Discover a European country

IRELAND

Ireland is a country ( and an island ) located west of Great-Britain, there are 4 446 000 inhabitants. Its surface is 69 797 square kilometers.
In this country the weather is mild with maximum 25°C in the summer and in the winter it is fresh and rainy, as in the proverb “ In Ireland, the weather is beautiful several times in the same day . “





Ireland is a country of Europe, so euro is the currency used.
The president's name is Mary McAleese.

For breakfast, Irish people eat  scrambled eggs, sausages, a cup of tea, or a cup of coffee.
They drink whiskey and beer, ... and they eat porridge, soda farl.
St Patrick's day, the national and religious feast takes place on 17th March.



Answer the questions: 

a) Who is the President in Ireland ?
b) When is the national day ?



Written by Léa