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15 times the world got a glimpse into what Ireland is really like

No leprechauns here.

1. When this Irish BBQ blew up online earlier this year - the world finally got to see what an al fresco summer meal meant in Ireland

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2. When Luke Skywalker himself couldn’t stop telling the world about how class Ireland is

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3. And introduced them to the concept of smokey bacon crisps

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Real Ireland.

4. When the brutal realities of hurling took the internet by storm, the real Ireland was on show

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Sheer bafflement ensued among Americans:

After watching that clip I have a single comment: f*ck playing goalie for that sport! It’s like being a catcher in baseball without the pads and giving the pitcher a stick.

5. Likewise, when this gorgeous shot of Cork was viewed over 2 million times on Imgur

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6. When the whole world got to see what responsible drinking looked like here in 1972 - thanks to this poster going viral

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7. As did this signpost in Kerry warning of the perils of rural Ireland

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8. There was that time around the marriage referendum when this taxi driver went viral on Australian news

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Dad jokes is a universal language.

9. This photo of Dublin on the day it was passed went global too – with appropriately dark clouds in the background to give a nod to the Irish weather

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10. It was the vote heard around the world back in 2015

11. Let’s not forget this humble full Irish – that the internet fell in love with back in 2014

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12. These lads making the best of a flood situation at the pub

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13. And this photo of a train station showed the world that when we do rain, we do it well

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14. Alan’s reaction to snow in Sligo went so viral – giving people an insight into just how rare it is here

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15. And finally… one Irish man’s attempt to scale down a cliff in Antrim was one of the most viewed GIFs on Gyfcat this year

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Standard.

The real Ireland, as the internet sees it.

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