Ireland itself is a country, is a Western European parliamentary **** and system of countries, in 1922 from the British colonial rule under the independence of the present has more than 5,000 years of history, this country facing the Atlantic Ocean, is the North America to Europe's channel, Ireland's natural environment to maintain a relatively good, there is the "Emerald Isle country Ireland's natural environment is relatively well maintained, the "Emerald Isle" of the name. The grass is all over the place, so there is a "green island" and "emerald" name.
Irish language
Irish language belongs to the Celtic language family, and the same language family of Scottish Gaelic, Welsh closely related to the present day there are still a lot of common ground. Early Irish history appeared in the form of literature, mainly "poetry" and "history", but also heroes and legendary epics. In the 5th century AD, Christianity was introduced to Ireland. At the beginning of the Middle Ages, Ireland did not endure the war to destroy the Roman Empire, has been an isolated center of Christian learning. 6-11 centuries, when the European continent is still in the dark Middle Ages, the Irish clergy in all parts of Europe to establish a center of religious learning, so Ireland is known as "the island of scholars, scientists," the island. "
Reference: Baidu Wikipedia-Ireland