Ireland is 32, 598 square miles

Ireland lies in the Atlantic Ocean with the Irish Sea separating it from Great Britain

The Republic of Ireland consists of 85 % of the Island and 3.5 million of its people, while Northern Ireland is still part of the United Kingdom and has 1.5 million people living there.

Dublin is the capital of the Republic of Ireland

10,000 years ago Ireland was under ice.

"Soup of the Day": you will be getting lentil and potato soup with brown bread almost everywhere you go

There are no paper towels in all of Ireland. Hand-Dryers are used everywhere in efforts to minimize pollution.

It is completely acceptable and is the norm to go into a pub at noon and have a pint.

Guinness.