This document provides an overview of Irish culture, including common symbols, sports, music, dance, writing systems, architecture, language and folklore. It discusses the shamrock as a national symbol of Ireland. It also describes the Irish sports of hurling and camogie, the traditional Irish hand drum called a bodhrán, Irish dancing exemplified by Riverdance, the early Ogham writing alphabet, high Celtic crosses and their religious significance, the Irish language called Gaeilge, legends of leprechauns and some common Irish phrases. In under 3 sentences.

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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