Eire, also known as (Republic of) Ireland

'Eire' means Ireland in irish gaelic and it is the country that I would like to visit, study or live in,. It doesn't matter, I would be happy just by staying there. Its capital is Dublin, located in the east coast and also is the most populated city. Another important cities are Cork, Limerick and Dundalk. I have seen in photos of beautiful meadows, as large and green as the pampas located in the south of Chile, but with enormous and very old castles. Very beautiful.

Ireland isn't a traditional country of Europe, in fact, his history is about opression and submission by the United Kingdom, about five hundred years. It was one of the few colonies that actually had their own constitution and wasn't  part of the Commonwealth of Nations.


Meadow sunset, Co Mayo, Ireland. Stock Photo
Sunset in a irish meadow

Changing the subject, I know little about  irish football (soccer). For example, the ex Manchester United captain, Roy Keane, who is remembered for being a violent player, irascible but courageous, he was able to command respect on the field. Another notable player was Damien Duff who was one of the most valuable players of Chelsea between 2004-2006. Also I know that Shamrock Rovers is the most popular football team of the FAI Eircom League, the first division.

Roy Keane against Chelsea players, 1998.
He is one of my favourite football players.

Ireland is characterized by a celebration expanded to all the world: St. Patrick's Day. This day (17th March) conmemorates the death of the patron saint  of Ireland, St. Patrick. According to legend, St. Patrick used the shamrock (three leaf clover) to explain the Holy Trinity to irish pagans. This festivity is larger than their independence conmemoration. The people become crazy and I loved it.

The joy of the irish people.


Finally, a little while ago, the irish women demonstrated their necessity to legalize abortion. Fortunately, the 66% of irish people agreed with this suggestion. Ireland and their people are progresist and feminist.  

Womens in Dublin's streets, in favor of abortion. 

EXPLANATION: Ireland is an island with two countries: Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. All that I described was about the Republic of Ireland.






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  1. Andreas Mauna11 de octubre de 2018, 22:00

    For me, Dolores O'Riordan work in Cranberries and some U2 songs are real teleporters to that country. Remind me to lend you 'Les enfants of Dublin' by Jean Claude Alain, i think you'll enjoy it very much.

    Long live Eire!

    PS: Also, i recommend you to watch 'American Gods', Mad Sweeney embodies all of the irish mythos of leprechauns and their luck in it.

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