IRELAND Anabella Would you like to learn cool facts about Ireland yes okay. Well hear this Ireland has seven dance companies that often perform. Irish dancing is also popular among adults and children. The first Irish dance show ( river dance ) is popular world wide. WOW those are some cool facts about Ireland !!!!!! DANCE Diaduit also known as ( hello ) in Ireland. They speak Gaelic so you might not of known what I meant!!!!!! This language has survived in Ireland for more than 2,000 years!!!!!! Well, lets go learn about instruments!!!!!! LANGUAGE In Ireland pipers play bagpipes. Well lets see how they entertain themselves. INSTRUMENTS Guess what farmers bring there horses to fairs. Also they lead there horses around a ring. Than the judges look at and decide which is best. Sometimes farmers event sell mares and there foals but dont worry together at the fair. And for my final note I would like to tell you that before a big horse show Starts, than a band plays music. ENTERTAINING THEMSELVES Traditional sports In Ireland are Gaelic football and hurling. They also enjoy playing soccer. Irish people are loyal to professional teams. Horseracing has been a sport in Ireland for 100s of years. The Country has about 30 racing places for horses. Ireland also enjoys horse shows like the royal Dublin society Show, Children line up for pony games at the same show. GAMES & SPORTS Irish cooks serve crusted brown soda bread made from wheat & flour. A full Irish breakfast includes Sausage, bacon, and more!!!!!!! Potato's is a part of the Irish diet. Boxy is a baked dish with potato's mashed in butter, butter milk and flour. Champ is boiled potato's with butter milk & scallions. Also most hotels and inns in Ireland serve traditional Irish breakfast. FOODS Ireland celebrates Christmas & Easter. Christmas lasts till January 6 th. On Easter some celebrate with a dance contest, the winner gets a cake but than shares with everyone. The known (well main) holiday is saint Patties day, people around the world wear shamrocks & green. There are also many festivals with music & dancing. HOLIDAYS THEY CELEBRATE Festivals take place over the year. Dublin celebrates saint patties day with a 3-day festival and parade. June 16 is blooms day in Dublin. The gunnies blues festival also takes place in Dublin, it combines a theater, music,& litary events. Galway arts festival takes place in July. Famous musicans come from around the world to perform at the gunnies blues. FESTIVALS A lot of people in Ireland own farms, because people like potatoes with there meals, they keep chickens and the chickens give the people eggs, also cows give them lots of milk. Ireland is surrounded by water so some people catch fish. The dads usually grow the wheat & picks it to!!!!!! WHAT DO PEOPLE DO FOR A LIVING