Ireland – Éire -Irska
• Population of Ireland – 6,4 million
• The Republic of Ireland: 4,6 million• Northern Ireland – 1,8 million
• Official Languages: English and Gaelic (Irish)
• My name is... Is anim
dom...• I love you!
Tá mé i ngrá leat!
• Capital: Dublin• Baile Átha Cliath (Gaelic name)
• Green – Catholics• Orange – Protestants• White – hope for peace
The Troubles (1969-1998)
The Emerald Isle
Green is the colour of Ireland
Football and Gaelic football
Pint of beer – 568 mL
• Irish people have a reputation for being talkative.
Leprechauns
17 March, St. Patrick’s Day
• St. Patrick is a patron saint of Ireland• St. Patrick chased away all snakes from Ireland• St. Patrick brought Christianity to Ireland
The Shamrock
• In western part of Ireland it rains 225 days per year
Fionn mac Cumhaill (Finn McCool)Giant’s Causeway
• Legend has it that the Irish warrior Finn McCool built the causeway to walk to Scotland to fight his Scottish counterpart Benandonner . When Finn saw how big his enemy was he ran back home. Benandonner crossed the bridge looking for Finn. To protect Finn, his wife Oonagh laid a blanket over him so he could pretend that he was actually their baby son. When Benandonner saw the size of the ‘baby', he assumed the alleged father, Finn, must be huge. Therefore, Benandonner fled home in terror, destroying the Causeway in case he was followed by Finn.
• Fiddle
• Harp
Riverdance – Irish step dancing