Ireland is a sovereign state in Europe occupying about five-sixths of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, located in the eastern part of the island, whose metropolitan area is home to around a quarter of
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Ireland is a sovereign state in Europe occupying about five-sixths
of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city
is Dublin, located in the eastern part of the island, whose metropolitan area is home to around a quarter of the country's 4.6 million inhabitants.
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Climate
The Atlantic Ocean and the warming influence of the Gulf Stream affect
weather patterns in Ireland. Temperatures differ regionally, with central
and eastern areas tending to be more extreme. However, due to a temperate oceanic climate, temperatures are seldom lower than −5 °C (23 °F) in winter or higher than 26 °C (79 °F) in summer.
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Moxer rock
One of the most unusual coasts in
Europe - actually huge vertical wall 200 meters high
stretched on 8 km in length..
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Saint Patrick's cathedral
It is the biggest cathedral
of Ireland. Near a cathedral there is a bed
on which place there was a well earlier. From there Saint Patrick took water for a baptism.
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Castle Blarni's The most popular medieval fortress in Ireland
as grants any desires. Blarni's called the magic stone
is walled in one of ancient walls by "an eloquence stone": if to kiss him, it is possible to seize oratory in a moment.
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Castle Kilkenny Kilkenny – very old, many times
reconstructed, and from that even more interesting lock of
Ireland. It constructed at the end of the XII century on the river of Holes. The last five centuries it belonged to an influential Irish clan Batlerov
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Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral One of the main architectural
sights of Cork, constructed in honor of the founder
and the Saint patron of the city - Finbarra.
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Aran Islands Inishmor, Inishman and Inisha is the natural
"fort" protecting Galway Bay from uninvited guests. On three
islands there are ancient stone fortresses, and locals swim by ancient boats and wear traditional Irish clothes
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Bunratty Castle Bunratti from all ancient castles of the
island remained best of all.
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Blackrock Castle Observatory Modern planetarium in the 400-year lock
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Lynch's Castle This construction belonged to the most known
golueysky clan which head condemned on the death penalty
of own son and the hands executed a sentence.
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Trim Castle This lock badly remained. But in the
XX century to myself all the same I won
glory. Here in 1995 removed "Brave heart" with Mel Gibson. According to the scenario Trim played a role of the cities of York and London.