The Republic of Ireland

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• HBO
• Studiejaar 2

Doreen Bakker
Colin Conway
Anouk Hafkamp

Vera Ploeger

Desirée Visser

What do you know about Ireland so far?

National symbols & holidays

Religion

Important events

History of Ireland

Redemptorist Church Limerick

Potato Famine

Easter Rising

Symbols

• Language - Vera
  
• Climate  - Colin
• Geography - Anouk
• Politics - Colin
  
• Sports - Doreen
  

• Hear the differences between English and Irish
• Learn where certain places/landmarks are in Ireland
• Learn a little about the Irish climate
• Learn about the basics of Irish politics
• Get familiar with different Irish sports

Omadhaun!

Languages:

• English
• Irish 

Accents:

• Northern Irish
• Western Irish
• Southern Irish
• Eastern Irish

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English:

Irish:

A:

B:

C:

D:

1:

2:

3:

4:

Uachtarán na hÉireann

Oireachta

Taoiseach

Dáil

Irish legislature 

Prime minister 

President of Ireland 

Parliament

Paddy says; "I'm hungry. I can't fight nobody because I'm starving with the hunger an' fallin' down an' I'm ashamed of meself." 

"He's not all right, Sister. He di be atin' his jelly an custard before his dinner. That's a sin, Sister." 

"Naw, sonny, how'd I know dat? Who's your fawdah? &

Jeez, Pete, I didn't ax ya to tell me history o' da woild, did I?"

What do you think is incorrect about the Irish language?

1. Also called Gaelic
2. Verb-subject-object
3. Some characters aren’t used in English
4. Doesn’t have any verbs

King John Castle - Limerick Ireland

• Ireland has an Oceanic climate
  
  
• An oceanic climate generally features cool summers and cool but not cold winters, with a relatively narrow annual temperature range and few extremes of temperature. 
  

In Ireland you can experience all 4 seasons in one day!

Why does it rain so much?

First reason

Second reason

The track of Atlantic storms and hurricanes

The track of European tropical storms

• The cliffs of Moher are situated on the Wild Atlantic Way on Irelands west coast.
  
  
• They are one of Irelands top tourist attractions and boast some of the most breathtaking scenery in Ireland.

• The warmest temperature ever recorded in the Netherlands was 38,2 degrees the 28th of June 2018. 
  
  
• On that day I was visiting the Cliffs of Moher with my family. Who can guess what the weather was like on that day?

King John Castle - Limerick Ireland

• Ireland has a total of 4 provinces and 32 counties.
  
  
• The provinces:
  • Leinster
  • Munster
  • Connaught
  • Ulster

• The Wicklow Mountains are situated just south of Dublin. Covering 20,483 hectares.
• Wicklow Mountains National Park has the distinction of being the largest of Ireland’s six National Parks. 

• They occupy the whole centre of County Wicklow, and stretch into the counties Dublin, Wexford and Carlow.
  
• Where the mountains stretch outside its borders into County Dublin, they are locally known as the Dublin Mountains.
  
• The highest peak is at 925 metres.

“Blarney is something more than mere flattery. It is flattery sweetened by humour and flavoured by wit. Those who mix with irish folk have many examples of it in their everyday experience.” – John O’Conner Power 

The Stone itself is still set in the wall below the battlements. To kiss it, one has to lean backwards (holding on to an iron railing) from the parapet walk. 

River Liffey

River Shannon

Frank arrived with his family in Belfast, after visiting his father’s relatives they traved to Dublin before finally travelling to Limerick. When Frank left for America he sailed from Cork.

Looking at the map shared on the screen what is the correct order for his journey across Ireland?

Pick the right letter that matches with the city.

Belfast

Dublin

Limerick

Cork

Where are the cliffs of Moher?

1. Location 2
2. Location 1
3. Location 3

Where can you kiss the Blarney Stone?

1. Location 2
2. Location 1
3. Location 3

Where can you find the Wicklow Mountains?

1. Location 2
2. Location 1
3. Location 3

What does the Gaelic word ‘Dáil Éireann’ mean?

1. It’s the Gaelic word used for the Irish Prime Minister
2. It’s the Gaelic word used for a member of the Irish parliament
3. It’s the Gaelic word used for the Irish lower house of parliament
4. It’s the Gaelic word used for the Irish President

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In which city is the Irish parliament situated?

1. Dublin
2. Belfast

What political roll does the Taoiseach have in the Irish parliament?

1. The Taoiseach is the President of Ireland
2. The Taoiseach is the Prime minister of Ireland
3. The Taoiseach is a cabinet minister in the Irish government
4. The Taoiseach is a member of the European Parliament representing Ireland

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The majority of Irish Political parties are:

1. Center parties
2. Far leftwing parties
3. Far rightwing parties

Which political parties have had the largest representation in the Irish government in recent years?

1. Fine Gael, Fianne Fáil and The Labour Party
2. Fine Gael, Fianne Fáil and Sinn Féin
3. Fine Gael, Fianne Fáil and Republican Sinn Féin

• Gaelic handball : liathróid láimhe
  
• Gaelic football : peil
  
• Hurling : men - iománaíocht
                   women -camógaíocht

• Heard the differences between English and Irish
• Learned where certain places/landmarks are in Ireland
• Learned a little about the Irish climate
• Learned about the basics of Irish politics
• Got familiar with different Irish sports

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