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CULTURE OF IRELAND

CULTURE OF IRELAND. Kasia Kostrzewska. PREFACE.

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CULTURE OF IRELAND

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  1. CULTURE OF IRELAND Kasia Kostrzewska

  2. PREFACE Irish love stories. Even nowadays the Irish tell stories from druid times and first celtic poets. Stories are about prechristian Irish heroes and heroines. A lot of legends refer to Cuchulainna, who defended Ulster himself. Other stories origin from times of Cormac Mac Art King. Famous writers like:Willam Butter and James Joyce wrote about legendary heroes too. Parents tell children legends a obout heroes like: Mac Cool and Saint Finnabar, who probably killed the last dragon in Ireland.

  3. FREE TIME Youcansee women in pubs too,but there are still more men than women. In pubs people play live music. There is ”craic”. This is a special way of spending free time. During ”craic” the Irish play and listen to music, drink alcohol and flirt each other. Other very popular forms of spending free time are: PLAYING CHESS BINGO BRIDGE

  4. FAMILY IN CULTURE OF IRELAND Family fortheIrishis very important. In Irishhouse live parentswithchildren. Sisters and brothers, whodidn’tmarrylive together. Parents tell childrenlegendsabout national heroes.

  5. THE MOST IMPORTANT SURNAMES IN IRELAND • Murphy • Kelly • Walsh • Smith • Byrne • Ryan • Doyle • Moore

  6. NATIONAL STRUCTURE theIrish-89% the British-2,7% Africans-0,8% Assians-1,1% Americans-1,1% Anothereuropean-4,5% Remaining-0,5%

  7. LANGUAGE Officiallanguagesin Ireland areEnglish and Irish. TheIrish ismotherlanguage, whichisspoken by 94% populations.

  8. THE MOST IMPORTANT FILM DIRECTORS • Neil Jordan Born 25th of February 1950)- is an Irish filmmakerand novelist. He won anAcademyAward Filmography: TheGoodThief (2002) Breakfast on Pluto(2005) The Brave One (2007) Ondine (2009)

  9. THE MOST IMPORTANT FESTIVALS AND CULTURE EVENTS • Saint Patrick Day-17.03 • Irish Grand National-1.04 • Cork International ChoralFestival-may • Cork International Film Festival-October • Irish Derby- June • Irish Open Golf Champonship-June • Cork Jazz Festival

  10. THE MOST IMPORTANT DIRECTORS(cz.2) • Jim Sheridan Born 6th of February 1949 -is an Irishfilm director Filmography: In America (2003) Get Rich or Die Tryin‘(2005) Brothers(2009)

  11. THE MOST IMPORTANT WRITER • Samuel Beckett- 13 April 1906 – 22 December 1989 Selectedbibliography Theatre: Happy Days (1960) Play(1963) Come and Go (1965) Novels: Murphy (1938) Watt (1945; published 1953) Stories • More Pricks Than Kicks (1934) • First Love (1945)

  12. NATIONAL ANTHEM • Ireland- Soldier’s Song • Northern Ireland-Song from Londonderry

  13. RELIGION Thebiggest group isCatholic- 86% Didn’tconfessanyreligion- 6% MembersChurch Ireland-3%

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