Expressions of Cultural Identity (Leaving Cert Geography): Flashcards
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Year GAA was established
Year GAA was established
1884
Four sports promoted by GAA
Four sports promoted by GAA
Gaelic football, hurling, camogie, handball
Croke Park stadium capacity
Croke Park stadium capacity
82,000 spectators
Three traditional Irish dances
Three traditional Irish dances
Jigs, reels, hornpipes
Three traditional Irish instruments
Three traditional Irish instruments
Bodhrán, fiddle, tin whistle
Year Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann established
Year Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann established
1951
Two iconic Irish traditional music bands
Two iconic Irish traditional music bands
Planxty and The Chieftains
Dublin dish with sausages, rashers & potatoes
Dublin dish with sausages, rashers & potatoes
Coddle
% of tourists seeking traditional Irish dishes
% of tourists seeking traditional Irish dishes
Over 70%
Remote altars used when mass was banned
Remote altars used when mass was banned
Mass rocks
Major Catholic event in Ireland in 1932
Major Catholic event in Ireland in 1932
Eucharistic Congress
Attendance at Pope John Paul II's 1979 visit
Attendance at Pope John Paul II's 1979 visit
Over a million people
Three Irish Catholic pilgrimage sites
Three Irish Catholic pilgrimage sites
Knock, Croagh Patrick, Lough Derg
Irish broadcaster of traditional music & dance
Irish broadcaster of traditional music & dance
TG4
Four expressions of Irish cultural identity
Four expressions of Irish cultural identity
Sport, music, food, religion