All about Ireland

José Antonio Sabio Prados

ALL ABOUT IRELAND

Index

Irish history

Irish food

Monuments of Ireland

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Irish History

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At the end of the 8th century and during the 9th century Vikings, from where we now call Scandinavia, began to invade and then gradually settle into and mix with Irish society. The Vikings founded, Dublin, Ireland's capital city in 988.

TOP Nine Most Important Events in Irish History 1The Coming of Christianity 2St.Patrick. 3War of Independence & Civil War. ... 4Anglo-Norman Conquest. ... 5The Great Famine. ... 6The Plantation of Ulster. ... 7The Sack of Drogheda. ... 8The Battle of Aughrim. ... 9An Argument on Behalf of the Catholics of Ireland. ...

Irish Food

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Every family in Ireland has its own recipe for soda bread, hand-written on flour-crusted note paper and wedged in among the cookery books.

Soda Bread

Shellfish

Shellfish abound in Irish cuisine, from clams in Connemara to Molly Malone’s famed cockles and mussels, and Dublin Bay prawns, which have their own festival held in Howth every year in May.

Irish Food

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Potatoes are still a staple at most mealtimes, with traditional dishes remaining popular.

Colcannon and champ

To avoid the stew being watery (a childhood horror for many of us), some recipes recommend adding pearl barley, a spoonful of roux or sliced potatoes, while others reduce the liquid by leaving the stew to simmer.

Irish stew

Monuments of Ireland

2. St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin

1. Irish Castle

3. The Blarney Stone

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