I love Ireland

☘️ In 2015, Ireland expanded its constitution with a much-discussed amendment that newly allows same-sex marriages. It thus became the first country to legalize gay marriage by referendum.
☘️ The famous figure "Saint Patrick" was not Irish. He was not born in Ireland but in Britain and his parents were Romans.
☘️ The total area of the Irish island is 84,421 km2, of which 70,282 km2 is occupied by Ireland and 14,139 km2 by Northern Ireland. Ireland is thus the 3rd largest island in Europe (and 12th in the world).
☘️ The Irish Claddagh ring means love, friendship and especially loyalty. If a woman is engaged or married, she wears the ring with the crown up, if she is single, with the crown down.
☘️ People believe that the well-known green shamrock as a symbol of St. Patrika means faith, hope and love. St. But Patrick used it in his sermons as an illustration of the holy trinity - father, son and holy spirit.
☘️ The popular shamrock is not the main symbol of Ireland. His main symbol is the harp. An interesting fact is that Ireland is the only country whose national emblem is a musical instrument.
☘️ Another symbol of Ireland is whiskey and Guinness beer, but also the Celtic cross, shamrock and Irish wolfhound.
☘️ In Ireland, whiskey is preferred, while in Scotland whiskey is preferred.
☘️ 34 million Americans claim Irish ancestry. Only 4.7 million Irish people live in Ireland alone.

☘️ Clubs in Ireland often have a dress code. Leave the sweatpants at home.
☘️ The most famous cruise ship Titanic was built in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
☘️ The last port from which the cruise ship Titanic set sail was in the Irish city of Cobh, which at the time was called Queenstown.
☘️ Snakes never lived in Ireland because they are cold-blooded and could not survive in the frozen ground during the Ice Age. They are also not found in, for example, Iceland.
☘️ The remains of the patron saint of lovers St. Valentine's Day are located in the Church of Ireland on Aungier Street in the capital city of Dublin.
☘️ The Irish population has still not recovered from the famine that took place in 1845-1852. Before the famine there were 8 million people living in Ireland, today there are only 4.7 million.
☘️ Only 9% of Irish people are actually born with typical red hair.
☘️ Thanks to its isolation (island) from the European continent, Ireland lacks several common animal species that are commonly found elsewhere in Europe, such as moles, weasels, polecats,..
☘️ In Irish dances, all the main attention and work is focused mostly on the legs. The arms are lowered by the body and the upper half is actually like a plank.
☘️ The Irish surname prefix "Mac" means "son of someone", while "O" means "grandson of someone". An example of our friends O'Brian or Mc'Kinley.
☘️ Only about 10% of the population speaks the Irish language outside of school. Irish is a compulsory subject at school.

Ireland (Irish Éire, English Ireland) is a small country in northwestern Europe, occupying roughly five-sixths of the surface of the island of the same name. Ireland is bordered to the north by part of the United Kingdom - Northern Ireland. The shores of the island are washed in the west by the Atlantic Ocean, in the east by the Irish Sea, in the southeast by the St. George's Strait and in the south by the Celtic Sea. Ireland is a unitary parliamentary republic headed by a president. The capital is Dublin (Irish: Baile Átha Cliath).

Quoting Bill:

Good day.
I have to say that your project is great, just an idea, voting for people, cities, animals and others who are the best of this or that country is great! We're excited about it and I'll be coming back to vote for my favorites in the contest! You are great. Cool!

Thank you very much, we are very pleased.