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The reason I used this image as the visual for this section is because it includes the three topics in this part of my information. First, these are traditional gaelic people meaning they talk differently from others. The use of certain language in Ireland can easily give away someone's class.  The dialect that is used is the main hint as to what class someone belongs to. The next reason I chose this image is because of the way these people are dressed. As in most countries, designer clothing is viewed as an item people on the higher end of the class spectrum.  Though they used to be somewhat brutal, the dress codes in Ireland have begun to relax over the current generation. The last reason I chose this image is because of gender equality. Though it is against the law to not treat men and women in the workplace equally, things such as equal pay, access to certain achievements, and gender links are still an issue in the country. Additionally, feminism is a growing movement in Ireland, however, not everyone agrees with it.

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There are multiple reasons that I wanted this photo to represent this section of my notes. To begin, it shows a lot of different people with a balanced scale which represents equality in Ireland. Ireland is egalitarian which means that everyone is equal and deserves equal rights. This includes race, gender, etc. The second reason I selected this photo is because with different people, there are different classes. There are three levels of social class in Ireland.  The first one is working class, second is middle class, and third is gentry. The last reason I selected this image is that the colors make it seem fun and informal. Ireland uses reciprocity and informality. Reciprocity is similar to trading.  It means that you trade for the benefit of both people. This method of receiving items is pretty common in Ireland. Informality means that some things in Ireland are less formal than other places. For example, people will often use a first name to greet others, including those who have a higher power.   This is different from America because we call teachers, doctors, the president, etc. by their last name.

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The reason I chose this image because it shows all the different bills and coins in the currency that is used in Ireland. By that, you can probably guess what this section will be about. For starters, Ireland is part of the European
union.
Because of
this, they
use Euros
as their
currency.
Like any
country,
Ireland has
experienced
economic
growth.
Ireland's high
technology
sector was
the cause
of economic
growth in the 1990’s . This also reduced the unemployment rate in the country to record low rates. During the economic boom, the countries growth was more than double the other members of the EU. If the country had growth, it also had decline. In 2008, Ireland went into a deep economic recession that lasted several years.  This was a financial collapse because the growth in banking and construction had formed a bubble with no capital to back it.

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This photo was selected for multiple reasons. For starters, the main point of this section is how money is divided and what is sponsored by the country. The money on top of the flag represents the country’s money that must be divided amongst the necessary things. To begin, Ireland has a mixed economy, however, they favor private innovative (a form of economy that promotes innovation) when it comes to things like industry. The state may provide essential services to developmental projects. For example, the railroads and roads are operated by state-sponsored bodies.  A few other examples are televisions and radios as well as electricity. State companies are active in multiple areas. One of the Fields they are present in is air transport and another one is health insurance.

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This photo represents voting and local government in Ireland. I choose it because it shows a voting ballot proving that the country has a democracy. Before we learn about voting, let’s look at local governments. There are five boroughs in Ireland (regions/sections) as well as  29 county councils, various urban district councils, and boards of town commissioners. The leaders of these are elected by the people at regular intervals and the local governments do not interfere with education and the police. But how do these leaders get elected? Citizens 18 or older are eligible to vote and the members of parliament are selected at least once every five years. Of the people elected to be part of the Senadad, 11 are selected by the prime minister, 6 are elected by Irish universities and 43 are selected for varying reasons involving economics and culture. They are also selected based on the popularity of specific political parties. The main political parties are Fianna Fáil,
Fine Gael, Labour party, and Sinn Féin.  Sinn Féin, however,
is mostly associated with Northern Ireland and its politics.
Fianna Fáil is the republican party and was founded by a
man named Eamon de Valera. Fine Gael is the party of
irish nationalists who supported Ireland becoming a
free state a while back.

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This is an image of Leinster house which is the Irish parliament building. In this section of information, we’ll learn about the constitution as well as leaders of the country. The constitution was openly declared in 1937 and can be changed or amended by a general vote (referendum). The president (uachtarán) is elected by the public for a term of seven years. They can serve up to two terms similarly to the US. The president makes decisions with the help of the government and an advisory council of state. The president publicises and signs bills  that have been passed by parliament (oireachtas). When they are advised to by the prime minister, they can summon the Oireachtas and break them down to discuss issues. The president can also refuse to dissolve parliament when the prime minister fails to get a majority in the House of Representatives (Dáil Éireann). The president can also, under certain circumstances, submit a bill that is passed by parliament and voted for by the people or looked at (constitutionally) by the supreme court. That section mentioned the two houses of parliament. The first house is Dáil which has chief legislative power and consists of 158 members. The second house is the Seanad Éireann (senate) and they can delay or suggest changes to bills passed by the dáli. However, they can’t prevent them from becoming a law. The prime minister leads the cabinet.
The prime minister,
deputy prime minister
(tánaiste) and the
minister of finance are
required to be part of
the dáli. Other government
ministers must be members of either house but only 2 can be senators.

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This photo shows a map of Ireland on very old looking paper. I selected this photograph because my next section of research focused on historical achievements. Ernst Walton was a historical Irish man and the first topic on our list of achievements. Walton was born October 6th, 1904 and was the first person to ever split an atom. The next historical achievement we’ll learn about was done by a man named Tom Crean. Born into this world in 1877, Crean was part of one of the first attempts to reach Antarctica. The last achievement on this list is the biggest and most well known Irish achievement.
The Irish fought the british for freedom starting in 1916 with
an event called Easter Rising. This ended in 1922 after
the British had been in Ireland for hundreds of years.

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The reason I picked this photo is because this section of achievements is focused on three irish inventors. The first of the three is  John Philip Holland. Holland was born February 29th 1840 in Liscannor, Ireland and died august 12th 1914. He is the inventor of the first submarine to be used by the US navy. The second man is named Richard Lovell Edgeworth. He invented many things including a turnip cutter, a land-measurer, and a four wheeled open carriage. Born May 31, 1744 in Bath, England, Edgeworth was also an educator and said that children should be given toys because it will help them be productive in the future. He passed away in Edgesworth, Ireland. The final man on this list of Irish inventors is Sir William Rowan Hamilton. Born august 3-4 in 1805 in Dublin, Ireland, he was a mathematician and helped with the invention of optics, dynamics, and algebra. One thing he did specifically before passing September 2, 1865 in Dublin was the algebra of quaternions.

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I chose this image for the customs and traditions section of my research. The reason being that it shows one of the major cultural celebrations in the country, St. Patrick’s day. The patron of Ireland is honored worldwide on March 17th. According to legend, St. Patrick heard a call from Ireland about too many snakes so he went on a mountain with a staff (to show he was a priest). On the mountain, he said a prayer that brought all the snakes to the mountain and he drove them all into the sea. This is why there are no snakes in Ireland. After St. Patrick drove the snakes out of Ireland, he taught christianity to the people who began to thank him for what he had done. Some did not understand the holy trinity (Father, son, holy ghost) so he used a three-leafed clover to explain the Holy Trinity to the people. St. Patrick’s day is also one of the major holidays in the country. Others are New years (January 1), Good Friday, Easter Sunday, easter monday, bank holidays (When banks and schools are closed {first monday in june and august}) and Christmas (December 25).

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This is an image of a catholic church in Ireland. The reason I selected this photo is because around 95% of the Irish population is roman catholic. Before Ireland's independence, Britain tried to eliminate Catholicism from the country. It clearly didn’t work out for them.

Of the remaining 5%, most are protestant. The largest protestant church in the country is the Church of Ireland. Aside from being a large church, the Church of Ireland along with many other religious organizations, supports and helps run most of the schools within the country.

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There are many cool landforms in Ireland. The image above captures all the hills, mountains, bodies of water, and plains. For starters, there are many rugged hills that line the coast of Ireland. There are also low mountains around the island. These mountains and hills surround many small lakes and bogs. There are also rivers in Ireland and the longest one is the Shannon river. The Shannon river is 224 miles long!  Another landform that is surrounded by low mountains and many hills are plains. These plains are mainly towards the center of the country.

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Ireland is part of an island that is made up of of both Ireland and Northern Ireland. However, Ireland is much larger than Northern Ireland as it takes up ⅚ of the Island. That’s roughly the size of Sierra Leone which is a country in western Africa. The area of the country is 27, 133 square miles. This image shows the island as a whole which is off the northwest coast of Europe. On the coast of Ireland, there are lots of hills and no part of the country is more than 70 miles from the coast of the Atlantic ocean. Due to the fact that Ireland is surrounded by the ocean, snow melts very quickly. The Atlantic current melts snow so there isn’t very much of it throughout the year. Because of this, winters are very wet and mild with the coldest temperatures reaching 30-40 °F. In the summer, the high is around 64-68°F with July and August being the warmest months. Ireland is also very green because of all the fog and dampness.