Welcome+to+Ireland


 * __Mapa ár dTíre / A Map of our Country__**

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 * Mapa ár gContae agus Baile / A Map of our County and Town**


 * __Stair ár dTíre / History of our Country__**


 * __Famous Irish Landmarks / Áiteanna Cáiliúla in Éirinn__**

__**Croke Park Stadium / Páirc an Chrócaigh**__: Croke Park has a capacity of 82,300. It is located 1km from Dublin city centre.Croke Park is the third biggest stadium in Europe after Barcelona’s Nou camp and Wembley in London. It is the main stadium in Ireland for our Gaelic games and in recent years has also hosted rugby games! **Tá Páirc an Chróchaigh in ann 82,300 duine a láimhseáil. Tá sé suite 1km ó lár Bhaile Átha Claith. S'é an tríu páirc is mó in Eoraip i ndiaidh Campa Nou Barcelona agus Wembley i Londain.'S an príomhpháirc in Éirinn i gcomhair cluichí Gaelacha agus dár ndóigh le blianta beaga anuas páirc rugbaí!**



__**Spórt Ghaelach / Gaelic Sport**__
 * Tá ár spórt féin againn in Éirinn - peil Ghaelach agus iomanaíocht. Imrítear peil le liathróid leathair agus má fhaigheann imreoir cúl seasann sin do 3 phointe! Má théann an liathróid thar an cros barra, seasann sin do phointe amháin! Imrítear iománaíocht le camán agus sliotar. Ní mór dona himreoirí cloghad a chaitheamh.**
 * Imríonn fir agus mná na spoírt seo. Tá beirt imreoirí cáiliúla inár scoil - Siobhán Ní Bhuachalla imríonn ar fhoireann Chorcaí agus Tomás Ó Sé a imríonn d'fhoireann Chiarraí.** We have our own sport here in Ireland - Gaelic football and hurling. Gaelic football is played with a leather ball and if a player scores a goal, this stands for three points. If the ball goes over the crossbar this stands for one point. Hurling is played with a wooden hurley and a small, hard leather ball. Players need to wear a helmet for this sport. It is is fastest sport in the world. The same points system applies. Both men and women play these sports. We have two famous Gaelic players on our staff - Siobhán Ní Bhuachalla who plays for the Cork team and Tomas Ó Sé who plays for the Kerry team.

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 * Tomás Ó Sé**




 * __The Spire / An Píce__**

The Spire is a big tourist attraction in Dublin. It stands at 397.6ft high in O’Connell Street. The construction started in 2002 and finished in 2003. The total cost was €400,000. It is 3m wide at the bottom, narrowing to 15cm at the top.


 * Is tarraingt mhór í an Píce i mBaile Átha Cliath. Tá sé 397.6 céim in airde i Sráid Uí Chonaill. Tosaíodh an tógáil i 2002 agus críochnaíodh é i 2003. Chosnaigh sé 400,000e san iomlán. Tá** **sé 3m leathan ag an mbun ag caolú go 15cm ag an mbarr.**

The Shamrock **( An Seamróg)** Saint Patrick used the three leafed plant to illustrate the doctrine of the Holy Trinity. Shamrocks have been considered by us as good-luck charms/symbols since the earliest times, and this superstition has persisted in modern times among people of many nationalities. On March 17th St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated around the world. **D'úsáid Naomh Pádraig an seamróg chun teagasc a thabhairt ar an dTrinóid Bheannaithe. Tá an-ádh go deo ag gabháil leis an seamróg do chianta agus in úsáid i measc daoine ní in Éirinn amháin ach mórthimpeall an domhain. Céilítear Lá le Pádraig ar fud an domhain.** St. Patrick’s Day / Lá le Pádraig: March 17th marks the day of Saint Patrick, St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland and is a national holiday. It is celebrated by millions of people around the world. In Ireland, St. Patrick’s Day was always held as an important religious day to celebrate the teachings of St. Patrick.
 * __Irish Symbols and St. Patrick / Siombal na hÉireann agus Naomh Pádraig__//__:__//**


 * Titeann Lá le Pádraig ar an 17ú Márta. S'é Naomh Pádraig naomh náisiúnta na hÉireann agus is lá saoire é Lá le Pádraig in Éirinn**. **Céilítear é ag na milliún mórthimpeall an domhain. In Éirinn is lá tábhachtach creidimh é a chéiliúrann teagasc Naomh Phádraig.**

__**The Potato / An Práta**__ The potato is regarded as one of the most important foods in the Irish diet. Introduced to Ireland in the 1500s by Sir Walter Raleigh, a faithful servant of Queen Elizabeth, who brought the plant from South America, this vegetable was easy to plant and was plentiful when sown. As a result, it was the main food source of the Irish poor in the 1800s. The failure of the potato crop in 1845, 1846, 1847, 1848, 1849 caused widespread famine and resulted in the death and emigration of over half of Ireland's population. 4 million people either died from hunger or emigrated during these years. **Tá an práta ceann do na bianna is tábhachtaí atá againn in Éirinn. Tugtha isteach san 1500s ag seirbhís an Bhanríon Eilís, Sir Walter Raleigh, a thug ó Mheiriceá Theas é, bhí an glasra seo éasca chun cur. Dá bharr sin, d'éirigh sé an-thábhachtach mar bhia i measc na mbocht in Éirinn. Nuair a teipeadh an práta i 1845, 1846, 1847, 1848, 1849, bhí gortago forleathan sa tír agus dhein sé leath de dhaonra Éireann. Cailleadh 4 milliún duine le linn agus de bharr an ghorta idir bhás agus imirce.** copyright:ushistoryimages.com


 * __Dinnéar Traidisiúnta na nÉireannach / A Traditional Irish Dinner__**
 * __Irish Stew / Stobhach Gaelach__**

These are some photographs showing us preparing Irish stew in school. We use potatoes, beef, carrots, onions, parsnips and soup to make the dish. Don't forget salt and pepper! It is served hot and very tasty especially when the weather is cold. **Seo grianghrafanna dúinn ag ullmhú Stobhach Gaelach ar scoil. Úsáidimid prátaí, mairteoil, caréid, onniúin, meacain bhán agus anraith chun an dinnéar seo a dhéanamh! Ná déan dearmad ar an salann 's an piobar. Ithimid te é agus tá sé an-bhlasta nuair atá an aimsir fuar ach go háirithe.**



Children from 3rd class Gaelscoil de hÍde working on Irish stew.
 * Páistí ó Rang 3 Gaelscoil de hÍde i mbun oibre ar an stobhach Gaelach.**

__**Language of the Irish/Teanga na nGael**__ Irish people speak Gaelic and English. Even though English is more common than Gaelic. Gaelic is the official language of the country. Children here in Ireland learn Irish in school and many schools teach all subjects in Irish. We call these schools Gaelscoileanna. We are in fact one of those schools. **Labhrann muintir na hÉireann an Ghaeilge agus an Béarla. Cé go bhfuil an Béarla níos comónta ná an Ghaeilge, s'í an Ghaeilge teanga oifigiúil na nGael. Foghlaímíonn páistí sa tír an Ghaeilge ar scoil agus tá cuid mhaith dena scoileanna seo ag múineadh gach rud i nGaeilge. Gaelscoileanna a tugtar orthu. Is ceann dena scoileanna sin sinn!**



We have a mild temperate climate in Ireland. It never gets too cold or too hot. We do not get snow every year except on the mountain tops and we hardly ever get a real heat wave during the summer. Typical temperatures during the winter range from 0 - 4 degrees and temperatures in Summer rarely go above 30 degrees. We get alot of rain in Ireland - that is why our country is so green. From Space, only two countries on the globe look really reen - us and Greenland! **Tá teocht séimh measartha againn in Éirinn. Ní éiríonn sé aon uair ró-fhuar nó ró-the. Ní fhaighimid sneachta gach bliain ach amháin ar phicí na sléibhte agus is annamh a fhaighimid tonn teasa. De ghnáth, téann an teocht i rith an geimhridh ó 0 - 4 chéim agus ní minic a théann an teocht thar 30 céim i rith an tsamhraidh. Faighimid an-chuid báistí in Éirinn - sin an fáth go bhfuil ár dtír chomh glas sin. Ón Spás, ní fheiceann ach 2 thír ar an gcruinneog glas - sinn fhéin agus an Ghraonlainn!**
 * __An Aimsir in Éirinn / Irish Weather and Climate__**

__**Famous Irish People / Daoine Cáiliúla ó Éire**__

Our most famous Irish people are known for their music or sporting talents.Jedward took part in this year's Eurovision Song Contest and we have many famous rock stars including U2, The Cranberries, Westlife, Boyzone, Thin Lizzy and Rory Gallagher. Ireland is very famous for the famous Irish dancing show //Riverdance// and Michael Flatley, one of the dancers from that show lives near Fermoy! We also have some very famous sport stars - Roy Keane who played with Manchester United and Brian O' Driscoll the famous Irish rugby star. **Tá aithne ar lucht cáiliúil na hÉireann de bharr a gcuid buanna ceoil agus spóirt. Ghlac Jedward páirt sa chomórtas amhránaíochta Eurovision agus tá an-chuid ceoltóirí raic againn, U2, The Cranberries, Westlife, Boyzone, Thin Lizzy agus Rory Gallagher ina measc acu. The clú agus cáil ar an dtaispeántas rince Gaelach Riverdance agus tá Michael Flatley, duine de na rinceoirí, ina chonaí cóngarach do Mhainistir Fhearmaí! Tá réaltaí spóirt againn chomh maith ar a bhfuil aithne acu ar fud na hEorpa - Roy Keane a d'imir do Manchester United agus Brian O Driscoll a imríonn rugbaí d'Éire.**


 * U2 - ceann dena banna ceoil is mó sa domhain /** one of the biggest bands in the world

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 * Riverdance - Irish dancing phenomenon that swept the world**


 * Roy Keane - Cork, Ireland and Manchester United!**

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Ireland also has a number of famous actors. Some of the more famous ones are 007 Pierce Brosnan, Gabriel Byrne, Liam Neeson and Colin Farrell / **Tá roinnt mhaith aisteoirí cáiliúla ó Éire chomh maith, 007 Pierce Brosnan, Gabriel Byrne, Liam Neeson agus Colin Farrell san áireamh acu.**