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BACKGROUND
Information: A country.
Ireland is an island in the North Atlantic. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel.
Politically, Ireland is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially named Ireland), which covers five-sixths of the island, and Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom.
Northern Ireland resulted from the division of the United Kingdom by the Government of Ireland Act 1920, and until 1972 was a self-governing jurisdiction within the United Kingdom with its own parliament and prime minister. Northern Ireland, as part of the United Kingdom, was not neutral during WW II and Belfast suffered four bombing raids in 1941. the Good Friday Agreement (formally referred to as the Belfast Agreement) was later endorsed by referendums in both parts of Ireland. The Agreement restored self-government to Northern Ireland on the basis of power-sharing in a regional Executive drawn from the major parties in a new Northern Ireland Assembly, with entrenched protections for the two main communities.
National Dance: Irish Stepdance
Location: British Isles
Languages: Irish Gaelic, English
Religion: Predominantly Christian
REFERENCES
- Descriptive leaflet with photograph in Irish costume. Burchenal, Elizabeth. New York, G. Schirmer, Inc., n.d. (OCLC 9807600).
- Treoir, an Irish folklore magazine devoted to Irish song, dance, and tradition.
DOCUMENTS
- Beware of Gift Giving Customs in Foreign Lands, an article.
- Beware of Your Behavior in Foreign Lands, an article.
- Britain, a region.
- British Isles, a region
- Burchenal, Elizabeth, an article.
- Europe, a region.
- Folk Dance Traditions of Ireland, an article.
- Irish Set vs. Céilií Dancing, an article.
- Northern Ireland, a country.
- Origins of Irish Dance, an article.
- Riverdance, an article.
- Set Dances of Ireland, an article.
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