In seguito all’incontro con la mamma di un compagno di classe, Emma e Irene hanno scritto un bell’articolo sul paese d’origine della signora: l’Irlanda.
Buona lettura!
Almost two weeks ago we had a meeting with Michelle, Rocco’s mum.
She told us something about southern Ireland and about her native country, which is Blarney, a small village in Country Cork.
In Blarney there’s the “Blarney Castle”, which has a popular belief about a stone in there: when you kiss the stone you receive the “gift of the gab”, that won’t let you need to search words when you speak.
After, she explained some interesting facts about the territory.
After, she explained some interesting facts about the territory.
Now we know more things about southern Ireland: it’s very windy because there aren’t any protections, like mountains; and sometimes you may have to pass by a flock of sheep; there’s a long coast, which has lots of cliff and sand beaches, that are great for dolphins. One of the most important group of cliffs are the “Cliffs of Moher”, that are impressive cliffs overlooking the sea located on the west coast of Clare.
Irish people have a lot of strong beliefs about their mythology; one of these is about Leprechauns.
A leprechaun is a strange creature, similar to a gnome; it belongs to Irish mythology. Leprechauns are dressed in green and carry a bag over their shoulders, which contains a single shilling that reappears immediately after being spent.
Another belief says that at the ends of each rainbow there is a leprechaun with a pot of gold.
Another trust is about Shamrocks. A shamrock is a typical symbol of Ireland, which is brings you luck every time you find it, before you stick it on your clothes. On St. Patrick’s Day, when Irish people find a shamrock, they have to bring it into a pub and then drown it in their drink.
After some questions, we started to talk about the differences between Irish and Italian school and food.
Irish school starts when you are five years old. There are three kinds of schools: infant school, primary school and secondary school.
The first one is about three years, the second five years, the last one lasts six years, and then you can choose your college.
As for food, Irish people eat different meals at different times.
Michelle told us some things that she ate in Ireland. For breakfast Irish people eat a lot and the typical meal contains bacon, eggs, beans, tea, toasts and butter, while they eat less for lunch.
Now we know a lot more about Ireland and we understood that despite being in different places with different cultures, we are all part of the same world.
