Transcript Diapositive 1

Contents
°Some information about Ireland.
°The history of Dublin
°Dublin now
°The European class in Dublin
Some informations about Ireland
•The name 'Ireland' derives
from the name Eriu (in
modern Irish, Éire) with the
addition of the Germanic
word 'land‘. .
•Politically it is divided into
the Republic of Ireland, a
sovereign state occupying
five-sixths of the island,
and Northern Ireland, a
part of the United Kingdom,
occupying the northeastern
sixth of the island.
•In the Republic of Ireland, Roman Catholicism is the
most important religion
•The population of the island is slightly under six million
(2006), with 4,239,848 in the Republic of Ireland and
about 1.7 million in Northern Ireland.
•Ireland became part of the European Union in 1973 so
the currency is the Euro.
The history of Dublin
Founded as a centre of Viking settlement, the city
has been Ireland's capital since mediaeval times. The
settlement 'Dubh Linn' dates perhaps as far back as
the first century BC and later a monastery was built
there.
After the Norman invasion of Ireland, Dublin
became Ireland's capital.
The Easter Rising of
1916 left the capital in
an unstable situation
and the Anglo-Irish
War and Irish Civil War
left it in ruins.
In recent years the infrastructure of Dublin has
changed immensely, with enormous private and state
development of housing, transport, and business.
A new building in Dublin
The new railway station
From 1922, Dublin served as the capital of the Irish
free state (1922–1937) and now of the Republic of
Ireland.
In 2003, in a BBC report, it was said that Dublin was
the best capital city in Europe to live in and Ireland the
most content country in Europe.
Dublin is the third most visited capital city in Europe
(after Paris and London) with over four million visitors a
year
The european class in Dublin
Trinity college
which was built in
1592. There we
can find the Book
of Kells (written in
800 so it’s one of
the oldest books
in the world)
The passage next to Croke
Park, where there was a
football match :
Ireland against Scotland
Results : Ireland won 1-0
The park where the
European class had
lunch…
…and relaxed
Now, you can see the most popular commercial
center in Dublin, the Stephen’s green center where
we hoped that we could find something to eat…
Dublin airport…
…with the main Irish
compagny, Aer
Lingus. We took their
planes to fly back to
France
THE END
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attention and we hope that
you’ll want to discover this
beautiful city.