Fantastic stuff about England, Scotland and Ireland

I plan to visit England, Ireland and Scotland, and in all three countries they speak English, but with different accents. In Ireland Irish is spoken but they speak English too. The capital of England is of course London, the capital of Scotland is Edinburgh, and the capital of Ireland is Dublin.

             

KING KONG attacks London!

HOORAY! Our courageous knights have saved the kingdom
of Edinburgh!

I LOVE Dublin!

The region is also called the United Kingdom and includes: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. I also want to visit Southern Ireland. My family on my moms side came from England and Ireland.

The populations are:

• England: 63 million people

• Scotland: 5.3 million people

• Ireland: 4.8 million people

LANGUAGE: English
MONEY: Pound sterling
MAJOR RIVER: Thames

The United Kingdom (I like to call it U.K.) is a bunch of islands in the North of Europe. The U.K. is England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. The north and west has mountains and deep valleys created during the Ice Age.

Look out! Here comes the ICE AGE!

London is full of famous authors such as Charles Dickens, Roald Dahl and J.K. Rowling who created the Harry Potter book. The books were made into six and two halves of movies.

Welcome to Hogwarts School of Wizardry and Witchcraft.

In the south of England you will find rolling hills. In England and Scotland there are many lakes, called locks-maybe you heard of the Loch Ness monster. These lakes are long and very deep and Nessie lives in Scotland.

Beware the LOCH NESS MONSTER!

Black and white photo of Nessie

There were lots of invaders like Celts, Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, and Normans. Much later people came from the Caribbean islands, Africa, and Asia to work. Popular stuff is sports like: soccer, rugby, cricket, boxing, and golf invented here. I prefer the famous writers: William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, and J.K. Rowling who wrote Harry Potter. Roald Dahl who is my favorite also lived and wrote books here.There was a king called Henry the 8th who cut off his wifes heads. Kings used to rule with advice from the church and rich men. There used to be lots of colonies of England but they could not pay for them anymore. The government has a monarch-the queen but she does not really have power. She is very rich and lives in a beautiful palace. Lady Diana was a famous princess there. The U.K. has a strong economy and the goverment is called parliament to rule.

Map of the U.K.

Flag of England

   

ENGLAND

England has the most people in the United Kingdom. The other countries tare Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Map of England

Other big cities are Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle and Leeds.England has some small islands like the Isle of Wight and Hayling Island. The Channel Tunnel connects England and France.Famous English scientists include Charles Darwin and Issac Newton.The longest river in England is the River Thames and the largest lake is Windermere.An English scientist Tim Berners-Lee is the one who made the Worldwide Web.The queen lives in Buckingham Palace and I want to go there.

Flag of Scotland

SCOTLAND

Scotland is located in the North and is part of the U.K.

Map of Scotland

I want to go here to see things like bagpipes and kilts. Scotland shares a border with England and has over 700 islands. The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh but the biggest city is Glasgow. Scotland has over 300 railway stations.Scottish drivers drive their cars on the left-hand side of the road.I really want to go to Lock Ness.The thistle is a national symbol of Scotland.

Flag of Ireland

IRELAND
Is an island off the East coast of England and Scotland.

MONEY: Euro
LANGUAGES: Irish and English
MAJOR RIVER: Shannon

Viking invaders began to attack Ireland. They made villages that became soon became big cities like Dublin. The Vikings and Celts fought for a long time and divided the country.

Vikings invade Ireland

One of my favorite movies is called The Secret of Kells. It is about the beautiful books the monks made called illumnated manuscripts. These are very fancy books with covers that glitter like gold.

When I go to Dublin I want to visit the Old Library to see the famous Book of Kells.

I want to hear Irish music at the Temple Bar. I would also like to go to the National Museum and see Dublin's Viking Adventure because I like Vikings. Then I will tour Dublin Castle to catch a play or concert.

The interior for the fancy castle of Dublin, just like Buckingham
Palace.

In Tralee I want to see the Blennerville Windmill because I love windmills. In MineCraft I built my own windmill from the ground up.

Here is the Blennerville Windmill

Here is one of the windmills from MineCraft. Look out! There
are spooky Jack-o-lanterns surrounding it.

I will go to Killarney National Park hiking to look for leprechauns or maybe a pot of gold.

Lucky Leprechaun

I want to see dancers and musicians making Celtic music.

In the 1800s, British laws were not fair to Catholics and they wanted to break away. Around 1950 most of Ireland became a free country. My family has Irish blood and so does my aid Kyle. It is a nation of storytellers. Many famous writers come from Ireland and they are also good at music and sports.The government is an elected parliament that makes the laws and a president like us in the U.S. Farming is big and they used to be poor and had to eat potatoes when there was no food. Now they have many companies and are getting rich.

Map of Ireland

A writer I really like is Jonathan Swift  who wrote a favorite story Gulliver's Travels.The famous Guinness beer is from Ireland. Shamrock, a kind of clover is the national symbol of Ireland along with the harp.

Shamrock and Harp Patch for my backpack.