The Republic of Ireland

The republic of Ireland

The Emerald Island

CLIL - Culture Activity

Start

Index

the troubles

Physical Map

Political Map

summary ex.

Fast fact

st patrick's

vocabulary and facts

The flag

escape game

Video about...

Thanks

tourism

Ireland

Look at the map and take notes!

Physical map

The Republic of Ireland

Look at the map and take notes!

Political map

Let's Read about The country

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The Irish Flag

Click on the Flag for information

Let's watch a video about Ireland

The Island, language, myths, traditions...

Dublin

Irish Tourist Attractions

History: "The Troubles"

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"Sunday Bloody Sunday" U2 song and video

Final Summary

Extra Activity

Cliffs of Moher

St Patrick's Day

St Patrick's Day Lesson

A short Reading from the book "Culture up"

Vocabulary and facts

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Let's complete this Crossword

Let's watch this video about Global Celebrations

Saint Patrick's day Escape game

Speaking Activity

Thank you!

by Emiliana Rufo

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The Troubles (Irish: [Na Trioblóidí]) was a nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland during the late 20th century. It is also known as the Northern Ireland conflict. The conflict began in the late 1960s and many said it ended with the Good Friday Agreement of 1998. Although the Troubles primarily took place in Northern Ireland, at times the violence spilled over into parts of the Republic of Ireland, England, and mainland Europe.

The Troubles

A key issue was the state of Northern Ireland. Unionists/loyalists (most of whom were Protestants) wanted Northern Ireland to remain within the United Kingdom. Irish nationalists/republicans (most of whom were Catholics) wanted Northern Ireland to leave the United Kingdom and join a United Ireland.More than 3,500 people were killed in the conflict. Of those: 52% were civilians, 32% were members of the British security forces, and 16% were members of paramilitary groups.

Speaking Activity

• What’s your favourite Lucky Charm?

• Which situations do you use it for?

The Flag

Its meaning is not explained in the Irish Constitution, but the Irish government has stated that:

• the green represents the Gaelic (catholic) tradition of Ireland;
• the orange represents the followers of William of Orange in Ireland who were supporters of the Protestant Anglo-Irish loyalist tradition.
• the white represents the hope of peace.

The national flag of the Republic of Ireland (Irish: bratach na hÉireann) is a tricolour vertical flag of green, white, and orange. It is also known as the Irish tricolour.

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