Publisher's Synopsis
History and Culture of Ireland, is educational intensive and knowledge, it serves your travel as well, on tourism, this book covers the history of this country starting from the origin to the present, Government, Politics, Culture, Environment, and much more, (Ireland History and Culture Book, serves you these information). Introduction: Ireland, Irish Eire, country of Western Europe occupying five-sixths of the westernmost major island of the British Isles. The magnificent scenery of Ireland's Atlantic coastline faces a 2,000-mile- (3,200-km-) wide expanse of ocean, and its geographic isolation has helped it to develop a rich heritage of culture and tradition that was linked initially to the Gaelic language. Washed by abundant rain, the country's pervasive grasslands create a green-hued landscape that is responsible for the popular sobriquet Emerald Isle. Ireland is also renowned for its wealth of folklore, from tales of tiny leprechauns with hidden pots of gold to that of the patron saint"