Interesting Children in British Culture Jackie Reilly
Vikings at the Up Helly Aa fire festival in the Shetland Islands held annually the last Tuesday of January.
The Norman Conquest
Ireland is very famous for dances called reels The girls wear dresses embroidered with traditional designs. There is a national costume consisting of a kilt and black jacket, knee length white stockings and a small hat. Ireland has its own language: gaelic The Irish are known to be creative particularly in literature and the arts, e.g. Oscar Wilde and James Joyce. Many American presidents are descendants of Irish emigrants to the ‘New World’, e.g. John Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton.
Ireland is also famous for…
Wales is famous for …
Wales is also famous for…
England
The Union Jack The union flag is the saltire cross of Scotland, the Irish flag and the flag of St, George, superimposed after the union of the Kingdoms.
Most famous for…
Famous Britons Alan Turing – the computer; Whittle - jet engine; Stephenson – railways The most famous playwright and poet is William Shakespeare. Other famous writers include Charles Dickens, Emily and Charlotte Bronte; Thomas Hardy and Jane Austen
Children’s writers Winnie the Pooh by A.A.Milne Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling Peter Rabbit by Beatrice Potter
Food from England
Scotland St. Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland. His feast day is on 30th November and on that day the people wear a thistle. The thistle
The flags of Scotland The Royal flag of Scotland and St. Andrew’s flag.
Scotland is famous for… The woollen industry The bagpipes Dances called ‘reels’
The highland games Tossing the caber and shot put
Highland dancing Highland reels
Also famous for…...the story of the Loch Ness Monster!
Famous Scots Logie Baird - television; Alexander Fleming – penicillin; Alexander Graham Bell – telephone; Andrew Carnegie – born in Dunfermline Industrialist and philanthropist
Food from Scotland Scotch broth; shortbread; haggis; porridge; Scotch whisky; oatcakes.
Robert Burns Robert Burns - the Scottish bard Wrote poems and songs, the most famous Auld Lang Syne
Robert Louis Stevenson Wrote poems and novels including… Treasure Island Kidnapped The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde