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C. With more than a million people, Dublin is the capital and largest city in Ireland. The Dublin Zoo is a charitable foundation and has been closed more than five months this year because of COVID-19. Belfast, Derry and Lisburn are the three largest cities in Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom along with England and Scotland.
D. The Taoiseach is the prime minister and head of government in Ireland. He is appointed by the largely ceremonial president based on a vote by the Dail, the lower house of Ireland’s parliament. The Taoiseach, which means “chief” or “leader” in Irish, must retain the support of a majority in the Dail to remain in office.
A. Ireland has 1,445 infections and 42 deaths for every 100,000 of its people compared with 3,640 infections and 77 deaths for every 100,000 people in the U.S.
B. A potato blight infected crops throughout Europe and triggered the Great Famine in Ireland from 1845 to 1849. About a million Irish people died and a million more desperate people emigrated primarily to England, Scotland, North America and Australia.