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My Ireland Blog

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Hello, I'm Cormac from Ireland.

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I love lighthouses, and the Fastnet lighthouse is my favourite.

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It's on a rock in the Atlantic Ocean, and it's 48 metres tall.

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In winter, there are big storms here.

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In the past, there were three lighthouse keepers.

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One lighthouse keeper was always awake, watching the ocean.

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Now the light is automatic.

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My favourite sport at school is athletics, but my dad's favourite sport was hurling.

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Hurling is a team sport from Ireland.

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There are 15 players in a team.

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Every player wears a helmet and has a stick

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Players hit a small ball with the stick

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Hurling is an old sport

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It's about 1,000 years old

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When I was little, my favourite stories were about leprechauns

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A leprechaun is a funny character

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He's a small man with a beard

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He wears a green jacket and hat.

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Leprechauns make shoes and have a pot of gold.

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When you meet a leprechaun, he can give you three wishes.

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In Dublin, there's a leprechaun museum, where furniture is so big you think you are a small leprechaun.

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In some places in Ireland, you can see round towers.

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They are about 1,000 years old.

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There are small windows at the top of the towers.

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In the past, there were bells in the towers.

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What were the towers for?

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Nobody knows. It's a mystery.

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Hi, Cormac.

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We have a round tower in Copenhagen.

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It was the first astronomical observatory in Europe.