Worth knowing
Ireland
Ireland's harp is modelled on a medieval one kept at Trinity College Dublin. Guinness had trademarked the same harp in 1876, so the state's version faces the other way.
Where its story happens
Trinity College Dublin, at 53.34°N, 6.26°W. It's the place the game marks on the globe once the country is found. See it on a map.
Five things to know about Ireland
In Geodar these are the five clues to this country, and it counts as one of the easy countries. The game asks the hardest clue first. Here the easiest comes first.
- Where it is. It's Ireland, the island west of Great Britain, on the Atlantic edge of Europe. See Ireland on a map.
- Guinness, shamrocks and St Patrick's Day all come from here.
- Legend says a saint drove all the snakes out of this island. In truth, it never had any.
- Under its constitution, English is only its second official language.
- Its national emblem is a musical instrument, which appears on its coins and passports.