Irish culture

ContentsIrish culture

Festivals

St Patrick

Irish mythological creatures

Irish CultureIrish symbol: The shamrockThe shamrock with 3 leaves representing the Holy trinity. The ce ltic harpThe ce ltic harp too. We can see this harp on Euro coins. The leprechaunleprechaun and the sheepsheep

Irish traditional music

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Irish gaelicIrish gaelic is a celtic language belonging to the same family as Welsh,breton and Scottish Gaelic.

The republic of Ireland is bilingual: Documents and roads signs are in the both languages.

Irish Festivals17 March : it’s St Patrick’s

day ! The Irish national festival !

A pril : poetry and literature festival in Galway.

May : Galway Early Music Festival which lasts three days in Galway/ which is taking place during three days in Galway.

Mussel Murphys festival in Bantry : come and spend a weekend with crazy mussels

Irish festivalsJune : it's Bloomsday in Dublin, on June 16th. There is a music festival of the big recording labels too.

July : Annual peregrinate of Croagh Patrick the last sunday of July. There's also Galway races (running horses)

August : Folk and traditional music festival of Ballyshannon. All the Irish Fleadhn are to be seen there. Tralee festival (or the Rose festival) and the puck fair, one of the oldest celtic festivals of Ireland.

Irish festivalsSeptember : Oyster Festival of

Galway during the third weekend of September.

October : Cork Jazz Festival

Opera festival in Wexford during three weeks.

In Ireland, there are many festivals all year long. They are called “Fleadhtha”. And there are some Gaelic football matches and competitions too. And there are some Gaelic football matches and competitions too.

St Patrick's dayS t patrick's day, the

national Irish festival, is a christian celebration which celebrates St Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, that's why the 17th of March

is a holy day.

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Irish M ythological C reatureHe is a little creature ( always a male ). He looks like a gremlin.

The legend says that Leprechaun hides many gold cauldrons. He lives at the foot of rainbows. He wears green clothes, he is bearded and red-haired. He carries a shamrock. He is kind but a bit sly.

In french, « Leprechaun » means « farfadet ».

Irish M ythological C reature

The Banshee:

She is a legendary creature that we can hear in Ireland. Her howls, called keenings, announce a near death...

She is an old woman dressed in a white dress. She is very pale and terrifying.

Irish M ythological C reature

The Legend of the Alastyn:

Alastyn is an aquatic horse who can change into a human with horse's ears.

He incites people to ride him, he takes them in the water and he devours them.

The Fear Deargs:They are gremlins. They have a tendency to force inhabitants of houses to welcome them in their cottage.

The Fear Deargs take the best seats, in front of the chimney. If inhabitants don't accept their behaviour, Fear Deargs take their revenge and pester them.

These creatures look like Leprechauns but they often wear red clothes.

In Irish, «  Fear Dearg » means « homme rouge ».

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