Ireland by Gunilla Leuterio

Welcome to Ireland, the land of the Celts. In Ireland, you would experience the classical river dancing and hear folktales of leprechauns with pots of gold. This land is absolutely covered with shades of green due to occasional rain. Christianity is its the major religion, it blossoms from the teachings of St. Patrick.

Currency

Ireland's currency is the euro. 1,000 U.S. dollars = 732.2 euros.

Cities

Dublin is a mjor city in Ireland. It has played an important part of Irish history since the Middle Ages. It is becoming one of the fast-growing countries of a European capital city. It has also been the center of major events.

Dublin Castle

It is a 13th century castle built during the ages when the Irish monarchy rule. There are many castles like this scattered throughout Ireland as medival fortesses against invaders. This castle is of the one of the numerous fragments in Irish history. It has been served a fortress for the centuries by the Vikings, Normandy, Anglo-Normans, and other people.

Dublin Writers Festival

The Irish loves to tell stories to children. Whenever they tell stories, they create an atmosphere as if you are insie the story themselves. They love literature and a form of poetry writing like limericks came from Ireland. In this festival, it is a 4-day festival featuring 30 of the world's most celebrate writers.

Festivals

St. Patrick’s Day

St. Patrick's Day in Dublin.

St. Patrick's Day is a national Irish holiday for the Republic of Ireland. It is an annual feast day which celebrates the Irish saint patron, St. Patrick. The main tradition is to wear green

Music

When you are arriving to Ireland, you could hear music where ever you go. Most of the time, music is free of charge and performers walk down the streets or stay in one place in a happy tune. Types of music are the hornpipes, polkas, barn dances, and waltzes. The Irish tunes falls into two catergories: the jig and the reel. The jig have a 6/8 rhythm while the reel is much older , and its measure is 4/4 which is very fast. The harp is a national symbol in Ireland. The Irish culture today is into rock and pop music.

Food

Potatoes

The staple food in Ireland is potatoes. The Irish depends on the potatoes because it is easy to grow for peasant farmers. One major event in Irish history is the Great Famine which is the period of time where the potatoes were infected by a disease commonly known as the late blight. This tragic event caused the Irish population to decrease by 20-25 %. The Irish immigrated to the U.S. to escape the famine.

Mutton Broth

Black forest gateau

Traditional Irish Breakfast

Whenever you order eggs in the morning, when you are asked, “Would you like a gentlemen or a lady?” Don’t be alarmed. A gentlemen means two eggs and a lady means one egg. Several Irish people in the past eat 2 eggs for breakfast.

Irish people always start their day off with a huge breakfast. Most of the people back then were farmers, so they must have a lot of energy to start the day. Since Ireland is more modernized and farming is becoming less common, the Irish starts to lessen their meal intake.

Car rental

The cheapest is the economy car with its daily rate as $16.28.

The most expensive is the full size van with its daily rate as $95.01.

Airport

Our next stop is Stockholm, Sweden.

The costs ranges from $1,152-$ 2,505.

The airlines that go there are SAS, British Midland, Air France, Lufthansa, andKLM Royal Dutch Airlines.