UNIT 9 IRISH LEGENDS & LITERATURE

WARM UP

Literature

https://learnoutlive.com/pleasure-reading-foreign-language/

https://oupeltglobalblog.com/2011/12/08/reading-with-for-pleasure-in-elt/

https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/extensive-reading-why-it-good-our-students%E2%80%A6-us

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_mythology

http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-irish-myths-and-legends.php

Legends

https://presspack.rte.ie/2016/11/03/bernard-dunnes-mythical-heroes-new-series/

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PART 1 LEGEND CHARACTERS

http://mythcreants.com/blog/the-eight-character-archetypes-of-the-heros-journey/

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ArchetypalCharacter

http://www.englit.org/eiland_shared/critical/mythicons.htm

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PART 2 IRISH HEROES – CÚ CHULAINN & FIONN MACCUMHAILL

CÚ CHULAINN

http://www.lashgoleor.ie/hurls_for_sale/cu_chulainn.html

http://www.askaboutireland.ie/learning-zone/primary-students/looking-at-places/louth/cuchulainn/

http://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/irish-story-and-legend-cu-chulainn-002150

FIONN MACCUMHAILL

http://www.ireland-information.com/articles/fionnmaccumhaill.htm

http://thewildgeese.irish/profiles/blogs/the-legend-fionn-mac-cunhaill

http://bardmythologies.com/characters/

LIST OF IRISH MYTHOLOGICAL CREATURES –

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Irish_mythological_figures

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PART 3 LABHRAIDH LOINGSEACH

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labraid_Loingsech

http://irishimbasbooks.com/irish-folklore-the-truth-behind-the-king-with-horses-ears/

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PART 4 IRISH WRITERS https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/our-top-ten-irish-novelists-of-all-time-126080063-237787691 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Irish_writers http://www.ranker.com/list/famous-irish-authors/info-lists 20 Irish novels to read http://www.irishcentral.com/roots/twenty-irish-novels-to-read-before-you-die-photos-119391839-237736631.html PART 5 FIRST LINES http://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-to-read/30-great-opening-lines-in-literature/ https://www.buzzfeed.com/sarahgalo/it-was-a-queer-sultry-summer?utm_term=.ngO9XQqeq#.gaLWAqNON http://www.stylist.co.uk/life/the-best-100-opening-lines-from-books# Genres http://reference.yourdictionary.com/books-literature/different-types-of-books.html https://www.goodreads.com/genres ON YOUR OWN Irish Writers Centre, Dublin http://irishwriterscentre.ie/ Joyce Museum, Dublin http://jamesjoycetower.com/ Yeats Museum, Sligo http://www.sligoarts.ie/VenuesProfile/YeatsMemorialBuilding/ Dublin – City of Literature http://www.dublincityofliterature.ie/dublinliterary/dublin-writers/honouring-dublins-writers.html   Joyce statue, Dublin Wilde statue, Dublin   Yeats statue, Sligo