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23 Cards in this Set
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Dublin
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capital city of Ireland
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bogs
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low swampy lands
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Killarny
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region and town in southwest Ireland
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peat
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wet ground with decaying plants that can be used for fuel
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North Atlantic Current
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brings warm moist winds to Ireland
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plains and highlands
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Which two landforms make up most of Ireland's landscape?
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oceans
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Ireland is surrounded on three sides by...
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farming
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has always been, and still is the major economic activity in Ireland
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English and Irish Gaelic
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the two official languages of Ireland
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1922
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When did the Republic of Ireland become an independent nation?
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Central Lowland
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area of Ireland marked by rolling plains and low hills
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transportation
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Ireland's factories manufacture machinery and __________ equipment.
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potatoes
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historically the major crop of Ireland
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famine
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A blight caused potatoes to rot in the fields in the 1840's, and this caused a....
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Cork
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Ireland's second city and second largest port
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Celts
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Most people in the Republic of Ireland can trace their ancestry back to this European clan
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60
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Disagreement over Northern Ireland exploded into violence in the 19__'s
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Bloody Sunday
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This bloody incident in 1972 Londonderry when Irish Catholic protesters where killed by British troops has been called...
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50 - 56%
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Approximately what percentage of Irish live in cities and towns?
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Hurling
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Irish game that is similar to field hockey
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church
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Life in Ireland is often centered around the neighborhood and village...
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British
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For much of their history the Irish have been ruled by the....
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Dublin
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Nearly 1/3 of all Irish people live in what city?
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