Famous People and Beautiful Places in Ireland

First will be the famous people. So, everyone remembers Dumbledore from the first two Harry Potter movies, right? Well, he's from Ireland.

Next is Pierce Brosnan, who played, Bond. James Bond.

Now is one of my personal favorite Irish singers, Enya.

Next from Ireland is Niall Horan, from One Direction.

Everybody know the "Chronicles of Narnia" right? well C.S. Lewis is from Ireland.

Last of the famous people but most definitely not least, only because we all in some point in time we have ALL had some of his creation.

Milton Hershey!! The creator of Hershey chocolate. Now here is the Beautiful Places. First we have Kerry, which is located within the province of Munster, Ireland.

Next is Kilkenny, which is an Irish Castlr and a very popular tourist site.

Now there is Galway. Its very beautiful and its a medieval town on the west coast of Ireland.

Lastly, there is Bru na Boinne, which is located on the banks of Boyne, Ireland.

There are all the Famous people we may know and some beautiful places.

Ireland's Minimum Wage

Minimum Wage Levels were revised in Ireland from July 1st 2011 . The rates of pay were increased by the current Fine Gael – Labor government. As promised before the election they reversed the previous cut made by Fianna Fail. These are the minimum rates of pay in Ireland for 2012 Experienced adult worker €8.65 per hour= 11.43 US Dollars Over 19 and in 2nd year of first employment €7.79= 10.30 US Dollars Over 18 and in first year of first employment €6.92= 9.15 US Dollars Aged under 18 €6.06 per hour= 8.01 US Dollars Trainees: Employee aged over 18, in structured training during working hours 1st one third of course €6.49 an hour= 8.58 US Dollars 2nd third of course €6.92= 9.15 US Dollars 3rd part of course €7.79= 10.30 US Dollars These minimum wage rates are in effect since July 2011 and are valid during 2012

Ireland's Most Expensive House.

In Ireland, there are beautiful houses and some cheap places but Ireland's most expensive house is The Walford house. The Walford house is located in Dublin, Ireland and it now costs 58 million Euros. Its such a beautiful house and it has

Ireland Population

So, the population of Ireland as of 2012 is 6,407,743 people and the largest city is Dublin, Ireland, with 1,030,431 people.

Most of Ireland was covered with ice until the end of the last ice age over 9,000 years ago. Sea levels were lower and Ireland, like Great Britain, was part of continental Europe. Mesolithic stone age inhabitants arrived some time after 8,000 BC and agriculture followed with the Neolithic Age around 4,500 to 4,000 BC.

Irish Foods and Drinks

Traditional food in Ireland can range up to different varieties like from potato dishes to pork dishes to bread and to seafood. Those dishes are the normal dishes that Irish people eat everyday. Ireland's common foods are: butter, milk, buttermilk, cheese, barley, oats, wheat, trout, salmon (frequently smoked), beef, chicken, geese, lamb, mutton, pork, offal, mackerel, cod, shellfish (particularly mussels, oysters and lobster), cabbage, curly kale, potatoes, tomatoes, carrots, onions, apple, pear, plum, blackberry, strawberry, raspberry, and rhubarb. In Ireland, their people usually go to pubs and drink a variety of these alcoholic drinks: Whiskey, Porter, Irish red ale, Lager, Irish coffee, Irish cream, Irish mist, Mead, Poitín which is a very strong (often homemade) spirit made from potatoes or barley., and Cider. These are the non-alcoholic drinks in Ireland: Brown lemonade, Red lemonade, Cavan Cola, McDaid's Football Special, Irish breakfast tea.

Nollaig Shona Duit

Merry Christmas, from Ireland! Ireland, like most countries, has a number of Christmas traditions that are all of its own. Many of these customs have their root in the time when the Gaelic culture and religion of the country were being suppressed and it is perhaps because of that they have survived into modern times. THE LADEN TABLE: After evening meal on Christmas eve the kitchen table was again set and on it were placed a loaf of bread filled with caraway seeds and raisins, a pitcher of milk and a large lit candle. The door to the house was left unlatched so that Mary and Joseph, or any wandering traveler, could avail of the welcome. THE WREN BOY PROCESSION: During Penal Times there was once a plot in a village against the local soldiers. They were surrounded and were about to be ambushed when a group of wrens pecked on their drums and awakened the soldiers. The plot failed and the wren became known as 'The Devil's bird'. On St. Stephens day a procession takes place where a pole with a holly bush is carried from house to house and families dress up in old clothes and with blackened faces. In olden times an actual wren would be killed and placed on top of the pole. This custom has to a large degree disappeared but the tradition of visiting from house to house on St. Stephens Day has survived and is very much part of Christmas. DECORATIONS: The placing of a ring of Holly on doors originated in Ireland as Holly was one of the main plants that flourished at Christmas time and which gave the poor ample means with which to decorate their dwellings. All decorations are traditionally taken down on Little Christmas (January 6th.) and it is considered to be bad luck to take them down beforehand. TRADITIONAL GAELIC SALUTATION The Gaelic greeting for 'Merry Christmas' is: 'Nollaig Shona Duit' ......which is pronounced as 'null-ig hun-a dit'.