All About Ireland

All About Ireland

Javier Rivas López 3ºESO A

INDEX

1. The Burren

2.A famous legend

3. Famous irish writers

4.Sports

The Burren

The Burren it's a very popular part of Irland because that place atract a lot of turist to take photos there . His name mean "stony place" . It's located in the northeast of the county of Clare , in Irland . It has 300 square kilometers , in that place is found the Black Head Lighthouse .

A famous legend : The Banshees

According the Irish mitology the banshees are female ghost that screams to say a person will die in that night . Some people call them "fall angels"

Famous Irish writers

James Joyce

Oscar Wilde

james Joyce was a very famous Irish writer , he obtain that fame for his masterpiece "Ulises" He born in Dublin in the 2nd February of 1882

Oscar Wilde was a writer , poet and playwright , He is considerated the most important playwright of the victorian London , a famous novel ( that he wrote) it's "The portrait of Dorian Gray" .

Sports

Hurling

Many people thinks that this is the oldest field game in the world. This is sport was created by the Celts , the gaelic football haves similarities between the hurling ( for example the scoring , , the number of hurling players ...)