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This is a list of dishes found in Irish cuisine. Irish cuisine is a style of cooking originating from Ireland or developed by Irish people. ... Representative Irish dishes include Irish stew, bacon and cabbage, boxty, coddle, and colcannon.

Ceili Dance: is a traditional Irish gathering for fun, fellowship, and laughs. Traditional celili dances were enjoyed at house parties and corner road gatherings in the rural countrysides. Decades later, they are still danced in Ireland.

picture of people performing a ceili dance below.

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Head west from Antrim to Banagher Old C, in County Londonderry where lie the remains of St Murrough O’Heaney, famed for trapping Lig na Paiste, the last serpent in Ireland. Locals who grew Lig Na Paiste’s old hunting ground of Country Derry-LondonDerry say that the unusual currents found along county’s north coast are results of the evil serpent’s continued presence below the surface

Before Disney, there was Aluna, stepmother of all wicked stepmothers – probably! At the picture-perfect village of Allihies on Cork’s Beara Peninsula, you’ll find a series of large white boulders where it’s said the Children of Lir  are buried. The Children of Lir? These are the four offspring of Lir (Aodh, Fionnuala, Conn and Fiachra) turned into swans and banished by their evil stepmother, Aluna (or Eve) for 900 years. Returned to their human form by a local monk, they die, and, it's said, are buried at this beauty spot.

Roman Catholic is the main religion in Ireland.

A typical Irish traditional wedding is a beautiful ceremony to see or take part in. From the stunning attire of both the bride and groom, traditionally the later would be dressed in a kilt made from the tartan of his clan. The bride would as is done to-day be dressed in a white dress to symbolize her purity.

March 17th marks the day of St Patrick, celebrated by millions of people around the world. In Ireland, St Patrick’s Day was always held as an important religious day to celebrate the teachings of Christianity by St Patrick.

picture of St. Patrick below

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Blarney Castle and Cliffs of Moher are big attractions in Ireland.

Education is compulsory for children in Ireland from the ages of six to 16 or until students have completed three years of second-level education. The Irish education system is made up of primary, second, third-level and further education.

pictured below are the Cliffs of Moher.

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Some Common jobs

1. IT Services/Computer

2. Software and Hardware

3. Accounting and Auditing

Medical/Health.

Ireland has a huge tech presence with both successful Irish and international firms.

standard work week 39 hours.

minimum wage $8.65

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free state since 1921

official independence 1949

26 counties

President of state,currently, Micheal D. Higgins

Head of Government: Currently Enda Kenny

national emblem: a harp

flag:  The Tricolor; green, white and orange.

Micheal D. Higgins pictured below.