1 What is the highest mountain peak in Ireland?__________ What is the main river in Ireland?_______. The river is _____ miles long and empties into this body of water. _________Find the answers at this site: . http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0107648.html

2. What is the capital of Ireland?_______ Near which body of water is the nearby bay closest?_______ What is the name of the peninsula which is the furthest west?_______. Find the answers at this site: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/europe/ireland/activity.shtml

3.What is Ireland’s nickname________?How did it get this name_________? Find the answers at this site: http://www.travelforkids.com/Funtodo/Ireland/ireland.htm

4.What is Ireland’s national emblem? _____Ireland is the only country in the world to use a ____ as its national emblem. Find the answer at this site: http://www.apples4theteacher.com/elibrary/ireland-the-country.html

5. People have lived in Ireland for ______ years. The most famous ancient burial ground is called______ and was built about ______ What happens on the winter solstice at this burial site?___________________ Find the answers at this site: http://www.apples4theteacher.com/elibrary/ireland-the-country.html Click arrows to find the information

6. This sport of Ireland is similar to hockey and is called_______ It is considered to be _____ oldest field game. Unlike hockey, what can you do with the ball?________ What rule applies?_______________ Find the answers at this site: http://homepage.eircom.net/~whitechurchns/cashel_sport.htm# nationalsports

7. This popular Irish rock band’s lead singer is Paul Hewson better known as__________. The group is called _______.Find the answers at this site: http://homepage.eircom.net/~whitechurchns/causeway_popstars.htm

8. In the town of Tralee you can see a mural made in honor of_______, a ________ who sailed to _______in the ______century. If you visit the Blarney Castle, most people try and do this.__________ Why is it a bit frightening to do?______________Find the answers at this site:_ http://www.gailhennessey.com/index.shtml?ireland.html

9. What special gift is said to be given the person that kissing the Blarney Stone?_____________

The stone is believed to have come from________. Called the Stone of Scone , what was it used to do?__________________Find the answer at this website: http://www.iol.ie/~discover/blarney.htm

10. Found in Northern Ireland, this natural wonder is called the___________. Similar columns of stone are found at the other end of the waters by ________. Legend says this is the work of a giant named _________.Find the answers at this site: http://www.gailhennessey.com/index.shtml?worldtravel.html There are about ___________columns mostly hexagonal in shape.The tallest column is_________ft. tall and the solid lava in the cliffs is_______ft. thick in spots. FInd the answers at this site: http://www.geographia.com/northern-ireland/ukiant01.htm

11. The Irish language is often called _______ or ________and is a Celtic language. Write the Irish saying about the importance of having a language.____________________________ Find the answers at this site: http://www.gaeltalk.net/the_language.html

12.Used as fuel for thousands of years, what is peat?_________________ Find the answer at this site: http://www.ipcc.ie/bogsform.html What is the importance of peat?________ Find the answer at this site: http:// www.ipcc.ie/bogsimportant.html

Things to do:

1. Listen to some Irish music at this site: http://www.liveireland.com/live.shtml Try the first two samples- actually irish radio station

2. Click to listen to the language being spoken. (click the loudspeaker on the upper right corner ) http:// www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/~oduibhin/sf/

3. Listen to some famous Irish music such as Irish Lullaby, When Irish Eyes are Smiling , etc. http://www.pocketsongs.com/MainPages/details.asp?CatalogNum=9190&title=Sing+Irish+Favorites

4. Check out short Irish Folk Stories you can download at:

http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/st-patricks-day/short-stories/

5. Three page story on Gulliver’s Travels by Irish writer Jonathan Swift http://www.india4u.com/kidsworld/gullivers.asp 3

6 , There are some photographs and information about the Blarney Castle at this site. http://www.blarneycastle.ie/homepage.asp?lang=en

7 . A school in Ireland has lots of information about their country http://homepage.eircom.net/~whitechurchns/menupage.htm#1>

8 .This site has information on the history of the shamrock, lepr e chauns and the Blarney's Stone. http://www.theholidayspot.com/patrick/shamrock.htm

9. Check this site out to learn about the history of St. Patrick's Day and lots more. http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/patrick/history.html