Sport+and+Health+-+Ireland

=Welcome to Sport & Health - Ireland!= We have put together some information about our national sporting heroes and personalities. We have also described some schoolyard games here in Gaelscoil that you might like to try and play in your schools! We have some information on delicious and nutritious meals from our country that you might like to make and taste! We hope you enjoy trying them!!

=Part 1 / Cuid 1= =Profiles of our Laochra Spóirt / Sporting Heroes in Ireland= Here are profiles of some of our Laochra Spóirt or sporting heroes here in Ireland.

=Tomás Ó Sé= The first profile is of Tomás Ó Sé, a very famous Gaelic football player in Ireland who is a teacher and works in our school!!!! Rang 5 is his class and they interviewed him. Listen and watch the video of the interview on our website - follow the link below and go straight to the BLOG to see the interview!

[|Rang 5 interview Tomás Ó Sé]

=Brian O Driscoll= The second profile is of Brian O' Driscoll. He is a very famous rugby player in Ireland. He comes from Dublin, our capital city. Rang 5 Tomás created this profile for you with all the information about him!

=Katie Taylor= The third profile is of Katie Taylor, a gold medal Olympics winner. She is a very famous female boxer who is known all over the world!

This is a profile and an interview with Katie Taylor put together by pupils from Rang 5, Tomás

John Joe Nevin The third profile is of John Joe Nevin, a silver medal Olympics winner. He is a very famous boxer in Ireland!



=Part 2 / Cuid 2=

Gaelic Football - Our National Sport Rules for our National Sport Gaelic Football / Rialacha i gcomhar ár Spórt Náisiúnta



Here is a powerpoint created by Rang 4 Sinead on the rules of our national sport, Gaelic football. Follow the rules and play the game!



=Part 3 / Cuid 3=

=School Yard Games / Cluichí Clóis= Here are some of the yard games we play in Gaelscoil. The rules for these games were put together by Rang 4 Siobhan & Sinead. Follow the rules and look at our photographs to play the games! Enjoy!!!

Our first game is called " Irish Jumps"





Our second game is called "Cops & Robbers"





Our third game is called Polo





Here are some more of the games we play in our school yard in Gaelscoil. Seo cluichí a imrímid sa chlós scoile!! These are the games that Rang 4 have put together for you! Read the instructions on our powerpoints and follow the website link to our school's webpage to see us play them!! You can try them if you want!





=Part 4 / Cuid 4=

Comenius Olympics - we tried out different schoolyard games and the national sports from our partner countries during one week at school Monday 13th May - 17th May. Look at our photographs below as we play! We also have little videos made. Follow the link to our school website to see us play!

Go raibh maith agaibh and a big thank you to our Comenius camera crew from Rang 5, Tomás' class - Ríona, Leah, Ruairí & Fionán

= = =**Ag triail bhur gcluichí náisiúnta / Gaelscoil trying out your national sports!!!**= Here is Rang 4 Siobhan playing Latvia's national sport basketball!







Seo Rang 5 Tomás ag triail sport náisiúnta na Breataine Bige - rugbaí union. Here is Rang 5 Tomás trying out Wales' national sport- rugby union.





Seo Rang 3 Richeál ag imirt liathróid láimhe, sport náisiúnta na Polainne / Here is Rang 3 Richeál playing Poland's national sport handball!







=**Cluichí Clóis a thriallamar / Schoolyard Games we tried out from your countries!**=

Seo cuid dena cluichí clóis a dheineamar ó bhur dtíortha / Here are some of the school yard games we tried out from your school!

Seo Rang 1 Bernadette ag déanamh cluichí ón mBreatain Bheag! What time is it Mr Fox???







Seo Ranganna 2 Marian & Lauren ag déanamh na cluichí cloiche ón bPolainn! Here are Ranganna 2 with teachers Marian & Lauren playing the hopscotch games from Poland!















Seo na cluichí clóis ó Latvia a dhein Rang 4 Sinead / Here are the schoolyard games from Latvia that Rang 4 Sinead tried out!! See if you can guess the game!!!!







= = =Cuid 5 / Part 5= =Our Healthy National Dishes= Here is some information and recipes about our national dishes and food in Irelandl / Seo eolas & oideas faoinár mbéilte agus bianna in Éirinn.

=Irish Vegetable Soup=

Here is some information and a recipe for Irish traditional soup by Emma's Rang 3 class.



On Tuesday, April 30th, Teacher Maria and her students prepared some Irish traditional soup for the Gaelscoil. Look at the photographs of all the preparation below!











Irish Brown Bread



Here is some information and a recipe for Irish traditional brown bread by Richeál's Rang 3 class.