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Ireland

Music and Songs from Ireland

Symbols of Ireland

An Old Irish Blessing

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Ireland is …………is …………is …………is …………

an island surrounded by sea.

Ireland is in two parts..

Northern IrelandNorthern IrelandNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland and the Republic of IrelandRepublic of IrelandRepublic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland.Sa

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The capital of Northern IrelandNorthern IrelandNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland is BelfastBelfastBelfastBelfast.

The capital of the Republic of IrelandRepublic of IrelandRepublic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland( ÉireÉireÉireÉire ) is DublinDublinDublinDublin....

Dublin

Belfast

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Belfast is a large city.Samp

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Dublin is also a large city.

The River Liffe.

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English is the language spoken in Ireland but some Irish people also speak Irish (Gaelic).

Mother is mathair

Father is athair

Friend is cara

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Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom so it shares the Union FlagUnion FlagUnion FlagUnion Flag (the Union Jack) with England, Scotland and Wales.

This flag, the Red Hand Red Hand Red Hand Red Hand FlagFlagFlagFlag, has not been an official flag for more than

30 years but it can still sometimes be seen in Northern Ireland.Sa

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This flag is the flag of the Republic of IrelandRepublic of IrelandRepublic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland.

It has three colours. Some people say that the green is for the Catholics, orange for the Protestants and the white is for peace between them.

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Ireland has beautiful green scenery, and so it has been named the “Emerald Isle”.

Emerald is of course green and green is Ireland’s national colour so on St. Patrick's Day everyone wears green.Sa

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Ireland is famous for Irish music and songs.

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The Irish harpharpharpharp is one of Ireland’s oldest musical instruments and it is a popular symbol on St. Patrick’s Day.

What kind of instrument is it?

How is it played?

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This picture shows an Irish bodhranbodhranbodhranbodhran (a frame drum) and tin whistlestin whistlestin whistlestin whistles.

tin whistle

bodhran

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On Saint Patrick’s Day uilleannuilleannuilleannuilleann pipes pipes pipes pipes are often played during the celebrations. The bag is blown up by pumping the bellows that are held under the elbow. The pipers have to sit down to play them.

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This is an Irish fiddle it’s really a violin that is played in a ‘folk music’ way.

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Two Irish tunes played on the accordion….

If you don't get to see an Irish band playing these instruments, you'll surely see one that has a violin, concertina and accordions at least !

and the concertina.

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If you listen very carefully in the Irish evening airYou may hear the strangest rhythm in the land

There's a humming and a throbbing, and a singing every whereIt's the music of the Gaelic Fairy Band….

The Blarney Pilgrim Jig

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Irish Step Dance

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IrishIrishIrishIrish CeiliCeiliCeiliCeili ---- Traditional Dance Music from IrelandTraditional Dance Music from IrelandTraditional Dance Music from IrelandTraditional Dance Music from Ireland.

The Derry Hornpipe

Ricketts Hornpipe

Lady Anne Montgomery reel

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Ireland has lots of very old customs and traditions. It also has a lot of interesting symbols. Here are some of them. Do you know what they are?

an Irish harpharpharpharp

an Irish shillelaghshillelaghshillelaghshillelagh

shamrockshamrockshamrockshamrock

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A shillelaghshillelaghshillelaghshillelagh is a walking stick and it is a symbol symbol symbol symbol of St. Patrick’s Day.

Shillelaghs were clubs that used to be cut from the oak trees of the Shillelagh Forest and used as weapons. The Shillelagh Forest doesn’t exist anymore, and now shillelaghs for St. Patrick’s Day are cut from blackthorn trees instead of oak trees. Sa

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On Saint Patrick’s Day, shillelaghs are decorated with green ribbon, and children have their own green plastic shillelaghs.

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Shamrocks are said to bring good luck.

Shamrock is a plant that grows in Ireland.

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Pretty little shamrocks were growing on the ground

Along came a leprechaun, he didn’t make a sound

He picked a little shamrock and jumped up in a tree

Then he put it in his pocket, and he slapped his little knees

And he clapped his tiny hands, and he stamped his little feet

And he said, “This will bring a little luck to me.”

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An Irish Blessing

May the road rise up to meet you,May the wind be always at your back,

May the sunshine be warm upon your face,And the rains fall soft upon your fields.

And, until we meet again ...May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

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