By: Derry Koralek, Ray Collins. Play is the work of children  through play and interaction, children learn how to talk, listen, read, and write. Read about typical behaviors of emergent and beginning readers, and how each of these behaviors relate to reading and writing.
After years of civil war, Ireland became a republic in 1921. At this time, Britain negotiated with Ireland to keep the six counties in the north-east of Ireland. These six counties now make up what is known as Northern Ireland or Ulster. The southern part of the island is the Republic of Ireland, or Eire.
Each region is divided into counties: In Ulster (to the north) -- Cavan, Donegal, and Monaghan in the Republic; Antrim, Armagh, Derry, Down, Fermanagh, and Tyrone in Northern Ireland. In Munster (to the south) -- Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary, and Waterford.he island is divided into two major political units -- Northern Ireland (which, along with England, Scotland, and Wales, is part of the United Kingdom), and the Republic of Ireland. Of Ireland's 32 counties, 26 are in the Republic.