"Cead Mille Failte" to the Republic of Ireland edition of the great property board game Monopoly. Ireland is famous for its writers and poets such as James Joyce, Sean OiCasey, W.B. Yeats, and Seamus Heaney and its musicians, which include U2, Thin Lizzy and Boyzone. Sports such as horse racing, Grey hound racing and golf thrive, while Hurling, recognised as one of the fastest games in the world, and Gaelic Football are the national sports. Home of the shamrock, the Aran jumper, the "craic agus ceol" (fun and music) Ireland maintains its reputation of the "Land of the Welcomes". —description from the back of the box