ireland is famous for what?
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Traditional Irish music, U2, Sinéad O'Connor, The Cranberries, Van Morrison, Enya, Boyzone, Thin Lizzy, Rory Gallagher, Eurovision Song Contest and Riverdance. For a small island, with a population of roughly 5 million, Ireland has produced some astounding homegrown music talent.
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['Canada.', 'Germany. ... ', 'United Kingdom. ... ', 'Sweden. ... ', 'Australia. ... ', 'United States. ... ', 'Norway. ... ', "France. France made the top ten again this year and snagged one of the top five spots for U.S. News & World Report's rankings for cultural influence and heritage."]
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Japan is known worldwide for its traditional arts, including tea ceremonies, calligraphy and flower arranging. The country has a legacy of distinctive gardens, sculpture and poetry. Japan is home to more than a dozen UNESCO World Heritage sites and is the birthplace of sushi, one of its most famous.
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The red deer (Cervus elaphus) is Ireland's largest wild mammal and could be considered its national animal. A stag appeared on the old £1 coin.
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['1 THE GUINNESS STOREHOUSE. It takes a LOT to become iconic, but Guinness has done it. ... ', "2 ST PATRICK'S AND CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRALS. ... ", '3 THE BOOK OF KELLS AND TRINITY COLLEGE. ... ', '4 EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum. ... ', '5 DUBLIN CASTLE. ... ', '6 KILMAINHAM GAOL. ... ', "7 DUBLIN'S FREE MUSEUMS. ... ", '8 CITY PARKS.']
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Ireland – or the Republic of Ireland as it is officially named – is now a completely separate country and has no longer any formal bond to the UK. Northern Ireland, on the other hand, is still a part of the UK (the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), together with England, Scotland and Wales.
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[' Iceland.', ' Switzerland.', ' Norway.', ' Denmark.', ' Ireland.']
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Traditional Dutch icons. The Netherlands (or Holland) may be a small country, but it's packed with world famous icons. Discover our bulb fields, windmills, cheese markets, wooden shoes, canals of Amsterdam, masterpieces of Old Masters, Delft Blue earthenware, innovative water-management and millions of bicycles.
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) consists of a group of islands off the western coast of Europe. The largest, Great Britain, comprises three countries: England, Scotland and Wales. Ireland, to the west, consists of the UK's province of Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic.
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['The coming of the gospel to Ireland. ... ', 'The arrival of King Henry II in Ireland. ... ', 'The Plantation of Ulster. ... ', 'The Sack of Drogheda. ... ', 'The Battle of Aughrim. ... ', ' “ ... ', "Daniel O'Connell and Catholic Emancipation. ... ", 'The Great Hunger.']
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5. The Czech Republic is famous for its beer. Czechs consume the most beer per capita in the world. You can go join them for a Pilsner-style larger (their most famous brew) in any old alluring pub – called a hospoda – around town.
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Ireland has the highest per capita percentage of redheads in the world -- anywhere from 10 to 30 percent, according to Eupedia, a website that explores European genetics and ancestry.
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Association football (soccer) is the most played team sport in Ireland. Gaelic football, hurling, golf, aerobics, cycling, swimming and billiards/snooker are the other sporting activities with the highest levels of playing participation in the Republic of Ireland.
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Dublin is a warm and welcoming city, known for the friendliness of its people and famous for its craic (“crack”)—that mixture of repartee, humour, intelligence, and acerbic and deflating insight that has attracted writers, intellectuals, and visitors for centuries. It has faded grandeur and a comfortably worn sense.
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County Kerry is renowned the world over for its beautiful scenery, including Ireland's highest mountain Carrantuohill (1,040 metres 3,414 feet) the Lakes of Killarney, its beautiful sandy beaches, cliffs and rocky headlands.
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IE is the two-letter country abbreviation for Ireland.
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What is Washington Famous For? Washington is known for being the birthplace of Starbucks, for its football team and for being rugged and stunningly beautiful. The state offers many different kinds of terrains and lots of great tourist attractions as well.