Irish Culture

Irish Culture

Ireland is an island located in Western Europe with its neighbours being, England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. It is a cold rainy country that has a small population, only about 5 million people.  

Some of the major parts of Irish culture that are world renowned are their pub culture, sporting teams/ support and their faith/ religion.

I would say that one of the biggest parts of Irish culture is their love and appreciation of sport. There big two sports are Gaelic Football and Hurling. These two sports are nearly explicitly played in Ireland and both sports have national televised leagues. Sports attendances in the last decade have increased a lot with 34% of attendances for Gaelic football, 23% for hurling and 16% for soccer. 

Pub culture is a huge part of Irish culture as it is one of the most popular places to socialise. The pub is a major part of each and every town as the weather is not usually great. This means that a hearty pub is a very desirable place for the tows folk to meet. Guinness, one of their favourite beers is world renowned for being just that, a great beer.

Another major part of the Irish culture is the arts. Irish music is quite well known around the world. Irish dancing is also one of the most famous dancing styles and is very tough. Ireland is also very well known for its folklore stories and general story telling. With tales of leprechauns, ogres and trolls it is very well known.

With the biggest part of Irish culture being saved for last, religion. Almost 80% of all Irish people identified as Christian in their 2016 census. In every sing town/city in Ireland there is at least one church or cathedral. Ever since being colonised by England in 16^th and 17^th centuries Ireland has accepted and taken to Christianity.

In multiple surveys taken by the Irish people it was said that the 3 most common spots to be seen in Ireland are the church, local pub or local sport clubhouse.

As you can see sport, religion and the pub are all major contributors to the daily life of Irish people.