Irish island in the Caribbean

Irish culture is alive and well on the "Emerald Isle" in the Caribbean.

St. Patrick's Day is celebrated as a national holiday in only two places in the world - the land of Ireland and the Caribbean island of Montserrat. The national flag of Montserrat shows the legendary figure of Erin Irish played an old Irish harp.

And the green clover leaf is stamped on the passport at the time of each visitor to the island, and the clover is also carved on the doorGovernor's House.

The island's national dish, goat water, also has an Irish origin. It is a stew of mutton or kidney, and is spiced with cloves and rum.

While traveling Montserrat, you will find familiar-sounding names such as Irish Kinsale, Delvin, St. Patrick's and Cork Hill, in, roads and jobs in communities. And the islands are the generations of the phone book of Ryan, O'Brien, Daley, Sweeney, gibbons, and many others.

You have to go17. century history of the origins of the first permanent Irish culture. The English defeated the Irish, and sent them to the island of Montserrat are used as slaves, and worked alongside African slaves.

How the Irish served their slavery, subjected to some other Caribbean islands, but the majority of Irish people have decided to Montserrat their home. It 'was during this period that six of the islands from the 17 century governor of the Irish wereDescent.

Together, the descendants of African slaves and prisoners Original Irish have a joint enterprise that the strong Irish influence on African culture remained mixed. Today's society is definitely one of the most unique in the history of the Caribbean islands.

Montserrat is currently a return to tourism. Visitors are surprised by the island recovers from the devastating volcanic eruption in 1997, the former capital of Plymouth found buriedAsh.

While the former capital remains buried, and it is an unusual sight in the region, the rest of the island offers beautiful green landscape. Volcanoes bring new life, and Montserrat is no exception with its emerald green mountains, exotic black sand beaches and pristine coral reefs just waiting to be explored.

Montserrat, before the blast, was once a vacation paradise for the jet-setters and movie stars. This island is itself a tourist renewed attitudeIndustry with a new capital, and the brand new airport. Visitors can find affordable accommodation, restaurants, secluded beaches and a world-class diving destination.

This is not a goal for everyone, but if your idea of a vacation in the Caribbean is much more natural, long walks, world-class Diving, deserted beaches, and the opportunity to Pompeii to see a town former days, is a modern Then Green Emerald Isle is the only place in the Caribbeanthat offers all this and maybe a bit 'of Irish culture.