Presentation about Irish symbols, culture and Language

1. Éire - Ireland

2. Images of Ireland
 What do you know about Ireland and Irish
Culture?
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https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8cIaB3ziVovcWV0ZWVHUUMzTXNiWTFRMjBrdl
QwNlhPOUp3/edit?usp=sharing

3. 1.The Shamrock
 1. This is a symbol of Ireland, it is
called a Shamrock (seamróg) or a
clover.
 It has religious significance as St.
Patrick used it to teach people about
religion.
 A four leaf Shamrock is called a 4 leaf
clover and is supposed to bring luck to
whoever finds one .

4. 2.Hurling
 This is an Irish sport called
hurling.
 Women’s version called
camoige.
 Played with a sliotar and a hurl.
 Video of
Hurling:http://www.youtube.co
m/watch?v=fgEMvRrOCR

5. 3.Bodhrán
 Bodhrán - Is an Irish
hand held drum used to
play traditional Irish
music.
 Video of a popular
current song in style of
traditional Irish music.
http://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=ZrsC3BjUjtc

6. 4. Irish Dancing/Riverdance
 Riverdance first
performed during the
interval of Eurovision
in 1994.
 Irish dancing involves
only movement in the
waist down.
 River dance :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=RaDzCySXhqQ

7. 5. Ogham writing
 It is an early medieval
alphabet used to write
the early irish
language.
 It was written on
stones, there is
around 400 stones
that have been found
with this alphabet on it.

8. 6.Celtic High
Cross
 They have illustrations
on them such as scenes
from the bible and celtic
designs.
 They were used as
meeting points for
religious ceremonies or
to mark boundaries.

9. Gaeilge – Irish
Language
 This is the Irish word
for post office.
 Irish is an official
language of Ireland.
It is called ‘Gaelige’ .

10. Leprechaun
 Is a type of irish fairy that
exists in Irish folklore.
 They collect their gold in a
pot and if you find the end
of the rainbow you can find
a leprechaun and his gold.
 The leprechaun has to
grant you three wishes if
you find him.

11. Gaeilge - Facts
 “Tír gan teanga, tír gan
anam”
A country without a
language, a country
without a soul.
 -Irish is the main language
spoken in only 3% of the
population´s homes.
 Only 7.8% of the
population claim to be
fluent or very fluent
(357,000).

12. Irish Phrases –
Answers :
1.Dia dhuit
D. Hello
2.Cad is ainm dhuit? E. What is your name?
3.Cead míle fáilte - A.Welcome
4.Oiche mhaith- C. Good Night
5.Go raibh mile maith agat - F. Thank you very
much.
 6.Conas áta tú?-B. How are you?
 7.Slán go foíll -H. Goodbye / see you later
 8 Éire - G. Ireland
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