IRELAND

-THE IRISH TRICOLOUR

BASIC FACTS

• Capital: Dublin
• Population: 4.833 million (2014)
• Government: Unitary State, Constitutional Republic, Parliamentary System
• National anthem: Amhrán na bhFiann
• Currency: Euro

CULTURE

CULTURE

• Funerals are seldom solemn.
• March 17: St. Patrick's Day
• "Spring cleaning" for Easter Sunday
• 3-day Halloween celebration
• Leprechauns!!!

MORE FACTS

• Free primary and post-primary education
• Free health services for residents
• Tax: Pay as you earn
• 1999: fastest growing economy in EU
• Use of dialect: indicator of social class

ETHNICITY

LIFE EXPECTANCY

RELIGION

STATISTICS

FUN FACTS

• Average height: Men - 5'8" Women - 5'5"
• Lowest annual number of UFO sighting reports in Europe
• Raymond O'Brien - shortest person in Irish history; 1'11"
• Aine Gowan - heaviest person in Irish history; 300 kg
• One pub per 100 people 🍻🍻🍻

FAMOUS PEOPLE

• Niall Horan
• Bono
• Hozier
• Danny O'Donoghue
• Sheamus