Ireland

Ireland is an island in the northern Atlantic Ocean located off of the western coast of Great Britain.

The Republic of Ireland covers five-sixths of the island. Its Muggle capital city is Dublin.

Northern Ireland is one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom. It is located at the north east tip of the island. Its Muggle capital city is Belfast.

Canon information compiled from the Ireland , More exhaustive information about Ireland can be found at the HP wiki and the HP Lexicon.

Government

The wizarding community in Ireland is governed by Aireacht na Draíochta (translates to Ministry of Magic in Irish).

Education

In the early Middle Ages, Maeve, a witch queen, taught several young witches and wizards in the magical arts.

Irish wixes have the option to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in Scotland. Children with magical abilities are enrolled at birth, and acceptance is confirmed by owl post at age eleven. They also have the option to attend other wizarding schools abroad, like Durmstrang Institute.

Games and Sports

Quidditch

One of the ancient broom games played before the climax of the evolution of Quidditch, Aingingein flourished in Ireland. The game became the subject of many Irish ballads in which Fingal the Fearless took a significant role (being alleged champion of the game).

Modern game of Quidditch was well established in 14th century in Ireland which is proven by Zacharias Mumps's account - he describes the game between the Irish from Cork and Englishmen from Lancashire, in which Irish team demonstrates tricks with Quaffle at that time unknown in England and beats the English soundly.

In 1994 the Irish National Quidditch team won the 422nd Quidditch World Cup, defeating the Bulgarian National Quidditch team in the final match.

Scotland is home to the following Quidditch teams:

• British and Irish Quidditch League Teams
  • The Ballycastle Bats, the second most successful team in the League, having won the title twenty-seven times.
  • The Kenmare Kestrels
• The Irish National Quidditch team
• The Irish under-17 Quidditch team

Ireland has the following Quidditch pitches:

• Ballycastle Quidditch Stadium
• Kenmare Quidditch Stadium

Magical Creatures

Native to Ireland

• Thestral
• Augurey
• Jarvey
• Grindylow
• Porlock
• Kelpie
• Banshee
• Imp
• Aethonan
• Leprechaun
• Merrow
• Moke

Native to Northern Europe

• Unicorn
• Hippogriff
• Goblin
• Doxy
• Knarl
• Troll
• Graphorn
• Gnome
• Red Cap
• Jobberknoll
• Dugbog
• Glumbumble
• Nogtail
• Mackled Malaclaw
• Hag

Native to the North Sea and Atlantic Ocean

• Lobalug
• Sea Serpent
• Shrake

External links

• Ireland
• Ireland