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1、Ireland.APresentationonthehistory,culture,traditionsandpeopleofIreland.ByMr.RobertKelly.IrelandIrelandisanislandatthewesternedgeofeurope.Irelandhastwoseparatejuristictions.RepublicofIrelandCapital:DublinPopulation:4.3millionCurrency:EuroNorthernIrelandCapital:Belfast
2、Population:1.7millionCurrency:PoundEnglishandIrishisspokeninbothROIandNI.GeographyandClimateAringofcoastalmountainssurroundslowcentralplains.Theislandhasamildoceanicclimate.Nottoohot,nottoocold.Rainandwindisyearround.ItreceivesthefullforceofstormsfromtheAtlanticOcean
3、,especiallyinwinter.WildlifeWildlifeanimalsofIrelandaretypicallywoodlandanimals.Reddeer,redfox,mountainhare,badgerFarmedanimalsCowsandespeciallysheeparefoundeverywhereinIreland.TheyareveryimportanttotheIrisheconomy.IrishHistory9000yearsagoIrelandwascoveredinice.Andth
4、eIceAgeended.StoneagepeoplearrivedfromEuropeabout8000BC.Agriculture(farming)beganabout4000BC.TheCeltsTheCelticraceofpeoplearrivedfromEuropetoIrelandbetween800-100BC.IrelandbecameaCelticcountry.ItwasfromthistribalpeoplethatthemodernIrishlanguagecamefromandIrishidentit
5、yisfoundedupon.ChristianityChristianitybegantoarriveinIrelandfromabout431ADonwards.TheCeltsadoptedthenewreligion.St.PatrickiscreditedwithbringingthereligiontoIrelandandSt.PatricksdayiscelebratedonMarch17theveryyear.Christianmonasteries.IrelandbegantoattractmanyChrist
6、ianmonksfromEuropeasaplaceoflearningandalifeofreligion.Itsremotelocationappealedtomanymonkstobuildmanymonasteries.TheruinsofoneoftheoldestandremotestmonasteriesisScelligMhicael,nowatouristattraction.TheruinsofMonasteriesarefoundthroughoutIrelandandarenowverypopularto
7、uristattractions.Vikingraiders.VikingsfromtheScandinaviancountries(Norway,Sweden,Denmark)beganraidingtownsandmonasteriesontheIrishcoastsinthe9thCentury.TheVikingsespeciallyraidedChristianmonasterieswhereprecioustreasuresandgoodscouldbestolen.Themonksbuilttallroundtow
8、erstohideinwhentheVikingsattacked.LatertheVikingsbegantosettleinIrelandandbuildporttownssuchasDublin.TheNormansNormanscameinthe12th