IRELAND


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HISTORICAL DRAMA MINISERIES ABOUT IRELAND'S INDEPENCE



You can dip into this series which dramatises the events surrounding the 1916 Easter Rising. The story is told through the perspective of a group of fictional characters who live through the political events. The commemorative drama begins with the outbreak of World War I. As expectations of a short and glorious campaign are dashed, social stability is eroded, and Irish nationalism comes to the fore. The tumultuous events that follow are seen through the eyes of a group of friends from Dublin, Belfast, and London as they play vital and conflicting roles in the narrative of Ireland's independence.

You can also read or listen to an audio which reviews this miniseries: 

https://variety.com/2016/tv/reviews/rebellion-review-1201758492/
















Shared by Melina Rellán:

The Transition Year in Ireland includes all the core academic subjects as well as Home economics, Computers and Career Guidance among others. Once a week, Wednesdays, her partners went to work. Everything was very experimental and you learn everything in a realistic way.

I include the following link if you want to know more about Transition Year (TY):

https://absolutely-education.co.uk/transition-year/





The Banshees of Inishering was premieréd at the Seminci Festival in Valladolid last October, and was one fo the best apreciated films by the public. I went to see it because it was set in the Aran Islands and because Collin Farrelll and Brendan Gleeson were the protagonists.I loved it.

The Banshees of Inisherin’s story unfolds on the fictional island of Inisherin, but while the place might not exist, the movie was partially shot on Inis Mor, the biggest island of the Aran Islands archipelago. Off the west coast of Ireland, Inis Mor is known for its monuments, religious sites, and beautiful coastal views, which are often in stark contrast to the vicious confrontations between Pádraic and Colm. If you have the chance to watch it, please enjoy these tour the force between two magnificent actors in an stunning setting. 

You can read one review of the film from the Irish Times here.

Finally, this is a 22' making of the film which I have also found very intereresting:




 CHRISTMAS VIDEOS





Mary Marsell reports:

The Irish sure have their priorities straight when it comes to Santa Claus. Posted on the official gov website lol. At least they still can get along with a sense of humour!

See the video:


Santa Claus has been deemed an essential worker and will not be subject to Covid-19 travel restrictions when he arrives in Ireland next month.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney confirmed the Government's decision to the Dáil in a move that will be met with relief by children across the country.

Mr Coveney told TDs that Santa Claus has now confirmed to the authorities his intention to fly to Ireland on December 24 as usual.

However, he warned that children should remain in their beds on the night as there was a need for Santa to socially distance.

"As Minister for Foreign Affairs we've been working on the Santa Claus issue for a number of weeks now," he said.

He added: "It's important to say to all children in the country that we regard Santa Claus's travels as essential travel for essential purposes and therefore he is exempt from the need to self-quarantine for 14 days and should be able to come in and out of Irish airspace and indeed in and out of Irish homes without having to restrict his movement.

"But I am assured that children should not stay up at night because he does need to social distance and so people need to keep at least two metres away at all stages to make sure that we keep him safe and indeed children as well.

"So he's exempt, he's coming, he's confirmed that, and he appreciates the fact that Ireland has ensured that in a very, very different Christmas in 2020, the visit of Santa Claus will be something that will remain consistent."


Also by Mary Marsell




This went viral in The USA this year:



DUBLIN, The Fair City

Mª Teresa Fernández recommends this website about The Fair City. 
Click on the picture to open it:






Ruby Vurdien recommends two of the most popular songs of the Dubliners to sing along:






Remedios Gómez:

Drone flight through Ireland......just beautiful :)



Michael Church:

Please find below some delicious recipes and/or an idea of what you could eat if you go there, once all this Covid madness calms down...

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/top-10-foods-try-ireland




Ruby Vurdien selected this poem by James Joyce:

Bright cap and streamers

Bright cap and streamers,
He sings in the hollow:
Come follow, come follow,
All you that love.
Leave dreams to the dreamers
That will not after,
That song and laughter
Do nothing move.

With ribbons streaming
He sings the bolder;
In troop at his shoulder
The wild bees hum.
And the time of dreaming
Dreams is over -- -
As lover to lover,
Sweetheart, I come.






Virginia Livian recommends:
"Other cultural item that we can see all over Ireland are the quintessential whiskey distilleries.

Most of them can be visited on a guided tour. I attach the picture of bushmills' distillery i was Lucky to visit once, there are tons of them though."


Irish traditional music, recommended by Jesús Aparicio:









Shared by Remedios Gómez:

Drone flight through Ireland......just beautiful :)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YAa6NjFVjk


Howth is a magical place full of legends


It's said fairies and Leprechauns live in those forests surrounding Howth. You can find lots of tiny doors like the one in the picture in there, they are fairies' homes!! :)

Virginia Livian wonders:

Who travelled to Ireland and has not been invited to or heard about the riverdances?

 There are many samples of them but I 'd  want to share this one from the Irish representer in Eurovision back in 1994.




Gaelic Games:

Click on the picture to view Riona Kelly's presentation:


St. Brigid's Cross:

























2. Get into A HISTORY OF THE WORLD, by the British Museum & the BBC. Click here.


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Resources for the class about the Emerald Island and St. Brigid's Day

St. Patrick's Day

St Patrick's Day in their lessons this week or next and are looking for a source of inspiration.
For younger primary children a short video:

Older Primary teaching ideas:

For older childern/ teens or adults: a reading text with comprehension questions. To make this a bit more dynamic you could cut up the questions  and stick them up  around the room. Work in groups of 3-4. Each group takes it in turns to send a person out to read the question from the wall and then relay it back to the group, who have to find the information from the text , mark it and come up with an answer as a group. Rotate roles like a relay race.


Ireland 101: 

Click on the island's picture and get into each country. Amazing resource!

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Literary map of Ireland:

Take a journey through the stunning landscapes that Ireland’s authors, and their stories, call home.

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Ever wondered where Ireland’s greatest writers get their inspiration? It’s all around them, in Ireland’s legendary landscapes


Download a PDF map of Ireland with these literary legends right here for classroom decoration.


Traditional Irish music was once the most popular music in Ireland. New styles of music became more popular during the 20th century.


   

Information about sports, useful for 2nd and 4th of ESO


HURLING


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Cultural activity on Hurling, a gaelic sport from Ireland for 1st of Bachillerato students designed by Ana Puertos.
26th December Wren's Day

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How is Wren's Day celebrated in Ireland. Find out in this lesson prepared by Ana Mª Martínez.

Irish Humour
Irish speaking areas and immersion schools: the gaeltacht and gaelscoileanna

Have you heard about or been lucky enough to visit an Irish speaking area, called a "Gaeltacht" in Irish?

Check out where they are and about them on this info from Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaeltacht

It's interesting that whilst the number of people who are speaking Irish on a daily basis in the gaeltacht is reaching a near critical level,  the success of Irish immersion schools is growing. They are called "Gaelscoileanna" and have acquired a reputation for providing excellent academic results.
More info on the Gaeltacht:

Much like the debate in Spain for bilingualism, be it English, Galician, Basque or Catalan/Valencian, Supporters argue that the early acquisition of another language is of general intellectual benefit and helps children to learn  other languages too. Irish-language advocates of the immersion approach sometimes refer to studies showing that bilingual children have advantages over monoglot children in other subjects and enjoy other cognitive benefits as well.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaelscoil

LEGENDS

Kiss the Blarney Stone and get the gift of gab

To get the gift of gab, go to Blarney Castle and kiss the Blarney Stone.

 Watch this video -I have used it as a class resource for introduction- and then you can read more about it in:
https://theplanetd.com/kiss-the-blarney-stone-blarney-castle-ireland/




Abhartach

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Everyone has heard of Bram Stoker and Dracula. When people think of vampires, they don’t think of Ireland having vampires in their mythology.
    
Abhartach, also known as Avartagh, was Ireland’s own Dracula and many scholars believe that the story was the original inspiration for Bram Stoker to write his famous novel about the Transylvania prince, Vlad the Impaler.


Abhartach was an evil magician who had very strong dark powers and treated his subjects very cruelly. In some tales it is said that he was a dwarf and others state that he was just badly deformed. (Avartagh, which he also known as, is Gaelic for dwarf).  In the Dark Ages, he ruled a small kingdom in Derry. This was a time when Ireland was broken up into many small kingdoms and was ruled by chieftains who usually fought with each other. Abhartach’s subjects hated and feared him so much that they called upon a neighboring chieftain named Cathrain to kill their evil ruler. Cathrain took on the challenge and killed Abhartach, then buried him standing upright because he was so evil and didn’t deserve a descent burial. The grave didn’t keep him for long. He soon returned and treated his subjects worse by demanding a bowl of blood drained from their veins for food and tribute. Cathrain returned and killed him again. For a second time, Abhartach returned and asked more tributes from his subjects. Feeling desperate, he went to a Druid asking for advice. He said that Abhartach was of the undead and could not be killed.but he could be restrained. This task could be done by ‘killing’ him with a sword made from yew, then piercing his heart with a yew stake. He then must be buried upside down with thorns and ash twigs scattered around him and then a giant stone must be placed on top of his grave to keep him in.  Also holy thorn bushes must be planted around his grave. Of course, Cathrain did this and there in his grave, Abhartach remains until this day.

The tale of Abhartach or Avartagh was first collected into written form in Patrick Weston Joyce’s The Origin and History of Irish Names of Places in 1875. Many scholars believe that this story of Ireland’s vampire is the original inspiration for Bram Stoker’s famous novel, Dracula.  This isn’t hard to believe, considering that Bram Stoker lived in Ireland for a time. Even the name Dracula has an Irish connection. Dracula in Irish was droch-fhoula pronounced droc’ola meaning bad or tainted blood.


MUSIC

Only A Woman's Heart - Eleanor McEvoy & Mary Black




Whisky in the jar

Here comes a classic band, The Dubliners and Whisky in the jar. 
There is also a version by Metallica: https://youtu.be/boanuwUMNNQ





Galway girl: thousands of Galwegians playing it  in Galway
Ed Sheeran Carpool

James and Ed Sheeran go for a drive in Los Angeles singing songs off Ed's new album, and James challenges Ed to fit as many Maltesers in his mouth after hearing he once fit 47.




Modern Irish music-Van de Man
Who is the Irish singer who sounds the least Irish when he/she sings?
One contender must be Van Morrison who I think sounds more American than Irish....

 Featuring his characteristic growl—a mix of folk, blues, soul, jazz, gospel, and Ulster Scots Celtic influences—Morrison is widely considered by many rock historians to be one of the most unusual and influential vocalists in the history of rock and roll.

 Here's one of his early ones, written when he was just 18 "Gloria"
https://youtu.be/vvaaU0l0p5k

 I defy you not to be cheered up  (and not join in on the chorus) by his classic "Brown Eyed Girl"

 https://youtu.be/kqXSBe-qMGo (the original version /video -no lyrics)
https://es.lyricstraining.com/play/van_morrison/brown_eyed_girl/HpBOeCat9p#b7w (beginners level on Lyrics Training, where you have to type in the missing words-ideal to use with students. You can search for songs in theory by genre, artist or title. But sometimes it's better to google the title and artist along with "Lyrics Training. ")

 And of course the foot tapping "The Bright Side of the Road"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCDZzf4ragg  (scroll down in the comments below for the lyrics)
Do you have any favourite Van Morrison tracks?

The Pogues Featuring Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale Of New York 





 IRISH STEP DANCING

Anyone fancy learning a few basic steps of Irish dance? The dance teacher here is American rather than Irish and a bit scary! However she breaks the steps up and speaks very clearly in a nice short video. There are accurate subtitles too.

There is a whole series of videos if you want to take it futher!


Another American teacher who briefly explains basic points to remember in a short video.


Plus some basic info about Irish dance: there are two types of shoes-soft and hard.

Plus some theories on why Irish dancers (somewhat uniquely in dance- it makes it harder to balance)  normally have their arms straight down  by their sides.


Finally : see how it's done by the world champions in these short news report videos.

https://youtu.be/1zYjbOkAD5Y (American news spot)

Ironically enough, most of the champions seem NOT to live in Ireland.




IRISH FOOD

A delicious Guiness cake ofr St. Patrick's Day




IRISH LITERATURE: Poetry
We can't forget to mention James Joyce, a famous Irish poet and novelist. He was considered one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant-garde of the 20th century.
Here's one of his poems, which you can even read to your students in class.

Ecce Puer


Of the dark past
A child is born;
With joy and grief
My heart is torn.


Calm in his cradle
The living lies.
May love and mercy
Unclose his eyes!


Young life is breathed
On the glass;
The world that was not
Comes to pass.



A child is sleeping:
An old man gone.
O, father forsaken,
Forgive your son!

The Lake Isle of Innisfree, W. B. Yeats, 1865 - 1939



I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree,



And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made:



Nine bean-rows will I have there, a hive for the honey-bee;

And live alone in the bee-loud glade.



And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow,











Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings;



There midnight’s all a glimmer, and noon a purple glow,

And evening full of the linnet’s wings.



I hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore;

I will arise and go now, for always night and day


I hear it in the deep heart’s core.



While I stand on the roadway, or on the pavements grey,


IRISH GAELIC
In this interesting link the speaker talks about differences in terminology when referring to the Irish and Scottish languages. 
CLASS RESOURCES

Here's a link for a couple of activities to try out with adults or secondary level.

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