Ireland. The land of saints and scholars

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IRELAND
THE LAND OF
SAINTS AND SCHOLARS
Presented by Aleksandra Lavrenteva

2. CONTENT

Where is Ireland located ?
What languages are spoken in Ireland?
What Ireland is famous for?
How do Irish people communicate?
What untranslatable words Irish language
has?

3. WHERE IS IRELAND LOCATED?

The Republic of Ireland
is located between the
United Kingdom and
the Atlantic Ocean.
The country occupies a
large majority of the
island of Ireland, with
Northern Ireland (part
of the United Kingdom)
covering the northeast.

4. WHAT LANGUAGES ARE SPOKEN IN IRELAND?

The
two
principal
languages
of
Ireland
are English and Irish, which is known as Gaerlic. It is a
Goidelic language of the Celtic languages family.
There are no words for «yes» or «no» in Irish. You just
use a verb form. The answer to «did they sell the house?»
would be «sold» or «didn't sell».
Sentences have «Verb + Subject + Object» order.
So «I speak Irish» would be «Speak I Irish».

5. WHAT IRELAND IS FAMOUS FOR?

Alcohol
Music
Literature
Dance

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10 ICONIC INSTRUMENTS USED IN
TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC
fiddle
accordion
guitar

8. STEP DANCE

Proper upper body, arm,
and foot placement.
Dance step twice, with
right foot leading then the
left.
Arms remain held down
at sides.
Dance in limited amount
of space.

9. GREAT IRISH WRITERS

10. ST. PATRICK‘S DAY

St. Patrick is one of the patron
saints of Ireland. According to
popular legend, St. Patrick rid
Ireland of snakes. He died on
March 17.
The most common St Patrick's
Day symbol is the shamrock.
The shamrock is a symbol of
the Holy Trinity.

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Celebrations generally involve
public parades and festivals and
the wearing of green costumes or
shamrocks.
Drinking, dancing and music are
part of the festivities in the day.
Many restaurants and pubs offer
corned beef and cabbage,
Guinness pie, soda bread, Irish
coffee, chocolate mousse cake,
potato champ, etc.

12. HOW DO IRISH PEOPLE COMMUNICATE?

The most common greeting is the handshake.
They usually say «What’s the craic?» (news,
gossip) instead of saying «How are you?».
Most Irish enjoy witty humour, as well as
sarcasm and «slagging» (insults and teasing).
Public displays of emotion are common.

13.

ADUANTAS
The word aduantas
describes that
feeling of unease or
anxiety caused by
being somewhere
new, or by being
surrounded by
people you don’t
know.

14.

PLOBAIREACHT
When you’re crying
and trying to speak
at the same time,
but can’t make
yourself clear,
that’s plobaireacht.

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RAGAIRE
Ragaireacht is
an Irish word for
late-night
wandering, or for
sitting up talking
long into the
early hours. And
a ragaire is
someone who
enjoys precisely
that.