St. Patrick Day

1. IRELAND – ST. PATRICK’S DAY – IRISH CULTURE

4. SYMBOL OF IRELAND
HARP
THE IRISH EURO COIN

11. ST. PATRICK’S PARADE DUBLIN

14. MUSIC
THE BODHRÁN, ACCORDIAN AND FIDDLE
Uileann pipe player
HARP
MUSIC IS VERY IMPORTANT IN IRELAND.
IT IS PLAYED IN THE STREETS AND IN
PUBS/BARS

15. UILEANN PIPES
IT HAS A BAG OF AIR
THAT MAKES THE
SOUND THROUGH
THE PIPES WHEN
YOU SQUEEZE IT –
THEY ARE LIKE THE
SCOTTISH BAGPIPES

16. FIDDLE
YOU PLAY THE FIDDLE WITH YOUR FINGERS AND A BOW
BOW
STRINGS

17. BADHRÁN
TIN
WHISTLE
A BADHRÁN IS MADE FROM THE SKIN OF A GOAT

18. ACCORDIAN

19. IRISH
HARP
IT HAS MANY STRINGS

20. BUSKING ON
THE STREETS

21. PLAYING
MUSIC IN
PUBS -
GIG

23. Ireland has won the Eurovision Song Contest
a record seven times

27. Hurling and Gaelic Footbal are the most popular
native sports.

28. HURLING
Hurling is a little
bit like Hockey

29. Gaelic football is a mixture of
Rugby and Soccer, played with a
round ball.

30. IN GAELIC FOOTBALL
YOU CAN USE YOUR
HANDS

32. HORSE RACING

33. HORSE RIDING

34. IRISH DANCING

36. IRELAND
IS
FAMOUS
FOR IT’S
WRITERS
Famous writers include Jonathan Swift - Gulliver's Travels, Bram Stoker - Dracula
and James Joyce - Ulysses.

37. THERE ARE
MANY
FAMOUS
SAYINGS

38. VILLAGE IN IRELAND – MAIN STREET

39. THACHED ROOF –MADE FROM STRAW

41. IRISH SODA BREAD

43. IRELAND HAS THE YOUNGEST POPULATION IN
EUROPE
THERE ARE LOTS OF CHILDREN

44. THERE ARE MANY SHEEP IN IRELAND,
JUMPERS ARE MADE WITH THE SHEEP’S WOOL

45. IRISH DANCING –THE RIVER DANCE