So Dewey asks for us to find out five facts about the location of the book we are currently reading. In my case, that is If You Could See Me Now which takes place in Ireland. So, five facts about Ireland (which should be fairly easy for me since I wrote a paper on the conflict in Ireland a few years ago.
1- Ireland, the island, is split up into two parts: the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, a part of the United Kingdom.
2- The traditional language is Irish, which sounds nothing like it is spelled. For example, one of the characters names is Saoirse, which is apparently pronounced "seer-sha" and means "freedom."
3- The Republic of Ireland is one of the 27 members of the European Union and their currency is the Euro.
4- Over 85% of the country claims to be Roman Catholic and the country is famous for St. Patrick.
5- After many years of "The Troubles," a time when terrorism between the Republic and Northern Ireland and religious groups battled, Ireland seems to have found a measure of peace within itself.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Read-A-Thon: Location, Location, Location
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Very interesting! Have you ever read the book Ireland by Frank Delany? I have it on CD (the author reads it) and it's so neat: within the main narrative, there's a travelling storyteller, so you get to read lots of stories from various points in Irish history. :D
Ireland is a beautiful country, I have a good friend who lives there and I visited her a couple of years ago.
Irish Gaelic sounds so cool! And so does Scots Gaelic. I'm a sucker for Celtic languages. Thanks for sharing those facts!
Very interesting!!! :)
and my favorite Irish movies are THe Nephew and also, The Commitments. Oh, you didn't ask...
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Back again! If you're up: keep it at! If not: I hope you enjoyed the experience. :)
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