Ireland culture

Irish culture

Changchang Chen, Paula Iglesias and Ainoa Rivadeneira

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Index

Literature

Music

Cinema

Theater

Arts

Sports

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MUSIC

POP/ROCK MUSIC The pop / rock music has been a part of the music of Ireland since the 1960s, when the British Invasion brought British blues and other styles to the island. ·Thin Lizzy

TRADITIONAL MUSIC Irish traditional music includes many kinds of songs, sung unaccompanied or with accompaniment by a variety of instruments. ·The Chieftains

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MUSIC

Eithne ní Bhraonáin (Enya)

Dana Rosemary Scallon

instruments

INSTRUMENTS

THE FIDDLE The most popular Irish instrument for banging out some Irish traditional music.

THE WHISTLE

THE HARP One of the most iconic Irish instruments

THE UILLEANN PIPES

2. CINEMA

The most recogniced movies of ireland

In the Name of the Father

Angela's Ashes

The Commitments

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LITERATURE

• 19-20th centuary-> Oscar Wilde, Bram Stocker, James Joyce, Elisabeth Bowen, Kate O' Brien; Máiréad Ní Ghráda

• Nowadays-> Élis Ni Dhuibhne and Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill

4. ARTS

IN CONNEMARA-PAUL HENRY

NATIONAL GALLERY OF IRELAND

THE FLYCATCHER-WILLIAM ORPEN

THE DEATH OF NELSON-DANIEL MACLISE

CELTIC HIGH CROSSES

TWO WORKING MEN IN CORK-OISIN KELLY

5. THEATER

- The irish theater starts in the 17th century. - It served first for the political purposes of the administration. -Mrs. Warren’s Profession

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SPORTS

There are many sports played and followed in ireland like Gaelic games ( Gaelic football, hurling, Gaelic handball, and rounders).

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