westernmost edge of Europe. It is the continent's second largest island. The Republic of Ireland has 80 percent of this land, while a large chunk of land in the north is part of the United Kingdom.
- Ireland is known for its wide range of lush, green fields. In fact, its nickname is the Emerald Isle. But there are also large areas of rugged, rocky landscape. About 15,000 years ago, Ireland was completely covered by thick glaciers. The movement of these giant sheets of ice stripped the soil, leaving huge tracts of flat, limestone pavement.
- The midlands and west coast of Ireland are dotted with damp peat bogs, the soggy remains of dried-up ancient lakes left by the glaciers. Ireland's highlands rise mainly in the south west, often ending at sheer cliffs that plunge thousands of feet into the Atlantic Ocean.
- Archaeologists think the first people to live in Ireland arrived around 6000 B.C. By 3500 B.C., settlers were using stone tools to clear farmlands. Around 700 B.C., a diverse and technologically advanced culture from central Europe called the Celts began to settle the island. They would thrive there for nearly 2,000 years.