IRELAND

1. Ireland is divided into two parts: Ireland and Northern Ireland.
2. Irish folk songs tell short stories about people's  everyday lives.
3. A limerick is a poem which tells a silly story or joke in 5 lines.
4. The first known limericks date back to the 18th century.
5. "Molly Malone" tells the story of a girl who sold fish on the streets of Dublin.
6. At Blarney Castle, near Cork, there is an old stone in the tower.
7. According to a legend, the stone has magic powers.
8. Thousands of people kis the stone each year.