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Culture and traditions Ireland

 Traditions and customs

Pubs are the traditional and usual meeting points in Ireland where people gather together to drink, sing and chat. Even the smallest village has its own pub and the people of the village animate its streets in the evening. Do not expect to take your beer alone in peace and quiet: the Irish are very boisterous and rather affable and jovial.
Every year on March 17th, the whole country celebrates Saint-Patrick's Day, the patron saint who evangelised Ireland in the 5th Century. Fireworks, street shows, parades, dances (Ceili) and songs grace the towns and villages.
Note though that since March 29th 2004, it is strictly forbidden to smoke in public areas, including pubs and restaurants.

 To read, see, listen

guide Ireland (Eyewitness Travel Guide).
The Rough Guide to Ireland.
Ireland (Lonely Planet Country Guide).
Discovering Ireland (Atlas & Guide), Collins.
Dublin (Lonely Planet City Guides).
The Rough Guide Map Ireland (Rough Guide Map).
The Rough Guide Map to Dublin.
books Dubliners: by James Joyce.
Plays by Samuel Beckett.
movies
Michael Collins: by Neil Jordan.
The Commitments: by Alan Parker, filmed in Dublin.
Excalibur: by John Boorman.
music The albums of Christy Moore.
Songs by The Cranberries band.