cultural aspects of ireland by: lauren & sydney o
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Cultural Aspects of Ireland
By: Lauren & Sydney O
Local Customs(Greeting/Etiquette)• Meeting
– Shake hands– Make eye
contact– Say hello– Bacon and
Cabbage
•Gifts–Do NOT give white flowers (used for funerals)–Usually opened right away after received
•Visiting Homes–Being late could spoil food–Fork in left hand Knife in right–Bring wine or chocolates/dessert when visiting
Foods of Ireland
• Irish stew- Varies from
Bacon and Cabbage to Beef and Carrots
•Potatoes–Saved Ireland during the famine–Very common food in Ireland–They are eaten boiled, mashed, fried, chipped and baked
•Whiskey –Very common to add a few drops of whiskey to anything while cooking in Ireland
Sports of Ireland
GOLF Equest
rian
Soccer
Festivals
•St Patrick's D
ay-began in Ireland as a Catholic holiday-Over time turned into a Festival
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J680_aKF5zc
Arthur's Day
Celebrates Arthur Guinness (Irish Brewer)
Festival of Beer
Musical Entertainment Charity for young entrepreneurs
- Wool
- Cardigans
- Often wear hats
- For the most part similar to Canada
Fashion
Irish Architecture
• The first Irish Architecture award show took place in the countries capital of Dublin in 1991
• The First award was presented to Henry J Lyons and Partners
• Thomas Cooley designed City Hall (Dublin) in 1768
• U2, Van Morrison, Elvis Costello
• Traditional, drinking and folk songs include “An Irish Lullaby” and “A Bunch of Wild Thyme”
• The Irish National Anthem is Amhran na bhFiann
Religion• On the top 10 list of number of people
declaring themselves as atheists
• Mostly Catholic country
• 49% of the population say they are “a religious person”
Literature
• Oscar Wilde- The Happy Prince and Other Tales, An Ideal Husband, and The Canterville Ghost
• The University of Dublin
• Seamus Heaney- Nobel Prize in Literature 1995
Art and Theatre
• 24 Theatres and theatre companies in Dublin
• Liam Neeson, Colin Farrell, Pierce Brosnan
• Popular theatre productions at the Grand Opera House