Ireland 爱尔兰简介英文版

1、A Very brief Introduction to Ireland (Not only Northern Ireland) Spring 2013Survey of English Speaking CountriesIrene FlorenteWhat do you know about Ireland? What are some famous cities and places in Ireland? Who are some famous Irish people? What are some important events in Irish history? What is

2、an important Irish holiday? What do Irish people eat? What are some national symbols of Ireland?Cad Mile Filte! Welcome to Ireland!Ireland means:Eire GreenLand land, islandWhy? Because the island is full of shamrocks and clovers!Some famous Irish People and MusiciansIrish Literature There are a lot

3、of famous writers and world literature that come from Ireland! Jonathan Swift Gullivers Travels Oscar Wilde The Picture of Dorian Gray William Butler Yeats James Joyce Samuel Beckett George Bernard ShawImportant historical events in Ireland 1. Bloody Sunday sometimes called the Bogside Massacrewas a

4、n incident on 30 January 1972 in the Bogside area of Derry, Northern Ireland, in which 26 unarmed civil-rights protesters and bystanders were shot by soldiers of the British Army. The Good Friday Agreement or The Belfast Agreement a major political development in the Northern Ireland peace process.

5、The Agreement was made up of two inter-related documents, both signed in Belfast on 10 April 1998 (Good Friday): a multi-party agreement by most of Northern Irelands political parties, and an international agreement between the British and Irish governments. Important Historical Events in Ireland Th

6、e Great Potato FamineIn Ireland, the Great Famine was a period of mass starvation, disease and emigration between 1845 and 1852.During the famine approximately 1 million people died and a million more emigrated from Ireland, causing the islands population to fall by between 20% and 25%.The proximate

7、 cause of famine was a potato disease commonly known as potato blight.Although blight ravaged potato crops throughout Europe during the 1840s, the impact and human cost in Ireland where one-third of the population was entirely dependent on the potato for food was exacerbated by a host of political,

8、social and economic factors which remain the subject of historical debate.St. Patricks Day 圣帕特里克节 One of the greatest Irish festivals, St. Patricks Day or Paddys Day commemorates the death of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, on March 17. He is said to have brought Christianity to Ireland. A

9、 festive day for the Irish people, St. Patricks Day is a festive public holiday the Republic of Ireland and also celebrated with much enthusiasm in places such as Canada, Great Britain, Australia, the United States and New Zealand. Sumptuous feasts, green clothes, frothy delights, joyous merrymaking

10、 with friends and family - all are parts of this grand occasion.What do Irish people eat? Cabbage, potatoes and meat are important to Irish cuisine Corned beef and Cabbage, potato pancakes Irish Beef Stew, Sheppards Pie, Coddle Alcoholic Drinks: Guinness Beer, Irish cream A typical family, consistin

11、g of a man, a woman and four children, would eat 18 stone (110 kg) of potatoes a week!Some phrases in Modern Irish Gaelic or “Irish”Dia duit - God to you.Oche mhaith (duit) - Good nightCodladh smh (duit) - A pleasant sleepa ghr mo chro - . love of my heartNl aon tintan mar do thintan fin. -Theres no

12、 place like home.Maith th - Well done / Way to go etc.Slinte - Cheers.Slinte chugat - Good health to you.Go raimh maith agat - Thanks.Some Irish SymbolsHomework Finish Ireland DVD worksheet (Due next class) Read Unit Three “History” pages 23-41 and Unit Nine “Education” Pages 91-100 Read PDF related to Irish “Society and culture” (will be available in class email later this week) or go to Room 116 to make photocopies of pages 217 222 of the other “英语国家概况” textbook. References used Irish food http:/ Ireland /wiki/Ireland St. Patricks Day http:/ http:/ ht