The capital of Ireland is Belfast. Northern Ireland is a part of U.K. But Ireland and the Irish differ a lot from England and the English.
In the fifth century Ireland adopt Christianity. But even today, the Irish are staunch Catholics. In spite of this, the Irish preserved Celtic culture, whichis very popular in the world even today.
Irish fairy tales, music and dances are widely known. Fantasy genre is based on Irish myths. J. Rouel Tolkien and Staples Lewis wrote their works being inspired by Ireland.
The tomb ofSt. Patrick is located in the County Down. He was a patron of Ireland. Nowadays many countries celebrate St. Patrick's Day- the traditional Irish holiday. People wear green hats, drink a lot of beer or ale, dance or just have fun.
Irishtraditional clothes are orange kilt, jacket, shirt and beret. It is assumed that typical Irishman is cheerful, rustic, sluggish and likes to give himself a damp. The Irish are fond of "Guinness" - an Irish whiskey. The Irish are very polite! For example, instead of the usual "Hello", they say "How are you?"
