Ireland (Irish: Éire) is the third-largest island in Europe. It lies in the Atlantic Ocean and is composed of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland; part of the United Kingdom.

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magazine article: "St. Patrick’s Day is a very well known Irish national holiday, which is celebrated not only in Ireland but all around the world on the 17th of March." Read article

word game: Do this jigsaw puzzle and find out about different things associated with Ireland. Play game

poem:. This poem graphically illustrates how it felt to be an Irishman fighting for the Allies. Read poem

cartoon: "Do you want to buy some of my magic snake oil? It's guaranteed to get rid of all snakes!" "But there are no snakes ..." See cartoon

trivia: Word play: Tattarrattat is the longest palindrome in the Oxford English Dictionary, which calls it a nonce word. The dictionary shows a single use in 1922 by James Joyce in Ulysses: "I knew his tattarrattat at the door."See more Irish trivia

poll: What does Ireland make your think of? See results

links: Searc's Web Guide to Irish Resources on the Internet See more links

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