Ireland questions

The Giant's Causeway is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic fissure eruption. Most of the columns are hexagonal, although there are also some with four, five, seven or eight sides. It is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Northern Ireland.

Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic and Irish origin. The game has prehistoric origins, and has been played for 4,000 years. The objective of the game is for players to use a wooden stick called a hurl to hit a small ball called a sliotar between the opponents' goalposts either over the crossbar for one point, or under the crossbar into a net guarded by a goalkeeper for one goal, which is equivalent to three points.

The River Shannon is the longest river in Ireland at 360.5 km (224 miles). The river represents a major physical barrier between east and west, with fewer than thirty-five crossing-points between Limerick city in the south and the village of Dowra in the north. The river is named after Sionna, a Celtic goddess.

St Patrick's Purgatory is an ancient pilgrimage site on Station Island in Lough Derg, County Donegal, Ireland. According to legend, the site dates from the fifth century, when Christ showed Saint Patrick a cave, sometimes referred to as a pit or a well, on Station Island that was an entrance to Purgatory.

The Good Friday Agreement (GFA) was a major political development in the Northern Ireland peace process of the 1990s. The agreement also created a number of institutions between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, and between the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom.

The Aran Islands are a group of three islands located at the mouth of Galway Bay, on the west coast of Ireland. The islands are an official Gaeltacht, with a vast majority of inhabitants primarily speaking Irish.

Éamon de Valera was a prominent statesman and political leader in 20th-century Ireland. His political career spanned over half a century. He served several terms as head of government and head of state. He also led the introduction of the Constitution of Ireland.

Munster is one of the provinces of Ireland situated in the south of Ireland. It covers a total area of 24,675 km2 and has a population of around 1 280 000 with the most populated city being Cork.

The Romans would later refer to Ireland by this name too in its Latinised form - Hibernia. Hibernia as a national personification representing Ireland appeared in numerous cartoon and drawings, especially in the nineteenth century.

The flag is composed of the red cross of St George of the Kingdom of England, the red saltire of St Patrick to represent Ireland, and the white saltire of St Andrew for Scotland.