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Ireland is a country where people have lived since around 6000 BC, but its origin isn´t known. Around 700 BC the Celts came to the island and they brought their avanced culture with them. The Celts were very fierce and defeated the native people easily. Around 400 AD, Celts decided they needed slaves to work their land; they sent ships across to Britain, captured people from there and brought them back to Ireland. This happened to Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. The Vikings invaded Ireland in the 9th century. They built settlements and these later became important cities like Dublin, Cork and Limerick. They soon became part of the people of Ireland. In 1169, the English invaded Ireland and also integrated into the Irish people. In 1607 James I (the king), sent English farmers to Ireland to take the land from Catholic farmers. In Ireland you can visit a lot of places, for example Newgrange, which is an ancient temple in County Meath, and is the most visited arche
