Customs and Traditions in Southern Ireland

CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS

Traditions are usually passed from family’s generation to another in an oral way. The majority of them will dissolve with time, mainly because new ways of life. But the most important are kept as almost a rule in or modern times.

Irish customs and traditions are full of variety. They have a lot of feasts and historical legends that come from probably hundreds of years old and that they still maintain and celebrate to our days.

I will name some of the customs and traditions that were or are still present in Southern Ireland.

An old tradition that has been lost in Ireland is the “Irish Blessings”. It is not as popular as it used to be, although some people all over the world are still trying to keep it alive. Some blessing have hundreds of years old, some may have be created last week in another country. A  Blessing is always about welcoming, warmth and turning negative situations in positive, as an answer to the history of misery of Ireland. An Irish blessing as example:

May the friendships you make be those which endure and all of your Grey clouds be small ones for sure. And trusting in Him to Whom we all pray, may a song fill your heart every step of the way.

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SOUTHERN IRELAND – ÉIRE

INTRODUCTION

Southern Ireland in green

The Republic of Ireland, known also as Éire (in Irish), is a state in Europe which occupies five-sixths of the Ireland island, with a population reaching 4,6 million in 2011. The capital of Southern Ireland is Dublin. Although Southern Ireland is considered a small country, it has made an enormous contribution to the world, in terms of arts, music, literature, sports and many more. Arts has roots that go centuries back, just like music and literature. Both with highly Celtic influence at its beginnings. Later, the influences of other cultures play a major role, but the celtic-style was never lost. Economy, demographics and education in Southern Ireland are topics mentioned in this work. Traditions, myths and legends, cousine and sports can also be found with an enormous celtic root. But in this case, their expansion throughout the world has been bigger.

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