Halloween in Dublin

Find out about the "Ghost Season" in Dublin and Halloween in Ireland by clicking on the "Halloween in Dublin" Link in the sidebar.





The infamous Hell Fire Club in the dublin mountains where the devil is said to have appeared.

Surfing History

Jim Larkin and the G.P.O. in O'Connell Street, Dublin.

We are going to learn about Irish history from the internet:

Go to http://www.iol.ie/~dluby/ and find out:

Make notes then type the answers to a WORD document.



What are the eight sections in the “Ireland” page?
What are the most interesting sections for you in the “Ireland” page?
Which site gives you up to date statistics on Ireland in the “Republic of Ireland” page?
How many political parties sre there on the “Politics” page?
How many men signed the proclamation in the 1916 Rising on the “Irish Liberation” page?
When was the Republic of Ireland born on the “Irish Liberation” page?
Note 3 pieces of information about our current president from the “People” page.
On the “Dublin City” page what was the first known settlement on the site of Dublin called?
What is the name of the website that gives information on Public Services?
What are the most interesting sections for you in the “Links” page?

Try to download some nice photos from the photographic sites on the “Links” page.

Dublin Dictation

This is a picture of the canal I grew up on here in Dublin, the Royal Canal. The famous Dublin writer Brendan Behan wrote a lovely song about it called "The Auld Triangle".

1. Click on the "Dublin Dictation" link in the sidebar and write what you hear.
2. Google the words"Behan" and "Auld Triangle" and "Lyrics" to find the song.
3. Write a short summary of what you think the song is about

Welcome students from St George College Sydney

Our class is pleased to welcome students from St George College, Sydney, to our blogs and we look forward so much to sharing experiences, learning and fun with you. Our students will be writing a quiz about your countries into your comments box and we are very curious as to your replies. Enjoy your Spring break (it is Autumn here so we envy you). We have posted questions about your countries in your comments, we hope you enjoy the activity.

What do you know about our countries??

Note the answers to the questions and visit the student blogs for the answers!

Khaalid's Somali quiz

Somalia is in East africa.
Somalia has three Rivers.
Mogadishu is the capital of Somalia.
Somalia's population is 10 million.
Somalia has 18 counties.
Abdilahi Yusuf is the president of Somalia.
There are three political parties in Somalia.
People in Somalia cannot vote until they are 18 years old.
All Somali school children learn somali at school.
The Somali sea is off the east coast of Somalia.

Inna’s Ukraine quiz
True or false about Ukraine

1.Ukraine is a country in Western Europe.
2.The capital of Ukraine is Kiev.
3.The population of Ukraine is 15 million people.
4.Ukraine is divided into 24 oblasts.
5.Ukraine has 5 political parties.
6.The highest mountain in Ukraine is Chornogora.
7.Russian is the official state language.
8.Ukraine has a tropical climate.
9.The oblasts are subdivided into 494 regions (districts).
10. The Christmas tree is a tradition for the Ester.


Ana’s Romanian quiz.

Romanian’s population is 45milion.
Romania has 48 counties.
Romania is situated in east of Europe.
Cluj is the second larger city.
Bucharest is the capital of Romania.
The president in Romania is Ceausescu.
The prim minister in Romania is Traian Basescu.
The prim minister in Romania is Calin Popescu Tariceanu.
The president in Romania is Traian Basescu.
The currency in Romania are euro.

Neli’s Romania's quiz

1 Romania’s population is 30 million.
2.Romania has 48 counties.
3.Romania is situated in east of Europe.
4.Iasi is the second largest city.5.Bucharest is the capital of Romania.
6.The prime minister is Traian Basescu.
7.The president of Romania Ceausescu.
8.People in Romania cannot vote until they are21 years old.
9.The Harp is the official symbol of Romania.
10.The Romanian flag is blue, yellow and read.

Ilona’s True and false about Latvia.

Latvia’s population is 2 million.
There are five provinces in Latvia.
Riga is the capital city of Latvia.
Daugavpils is the second largest city.
Daugavpils is in the province of Kurzeme.
Riga is situated on the river Daugava.
The Baltic Sea is off the south coast of Latvia.
People in Latvia cannot vote until 25 years of age.
Vaira-Vike Freiberga is the president of Latvia.
All Latvian school children learn Latvian at school.
Latvian is spoken everyday only in the province of Latgale.
The Latvian flag consists of two colours.
The longest river in Latvia is the river Daugava.

Peter's Class

WELCOME TO OUR CLASS PAGE:

I am Peter Sheekey and I teach ESL here at Integrate Ireland Language and Training in leafy Ballsbridge, Dublin. Welcome to Peter's class at IILT Dublin.

These pictures are from our Bloomsday visit 2006, where we visited Joyces tower and met two characters from Ulysses. A big HELLO from the best esl class in history!!

Student Blogs September 2006

Our class have created their own blogs and introduce themselves. Read about them by clicking in the sidebar and please feel free to leave comments and contacts.

Thanks to the sailors at Poolbeg Marina in Dublin for sailing us into the Festival of World Cultures in Dunloaghaire on Saturday 24th August- we had a lovely time of it.

Ahoy there! Cormac and his crew cruise it.

Jimmy's boat coming up the river Liffey.

Our Woman in Mongolia

A special thought from all at IILT to our outreach teacher in Mongolia - you are in our hearts Ruth. We are tracking your progress on David's Blog (Mongolian Blog in sidebar) and you'r e looking good girl.