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7 things you should
  know about Ireland....
1. People

2. History

3. Language

4. Dance

5. Music

6. Drink

7. St. Patrick’s Day
People
Friendly, Warm


Chatty, Speak in riddles, joke a lot, self-deprecating

White, mostly Catholic-raised

MYTH: NOT all red-heds, not as influenced by
Catholic Church anymore
History
PEACE

Battle with Britain (our Neighbour!!) - a 700 year
battle which began when they were invited by an Irish
Leader to Ireland

U2 - ‘Sunday Bloody Sunday’, Patriotic Ballads

NEUTRAL, an active peacekeeping force with UN
Language(s)
Mostly speak English. Irish spoken in pockets and
known by many natives.

President Obama spoke Irish in 2011 saying
“B’Fheider linn” - ????

Even the Queen of England spoke Irish on her very
first visit to Ireland 2011
Dance
“Riverdance”, “Lord of the Dance”

Jigs, Reels, Hornpipes

Set Dancing - fun social - husband
Music
‘Trad’

Ballads - Soldier, Love Songs, Emigration, Missing home

Contemporary: Enya, The Script, U2,Van Morrison, Thin
Lizzy, Sinead O Connor and even the ‘Lady in Red’ guy
Drink.....
Not all Irish people drink - No. 16 per capita (behind
Moldova, Uganda, Czech, Russia, Portugal) French 17,
UK 18

“My Goodness, My Guinness” - now a UK
Conglomerate - profits go to London, England

The ‘Craic’ - bars are lively, Lounges like Cafes - also a
place for polite, quiet conversation
St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick was not Irish - He was Welsh.

Irish Leaders always leave Ireland to visit the White
House and U.S. President

National Holiday

We don’t wear green, pinch each other or build
Leprechaun traps at school.

Unlikely to eat corn beef and cabbage on St. Patrick’s
Day

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Ireland101

  • 1. 7 things you should know about Ireland.... 1. People 2. History 3. Language 4. Dance 5. Music 6. Drink 7. St. Patrick’s Day
  • 2. People Friendly, Warm Chatty, Speak in riddles, joke a lot, self-deprecating White, mostly Catholic-raised MYTH: NOT all red-heds, not as influenced by Catholic Church anymore
  • 3. History PEACE Battle with Britain (our Neighbour!!) - a 700 year battle which began when they were invited by an Irish Leader to Ireland U2 - ‘Sunday Bloody Sunday’, Patriotic Ballads NEUTRAL, an active peacekeeping force with UN
  • 4. Language(s) Mostly speak English. Irish spoken in pockets and known by many natives. President Obama spoke Irish in 2011 saying “B’Fheider linn” - ???? Even the Queen of England spoke Irish on her very first visit to Ireland 2011
  • 5. Dance “Riverdance”, “Lord of the Dance” Jigs, Reels, Hornpipes Set Dancing - fun social - husband
  • 6. Music ‘Trad’ Ballads - Soldier, Love Songs, Emigration, Missing home Contemporary: Enya, The Script, U2,Van Morrison, Thin Lizzy, Sinead O Connor and even the ‘Lady in Red’ guy
  • 7. Drink..... Not all Irish people drink - No. 16 per capita (behind Moldova, Uganda, Czech, Russia, Portugal) French 17, UK 18 “My Goodness, My Guinness” - now a UK Conglomerate - profits go to London, England The ‘Craic’ - bars are lively, Lounges like Cafes - also a place for polite, quiet conversation
  • 8. St. Patrick’s Day St. Patrick was not Irish - He was Welsh. Irish Leaders always leave Ireland to visit the White House and U.S. President National Holiday We don’t wear green, pinch each other or build Leprechaun traps at school. Unlikely to eat corn beef and cabbage on St. Patrick’s Day

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