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Ireland Research Paper

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Álainn, which means beautiful in Irish. Even though I haven’t been to Ireland, I have seen pictures, and it is beautiful country. I am Irish because of my dad’s ancestors who came to America in the late 1800’s. The countries weather is amazing compared to what I have. In Ireland there is a plenty of things to do during the day. My family celebrates some of the Irish holidays, but we don’t do any of their customs. I was so excited to learn about the culture and the life of the Irish.

Ireland is such an interesting country to learn about at least for me. The weather there, in Dublin, is nothing like ours, they actually have winter, but we do have plenty of rain. They have mild summers and cool winters. The people that live there are Vikings, Normans, English, Scottish, and a tribe called the Ancient Celts. Also their religion is Christianity. Ireland has a bunch of industries like: manufacturing, finance, tourism, and the primary one is agriculture. People in Ireland must be busy all the time with the amount of crops they grow. The types they grow …show more content…

They have really cool sports, but their sports are similar to the U.S. Irish hurling is really a combination of the sports we know as baseball, field hockey, rugby, and soccer. Hurling is an ancient game and one of the national sports of Ireland. It’s widely considered to be the fastest game on grass. Oh the holidays, I love the holidays, especially Christmas. Ireland has as many of the same holidays as we do. As it said in the Irish book some of their major holidays are “New Years, St. Patrick’s Day, St. Bridget’s Day, Shrove Tuesday (the day before Lent), and Easter.” “Irish culture is also reflected in a diversity of films such as The Quiet Man, My Left Foot, Michael Collins, The Commitments, and Waking Ned Devine,” says the Irish book. Most of these cultural (norms) are like some of our cultural

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