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=IRELAND= __**Country Facts**__ **Capital: Dublin Languages Spoken: English, Gaelic. Population: 3,626,687 Money: Euro Size:27,135 sq mi Location: Europe National Anthem: "The Soldiers Song" Social Facts: Main sport is soccer, rugby, golf and horse riding. Manufacturing: Alcaholic Beverages, chemicals, clothing and metal products. President: Mary McAleese Mills: Make rope and twine. Manufacturing clothes and pajamas.

Festivals- include music playing and tug-of-war.

Bibliography** Questions: Our country is very similar to Ireland. They have a president just like us. They also speak some English. The manufacture alcoholic beverages just like our country also they manufacture clothes and metal products. They play many sports just like us. Their main sports are soccer, rugby, golf, and horse riding. Our country is also very different then theirs. Although they have a president it is a girl, we have not yet had a girl president. Also they speak Gaelic. And their national anthem is called " The Soldiers Song" I still thiink life would be similar in ireland as it is in the US.
 * Mecins, Richard. __Rebublic of Ireland__. Chicago: Great Neck Publishing, 1990.
 * O'Leary, Brendan . __World Book__. Chicago: World Book Inc, 2003.
 * __Northern Ireland__ . Minneapolis: Lerner Publications, 1991.