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1、IrelandLecture 3 Outline: Ireland Autumn 2010 Michael Greenwell1;.2The Emerald Isle“The Irish countryside is very beautiful. There is a popular Irish song which says that there are 100 different shades of green in the Irish landscape, and this is no exaggeration. Thanks to generous rainfall, much of

2、 the countryside is covered in rich green vegetation, which is why Ireland is also known as the Emerald Isle. It also has a varied landscape with dramatic mountains, rocky coastlines and rolling hills.” -Writing Textbook3456789101112131415161718192021222324Farmers25262728293031323334353637Irish coff

3、ee3839Sheep40414243 44454647484950515253LegendsLegends Stories Stories Pubs Pubs Toasts, sayings, cheers Toasts, sayings, cheers Limericks Limericks Songs Songs5455Leprechauns Leprechauns, or little people, are Irish fairies about two feet tall. Leprechauns are dressed in green and are shoemakers. T

4、hey can be found by following the sound of their hammering. They are believed to have hidden away a pot of gold. If you catch a Leprechaun, they have to lead you to their treasure. But, be wary, if you take their eye off of them they will get away. 56 Leprechauns are sly creatures, and will try to t

5、rick you into looking away so they can escape and not have to give you their treasure. They are also a bit of a loner, and rarely seen in groups. Seldom do you even see pairs of Leprechauns together. 57Hey! Have you seen a leprechaun around here?585960ShamrockSt. Patrick used the three leaves of the

6、 shamrock, a three leafed clover, to describe the Trinity of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. While most Shamrocks are three leaved, it is believed a rare four leaf clover, will bring you good luck. 6162636465St Patricks Day Parade666768697071727374“There are no strangers here; Only friends

7、you havent yet met.”7576777879StoryScenes: the Neighborhood Pub and Caitlins kitchenOShaughnessys Irish PubSeanan and Caitlin Flanagan, Quinn, Cara, and MeganSean OGrady, Cian Sweeney, Jack Flanagan, Rowan OShea 80Irish cheers, sayings, and toastsIt is better to spend money like theres no tomorrow t

8、han to spend tonight like theres no money. An Irishman is never drunk as long as he can hold on to one blade of grass and not fall on the face of the earth. Heres to your coffin. May it be built of 100 year old oaks which I will plant tomorrow. May you have warm words on a cold evening, a full moon

9、on a dark night, and the road downhill all the way to your door. May you have warm words on a cold evening, a full moon on a dark night, and the road downhill all the way to your door. May God bring good health to your enemies enemies 81Irish ToastsIrish ToastsThere are good ships, and there are woo

10、d ships, The ships that sail the sea. But the best ships are friendships, and may they always be.A Wedding Toast Heres to lying, cheating, stealing, and drinking. If you lie, may you lie together. If you cheat, may you cheat the devil. If you steal, may you steal each others hearts. And if you drink

11、, may we all drink to your happiness. 82Cheers!Cheers!May the road rise to meet you, May the wind be always at your back, May the sunshine warm your face, The rains fall soft upon your fields and, Until we meet again, May God hold you in the palm of His hand.May your home always be too small to hold

12、 all your friends.May your glass be ever full. May the roof over your head be always strong. And may you be in heaven half an hour before the devil knows youre dead. 83LimerickA flea and a fly in a flueWere caught, so what could they do?Said the fly, Let us flee.Let us fly, said the flea.So they fle

13、w through a flaw in the flue.8485868788 Chorus: Over in Killarney Many years ago,Me Mither sang a song to me In tones so sweet and low. Just a simple little ditty, In her good ould Irish way,And ld give the world if she could sing That song to me this day.Chorus:Chorus: Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral, Too-ra

14、-loo-ra-li,Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral, hush now, dont you cry! Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral, Too-ra-loo-ra-li, Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral, thats an Irish lullaby8990The Great Famine or The Great HungerDuring the 1840s and early 1850s Ireland lost about one third of her population due to starvation and emigration: ab

15、out one million people died of mass starvation, and another million emigrated to other countries.The famine was caused, in part, by an underdeveloped and struggling agircultural based economy, a potato crop blight, and Britain being averse to Irelands flight.Irish Gealic, irse, nearly became extinct

16、. 91A Famine burial.Dufferin and Boyle, Narrative of a Journey from Oxford to Skibbereen, 1847.92An EvictionIllustrated London News 12.16.184893After an Eviction. Illustrated London News 12.15.184894Preparing to emigrate. Illustrated London News 5.10.185195- -Now sweetly lies old IrelandNow sweetly

17、lies old Ireland Emerald green beyond the foam, Awakening sweet memories, Emerald green beyond the foam, Awakening sweet memories, Calling the heart back home.Calling the heart back home.- -Danny BoyOh Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are callingFrom glen to glen, and down the mountain sideThe summer

18、s gone, and all the flowers are dyingTis you, tis you must go and I must bide.But come ye back when summers in the meadowOr when the valleys hushed and white with snowTis Ill be here in sunshine or in shadowOh Danny boy, oh Danny boy, I love you so.And if you come, when all the flowers are dyingAnd

19、I am dead, as dead I well may beYoull come and find the place where I am lyingAnd kneel and say an Ave there for me.And I shall hear, tho soft you tread above meAnd all my dreams will warm and sweeter beIf youll not fail to tell me that you love meIll simply sleep in peace until you come to me.Ill s

20、imply sleep in peace until you come to me. *avefarewell (ah va)96Gone with the Wind “As God is my witness, theyre not going to lick me. Im going to live through this. And when its all over, Ill never be hungry again. No, nor any of my folk. If I have to lie, steal, cheat or kill. As God is my witnes

21、s, Ill never be hungry again.” -Scarlet OHara97Mary McAleeseBrian Boru98Protracted FeudalismFeudalism: high kings, lords, clans and bishops Celtic language: Gaelic, Irse and HibernoSaint Patrick and Catholic churchRomans and Anglo-Saxons did not invadeVikings (raiders and traders)Normans (assimulate

22、d)99Irelands rebellions and Britains colonization Henry II, 1171, Overlord of IrelandBritains wars with France, 1100s-1453The TudorsHenry VIII, 1541, King of IrelandQueen Elizabeth I, 1601, Battle of Kinsale, Ireland under British controlOliver Cromwell, 1653-58American and French Revolutions: 1776, 1789Act of Union, 1800Home Rule, 1874Easter Rebellion, 1916The War of Independence, 1919-21Anglo-Irish Treaty, 1921The Good Friday Agreement, 1998100GovernmentGovern