Society and Culture: Unit 14 Irish Culture: Language, Literature and Arts Ireland: Language “Irish” or “Erse” The traditional language Banned by the English during it’s colonial rule Was nearly lost during the Great Famine Ireland: Language Erse Following Independence, they began teaching it in all Irish schools Today it is mandatory for many jobs: Civil servant Diplomatic core Teacher (for 1st and 2nd Levels) Ireland: Language Hiberno-English Version of standard English spoken in Ireland today English with vocabulary, accent, and diction unique to Ireland Accents vary from region to region. These accents are also known as brogue Ireland: Oral Culture Ireland is an Oral Culture, one that values good talk and loves a good story. The ability to speak gracefully and on spontaneously is highly valued, especially in business. Ireland: Oral Culture Irish culture is legendary for the charm and humor used in munication They are especially famous for their jokes, poems and songs A Limerick A flea and a fly in a flue Were caught, so what could they do? Said the fly, "Let us flee." "Let us fly," said the flea. So they flew through a flaw in the flue Ireland: Literature Much of Ireland’s great literature has not yet been written down. Ireland’s oral culture has fostered many great writers. Today, they write in two languages: English and Irish. Most of the literature is based on traditional folk heritage. Ireland: Literature Famous Irish Poets : W. B. Yeats (1865 – 1929) Seamus Heaney (1939 - ) Both won a Nobel Prize for Literature Seamus Heaney Seamus Heaney: The Underground The Underground There we were in the vaulted tunnel running, You in your going-away coat speeding ahead And me, me then like a fleet god gaining Upon you before you turned to a reed Seamus Heaney: The Underground Or some new white flower japped with crimson As the coat flapped wild and button after button Sprang off and fell in a trail Between the Underground and the Albert
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