IRELAND - ART
by Bruno Leskovar
1. MOVIES
2. MUSIC
3. LITERATURE
4. Michael Collins (1996) – one of the best movies about Ireland
4.1. The Guard (2011) – a classic Irish comedy film
5. The Magdalene Sisters (2002) – a compelling Irish drama film
6. The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006) – a classic Irish history drama
7. The Commitments (1991) – a great musical comedy-drama film
8. Hunger (2008) – one of the best Irish movies about The Troubles
9. The Crying Game (1992) – a bizarre film about The Troubles
10. My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989) – an inspiring Irish film
11. Irish traditional music began as an oral tradition
12. ...passed on from generation to generation by listening, learning by ear and without formally writing the tunes on paper.
13. The traditional music played by the Irish came to the country with the Celts 2,000 years ago.
14. Today's most popular music : U2, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Sinead O'Connor, Van Morrison, Snow Patrol, Enya, The Script
15. Irish literature comprises writings in the Irish, Latin, and English languages on the island of Ireland
16. Most popular writers: Oscar Wilde, Samuel Beckett, Jonathan Swift, James Yoyce, George Bernard Shaw
17. ARHITECTURE
18. The round tower in Glendalough, Ireland, is 30 meters tall.
19. Bunratty Castle, a 15th-century tower house in County Clare, Ireland.
20. Castletown House
21. Statue of Queen Victoria
22. It features many Anglo-Irish and Norman castles as well as buildings from eras that date all the way to the Stone Age
23. Cliffs of Moher Visitor Experience
24. The Glucksman Library at the University of Limerick
25. Wonderful Barn, Kildare