The Country of Shamrock - Ireland

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Shamrock, a kind of three-leafed old white clover, is the symbol of Ireland. The Government of Ireland even registered it as a trademark. The legend about shamrock is that if you can find a clover which only has three leafs, you will be very lucky. Therefore, if you want to be lucky, come to visit Ireland.

Specialty to buy in Ireland

There are two kinds of wines you have to try in Ireland. The one is Irish whiskey with a 700 years history and the other is Baileys which is make of cream and alcohol together.

One thing you may notice is that the spelling of Irish whiskey is slightly different from the one used in the UK or US. It is Whiskey instead of Whisky which does not have the 'e . The local people said that this 'e shows that whiskey produced in Ireland in much better than that in the UK or US.

On the other hand, the Bailey Irish Cream is something more Irish which ranks 13 among all the famous wines throughout the world.

Apart from wines, Waterford Crystal, Claddagh Ring, Tara Brooch, Uilleann pipes are souvenirs you can buy for your families or friends.

Transportation

The public transportation system in Ireland is safe, efficient and economic. Buses, coaches and trains are the most popular transportation means, which operate by state-owned corporations. The train can reach the whole country except for northwest areas. The highway is not that developed in the country. The national fight business is comparatively more developed with high efficiency and reasonable prices. However, it is a shame that there is no transportation on water.

• Flight

Inside the country, it is not recommended to travel around by flight as the size of the country is so small. There are four international airports in Ireland which are Dublin Airport, Shannon Airport, Cork Airport and Belfast Airport. Six regional airports are Kerry Airport, Ireland West Airport Knock, Galway Airport, Sligo Regional Airport, Waterford Regional Airport and Donegal Regional Airport.

In these airports, a lot of flights to London are available, which only take you around one hour. To other European cities, it is going to take you at most two hours.

• Railway

The railway transportation is operated by Irishrail which extends to all of the main cities. It is convenient for tourists as there are two big railway stations in the capital city of Dublin, which are Heuston Station and Connolly Station. Due to the limit of economy development limit, the railway system in Ireland can not compete with the ones in other European countries. Besides, there is even not a timetable for the railways.

However, for the old and young, there are a lot of favorable policies provided for them. For example, for the students, if you have a student travel card, you only need to pay for 15 Euros a year. There is no high-speed railway in the country the most luxury one is Enterprise running between Dublin and Belfast. The normal line is named Intercity with all the carriages in red.

• Car

When you want to hire a car, here are our recommendations for you: Hertz, Sixt, Budget, Avis, Europcar, Thrifty, Dan Dooley, Enterprise, 353 and County.

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