Independence and after

• A Timeline of Irish history
• Irish history

U2's Sunday Bloody Sunday

John Lennon's Sunday bloody Sunday

Ludotori Folk

Ludotori Folk - A trip to Ireland

1. Irish Celtic folk instruments

2. Irish dancing

3. A timeline of Irish history

4. Cockles and mussels (Molly Malone)

5. Dirty Old Town

Galway Girl

Watch the video and do the activities in your worksheet.



Now check the lyrics here.

Where are the singer and the girl? What words from the song suggest that?


Who or what is...

• Grafton
• Van
• Carrickfergus
• Ceilidh
• fiddle
• Gaelic

Irish celebration

1. Watch the video and fill in the blanks with the words from the box.

2. In the song, find a reference to

• the Irish flag
• the look of most Irish people
• the emigration
• the situation under British rule
• drinks in a pub
• a favourite sport
• the importance of ancestors