- It has two parts Ireland and Northern Ireland
- Their capital cities are Dublin (Ireland) and Belfast (Northern Ireland)
- Population: 6.4 million, of which 4.6 million live in Ireland and 1.8 million live in Northern Ireland.
- Ireland has many world-famous sites, including The Giant's Causeway and the Titanic shipyard,the cliffs of Moher and Trinity College library in Dublin.
- Dublin is the home of Rivedance, a popular dance show which tells the story of ireland and its people,
- Irish folk songs tell stories about people's everyday lives
- At Blarney Castle near Cork, there is an old stone in the tower. According to the legend, it has magic powers.
- Today people believe that kissing the Blarney Stone will give them the gift of speech.
