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The Republic of Ireland
Society and Culture
Contents
Geography1
History2
Government3
People4
Economy5
Language6
Education7
Religion8
Geographical Features
Low central plains surrounded by a ring of coastal mountains.
The longest river:
the Shannon (379km)
The largest lough:
Corrib (168km2)
The highest peak:
Kerry (1,041m)
The Shannon
Flows southward from the Shannon Pot to the Atlantic Ocean;
An important waterway;
Division of the west of Ireland and the east and south;
Corrib
Kerry
Bounded on the west by the Atlantic Ocean and on the north by the River Shannon
Climate
Maritime temperate climate
What are the characteristics of Maritime climate?
• narrow annual range of temperatures
• do not have the extremely dry summers of Mediterranean climates
• narrow annual range of temperatures
• do not have the extremely dry summers of Mediterranean climates
Major cities
Dublin
Belfast
Cork
Galway
Limerick
Waterford
Dublin
Capital city
The largest city
Commercial and industrial centre
Principal port
Belfast
The second most populous city
Historically and currently, a center of industry, arts, higher education and business
Cork
The second largest city
“the Rebel County”
The third most populous city
Limerick
The third largest city in the Republic of Ireland
The main economic region outside of Dublin and Cork
Galway
fourth largest city Ireland's Cultural
Heart the Galway Arts
Festival Vibrant lifestyle and
numerous festivals, celebrations and events
Waterford
Ireland’s oldest citythe Irish Republic's
fifth largest city.
Founded in 914AD by the Vikings
History
7000BC Early History
Early 20th C
Process towards Independence
1949 Republic of Ireland
1990 Ireland since 1990
Early History
Scan the text and find out what happened in the following years:
7000 BC In the 6th century BC Around the 5th century BC In the 4th century BC AD 432 In the 9th century 1800
Process towards Independence
Please work out a memorabilia for
Sinn Féin.
Memorabilia
Founded in the beginning of the 20th century.
Became the country’s dominant political party in 1910.
Supported the Easter Rebellion in 1916.
Won 73 of 105 seats allotted to Ireland in the British Parliament in 1918.
Set up an Irish parliament in 1919.
Signed Anglo-Irish Treaty in 1921.
Founded in 1932 by Eamon de Valera.
In 1937, a new
constitution was
approved, under
which, the Free
States was renamed
“Éire”.
Republic of Ireland
18, Apr. 1949, Éire declared itself a
republic.
1958-1963, Economic Expansion.
1, Jan. 1973, join the EEC.
1985, Anglo-Irish Agreement.
Ireland since 1990
The first female
President of Ireland
(1990-1997).
1993, Downing Street Declaration
ceasefire
1998, Good Friday Agreement
separate referenda in both the Republic
of Ireland and Northern Ireland
Government
Government Government Government Government
The Legislature
The Executive
The Judiciary
Political Parties
Basic law: constitution
People
Emigration
traditional
large scale
Continental Europe
Great
Britain
North
America
New
Zealand Australia
A place of emigration
Economy
What is the economy feature of Ireland?
Languages
Official languages:
Gaelic (Irish)
English
Education
• Free public school system
• Well-known universities
• the University of Dublin
• National University of Ireland
Religion
Roman Catholic
Protestant
No ReligiousBeliefs