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Base Camp in ireland, ireland camp for kids.
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All Cities in Ireland. Base Camp in Ireland :
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Ireland Description Ireland
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Celtic tribes arrived on the island between 600-150 B.C. Invasions by Norsemen that began in the late 8th century were finally ended when King Brian BORU defeated the Danes in 1014. English invasions began in the 12th century and set off more than seven centuries of Anglo-Irish struggle marked by fierce rebellions and harsh repressions. A failed 1916 Easter Monday Rebellion touched off several years of guerrilla warfare that in 1921 resulted in independence from the UK for 26 southern counties; six northern (Ulster) counties remained part of the UK. In 1949, Ireland withdrew from the British Commonwealth; it joined the European Community in 1973. Irish governments have sought the peaceful unification of Ireland and have cooperated with Britain against terrorist groups. A peace settlement for Northern Ireland is gradually being implemented despite some difficulties. In 2006, the Irish and British governments developed and began to implement the St. Andrews Agreement, building on the Good Friday Agreement approved in 1998.
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Location
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Western Europe, occupying five-sixths of the island of Ireland in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain
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Area - comparative
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slightly larger than West Virginia
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Natural resources Ireland Ireland
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natural gas, peat, copper, lead, zinc, silver, barite, gypsum, limestone, dolomite
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Population Ireland
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4,250,163 (July 2010 est.)
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Ireland Religions Ireland
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Roman Catholic 87.4%, Church of Ireland 2.9%, other Christian 1.9%, other 2.1%, unspecified 1.5%, none 4.2% (2006 census)
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Languages
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English (official) is the language generally used, Irish (Gaelic or Gaeilge) (official) spoken mainly in areas along the western coast
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Ireland Education Ireland expenditures
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4.7% of GDP (2005)
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Government Ireland type
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29 counties and 5 cities*; Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Cork, Cork*, Donegal, Dublin*, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal, Galway, Galway*, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim, Limerick, Limerick*, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, North Tipperary, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo, South Dublin, South Tipperary, Waterford, Waterford*, Westmeath, Wexford, Wicklow
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Independence
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Saint Patrick's Day, 17 March
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Ireland Economy - overview
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Investment Ireland
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Industries Ireland
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26.06 billion kWh (2007 est.)
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Airports Ireland
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gas 1,550 km (2009)
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