Introduction
Ireland Webquest
"May there always be work for your hands to do, may your purse always carry a shilling or two, may the sun a l ways play on your windowpane, may a rainbow chase after each spot of rain, may the hand of a friend always be near you!" - Irish Saying
Task
Use the links provided at the end of each section to complete the answers.
1. What is the highest mountain peak in Ireland?__________
What is the main river in Ireland?_______.
The river is _____ miles long and empties into this body of water. _________
Find the answers at this site: https://www.factmonster.com/world/countries/ireland
2. What is the capital of Ireland?_______
Near which body of water is the nearby bay closest?_______
What is the name of the peninsula which is the furthest west?_______
Find the answers at this site: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/europe/ireland/ activity.shtml
3.What is Ireland’s nickname________?
How did it get this name_________?
Find the answers at this site: http://www.travelforkids.com/Funtodo/Ireland/ireland.html
4. What is Ireland’s national emblem? __________
Ireland is the only country in the world to use a _________ as its national emblem.
What creature can be found swimming in the Shannon River? ____________
Near which ocean can they be found?_________
Find the answer at this site: http://www.atozkidsstuff.com/ireland.html
5. A famous passage-tomb is found in Ireland, north of the city of Dublin. It is called_________ and was built about _____________.
Archeologists say that this structure is older than what famous landmark found in Egypt?_________
How did some visitors damage the burial ground?_____________
What wasn’t used in the structures construction?________
Why are their crater holes on the top of the burial site?___________
Each Winter Solstice(the shortest day of the year), people apply to enter the tomb to witness the sunrise which comes into the passage from a roof box. There is a long waiting list(years) as only about 50 people are selected in a lottery to witness the event.
Find the answers at this site: http://www.newgrangeireland.com