{"id":669915,"date":"2022-05-09T11:59:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T08:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/?p=669915"},"modified":"2023-03-31T21:31:10","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T18:31:10","slug":"interesting-facts-about-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/interesting-facts-about-ireland\/","title":{"rendered":"Interesting facts about Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"

We offer you to get acquainted with interest<\/a>ing facts related to the history<\/a> of Ireland and its modern life. After all, many do not even know why the shamrock became a national symbol, where Halloween actually originated, where the creator of Dracula studied, and when the fairies come out of the mound. If you want to know the answers to these questions, then read our article to the end.<\/p>\n

Eire Country<\/h2>\n

“Eire” is the name of the country in Irish, which is the official language on a par with English, which means “state”. According to legend, in the 5th century, Saint Patrick used a clover leaf when he explained the Christian concept of the Holy Trinity to the ancient Celts. Since then, St. Patrick has been conside<\/a>red the patron saint of Ireland, and the shamrock has become its national symbol.<\/p>\n

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Irish Halloween<\/h2>\n

The origins of the Halloween holiday are in Ireland, where in pagan times, on the evening of October 31, a series of festivities called Samhain began. Samhain marked the end of the year in the Celtic calendar and was associated with the completion of harvesting and other agricultural work. Also on this day, they paid tribute to the veneration of the dead. The lighting of fires was an indispensable attribute of the holiday, as well as jack-o'-lanterns made from turnips or other root crops. They were supposed to drive away evil spirits released for one night into the world<\/a> of the living.<\/p>\n

Interesting<\/a> articles:<\/p>\n

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This is where the Titanic was born.<\/h2>\n

The most unfortunate and most famous ship of the 20th century was built in Belfast. Today, on the site of the old shipyard, a wonderful Titanic Belfast Museum has been created, in which, on an area<\/a> of \u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bmore than 12 thousa<\/a>nd square meters, there are expositions telling about the history<\/a> of the design<\/a>, construction and short life of the ship.<\/p>\n

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Where did the creator of Dracula study?<\/h3>\n

The oldest educational institution in Ireland, founded at the end of the 16th century, is located in the very center<\/a> of Dublin and is called Trinity College. It is the place where such famous personalities as Jonathan Swift, Oscar Wilde, Samuel Beckett and Bram Stoker spent their university days. The Trinity College Library houses the pearl and shrine of the Irish people – the Book of Kells, written at the end of the 6th century. It is a richly decorated handwritten Gospel, created, according to one version, by monks from the monastery of St. Columba on the Scottish island<\/a> of Iona.<\/p>\n

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It's not beer that kills people<\/h3>\n

The Irish, whose per capita consumption accounts for about 130 liters of beer per year. The historical tradition of brewing in Ireland is underlined by the fact that the oldest pub in Europe called Shona's Bar was founded around 900 in the city<\/a> of Athlone. And, of course, we must not forget about Arthur Guinness, who at the end of the 18th century developed the recipe for one of the most popular beer brands in the world – Guinness beer.<\/p>\n

In Dublin, the Guinness Storehouse beer museum is visited by hundreds of thousa<\/a>nds of tour<\/a>ists every year. By the way, in the same city<\/a> there are 666 licensed pubs, and according to the laws of the state, people start drinking there from the age of 18. Also one of the modern Irish traditions<\/a> is the drinking of beer at the celebration of St. Patrick's Day, which takes place annually on March<\/a> 17th.<\/p>\n

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Fairy Mound<\/h2>\n

40 km from Dublin in the Boyne Valley is one of the largest and oldest monuments of megalithic art in Europe<\/a>, Newgrange, whose creation dates back about 5,000 years ago. It is a large round mound with a stone passage and a chamber inside. The embankment is surrounded by 97 large vertically standing stones, decorated with ornaments. It is difficult to say<\/a> what this structure was – a burial mound or a temple, but its scale and historical flavor are amazing.<\/p>\n

According to Celtic legends<\/a>, on the Samhain holiday on the night of November 1, fairies come out of the mound. Skillful ancient builders erected the mound in such a way that on the day of the winter solstice, the rays of the sun enter the inner chamber for a short time.<\/p>\n

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haunted castle<\/a><\/h2>\n

Leap Castle<\/a> is one of the most famous castles in Ireland, located near the town of Roscrea. It was founded at the end of the 15th century by the O'Carroll clan. The cruel temper of the owners of the castle has led to the fact that for many years the castle was called the most terrible place in the area. What is the Bloody Chapel worth, in which, in the internecine struggle, a brother killed his brother. And until now, according to local residents, ghosts can be found in the castle itself and in its environs.<\/p>\n

The current owner of the castle is singer and songwriter Sea<\/a>n Ryan. Probably, he is not afraid of representatives of the other world and, by the way, lets tour<\/a>ists on an excursion<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We also recommend an interest<\/a>ing article – Giant's Trail in Ireland<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Why the shamrock is a national symbol, how the Titanic is associated with Ireland, where the author of Dracula studied, how much beer an Irishman drinks per year and other interesting facts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":469737,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[2769,2069,2749],"tags":[1222],"class_list":["post-669915","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-irland-en","category-europa-en","category-interessante-fakten-en","tag-affiai-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669915","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=669915"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669915\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/469737"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=669915"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=669915"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tourism.com.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=669915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}