CULTURE OF IRELAND

Kasia Kostrzewska

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.

FREE TIME You can see 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

BINGOBRIDGE

FAMILY IN CULTURE OF IRELAND Family for the

Irish is very important. In Irish house live parents with children. Sisters and brothers, who didn’t marry live together. Parents tell children legends about national heroes.

THE MOST IMPORTANT SURNAMES IN IRELAND

Murphy Kelly Walsh Smith Byrne Ryan Doyle Moore

NATIONAL STRUCTUREthe Irish-89%the British-2,7%Africans-0,8%Assians-1,1%Americans-1,1%Another european-4,5%Remaining-0,5%

LANGUAGEOfficial languages in Ireland are English and Irish. The Irish is mother language, which is spoken by 94% populations.

THE MOST IMPORTANT FILM DIRECTORS

Neil Jordan Born 25th of February 1950)-is an Irish filmmaker and novelist. He won

an Academy AwardFilmography:The Good Thief (2002) Breakfast on Pluto (2005) The Brave One (2007) Ondine (2009)

THE MOST IMPORTANT FESTIVALS AND CULTURE EVENTS

Saint Patrick Day-17.03 Irish Grand National-1.04 Cork International Choral Festival-may Cork International Film Festival-October Irish Derby- June Irish Open Golf Champon ship-June Cork Jazz Festival

THE MOST IMPORTANT DIRECTORS(cz.2)

Jim SheridanBorn 6th of February 1949 -is an Irish

film director Filmography:In America (2003) Get Rich or Die Tryin‘ (2005) Brothers (2009)

THE MOST IMPORTANT WRITER

Samuel Beckett-13 April 1906 – 22 December 1989Selected bibliographyTheatre: 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)

NATIONAL ANTHEM Ireland- Soldier’s Song Northern Ireland-Song from

Londonderry

RELIGIONThe biggest group is Catholic- 86%Didn’t confess any religion- 6%Members Church Ireland-3%