There are several quaint things about irish life and habits.
An example would be the words "thanks" and "nice" which are commonly used everywhere.
You even have nice weather in Ireland when it is raining due to the sun will come out again after a while. Also you would use thanks when you are actually saying "you are welcome".
Beer is also something you meet at every irish corner but not whilst eating! Before, after, occasionally in every meantime you could possibly have a beer - solely not when it sais: mealtime! But when it sais "Pub's closing" the irish would normally just get started and assert on their selfmade right for Guinness!
Moreover tea is provided ten a penny in Ireland but other than beer it leaves you your senses.
Donnerstag, 9. Dezember 2010
Whiskey - Irish of course
There one thing that immediately comes to any alcoholic's mind if you would mention the word "Ireland":
Whiskey, a drink that is deeply connected to the irish history.
Interesting is who initially developed the whiskey: Who if not the church?! First of all: Saint Patrick, who is formerly praised for proselytizing the land of the celts in 5th century; but in my opinion he is a national hero for bringing the instrumentation and knowledge to produce medicine and perfume, which is the basis of every destilleration and thus also the destilleration of whiskey. The celts were the first to create the "uisce beatha" (spoken ischke ba) which means "water of life" - a definite hint at how high the irish value their special bewerage. The first mentioning of the anglicised version that we know nowadays, "whiskey", was in 1736.
But not only did churchman virtually invent this vicious spirit but they also provided its spreading in the country in their abbeys, which often had their own tavern.
Whiskey, a drink that is deeply connected to the irish history.
Interesting is who initially developed the whiskey: Who if not the church?! First of all: Saint Patrick, who is formerly praised for proselytizing the land of the celts in 5th century; but in my opinion he is a national hero for bringing the instrumentation and knowledge to produce medicine and perfume, which is the basis of every destilleration and thus also the destilleration of whiskey. The celts were the first to create the "uisce beatha" (spoken ischke ba) which means "water of life" - a definite hint at how high the irish value their special bewerage. The first mentioning of the anglicised version that we know nowadays, "whiskey", was in 1736.
But not only did churchman virtually invent this vicious spirit but they also provided its spreading in the country in their abbeys, which often had their own tavern.
Mittwoch, 8. Dezember 2010
Irish Traditional Music
As an average citizen we might often compare irish folk and traditional dance with "Lord of Dance" or "Riverdance", which is highly criticised by traditional singers and dancers. Although it refers to the tradition, that irish music was considered to be the best dance music around the world in former times. I posted a little summary about traditional music from Ireland. But as I mentioned, still today there are traditional singers which enjoy high popularity like the choir Anúna does. Also and maybe most famous of all is the american Punk-Folk-Band Dropkick Murphys.
Like all traditional music, Irish folk music has changed slowly. Most folk songs are less than two hundred years old. One measure of its age is the language used. Modern Irish songs are written in English and Irish. Most of the oldest songs and tunes are rural in origin and come from the older Irish language tradition. Modern songs and tunes often come from cities and towns, Gaeltacht and English-speaking Ireland.
Puirt a beul (gaelic: "Tunes from a mouth"):
One of the earliest forms of Irish folk in which the rhythm and melody are more important than the words or their sense. It is usually not accompanied by instruments but a capella.
These unaccompanied vocals are called Sean-nós ("old style") and are considered to be the ultimate form of traditional singing. To the first-time listener, accustomed to pop and classical singers, sean-nós often sounds more "Arabic" or "Indian" than "Western". Non-Sean-nós traditional singing, even when accompaniment is used, uses patterns of ornamentation and melodic freedom derived from sean-nós singing, and, generally, a similar voice placement.
Like all traditional music, Irish folk music has changed slowly. Most folk songs are less than two hundred years old. One measure of its age is the language used. Modern Irish songs are written in English and Irish. Most of the oldest songs and tunes are rural in origin and come from the older Irish language tradition. Modern songs and tunes often come from cities and towns, Gaeltacht and English-speaking Ireland.
Puirt a beul (gaelic: "Tunes from a mouth"):
One of the earliest forms of Irish folk in which the rhythm and melody are more important than the words or their sense. It is usually not accompanied by instruments but a capella.
These unaccompanied vocals are called Sean-nós ("old style") and are considered to be the ultimate form of traditional singing. To the first-time listener, accustomed to pop and classical singers, sean-nós often sounds more "Arabic" or "Indian" than "Western". Non-Sean-nós traditional singing, even when accompaniment is used, uses patterns of ornamentation and melodic freedom derived from sean-nós singing, and, generally, a similar voice placement.
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