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FEARGHAL is our language assistant for 3º of E.S.O. this year. He is from Ireland.
You can get to know him a little bit better if you check this brief information about his beautiful country.
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....And these are some beautiful irish lanscapes.
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Fearghal comes from the countryside outside Maynooth, a little town in Kildare (near Dublin).
Maynooth has several historical buildings, the 12th century Norman castle, St. Patricks College and Carton house.
Fearghal went to school and university in Maynooth, and he lived in Dublin city for a few years before coming to Fuenlabrada.
Illustration project - The Tragic Tale of Dermot and Grainne
Hello everybody! Here you will find things of interest for your illustrated books!
First of all: a quick summary of the story...
Dermot and
Grainne….
Finn is old and
lonely, his warriors want him to find a new wife. A suitable match is found in Grainne, the
daughter of the High King of Tara.
One of the Fianna,
Dermot, is considered to be the most attractive man in Ireland, and Grainne had
been in love with him long before her engagement to Finn.
At the feast to
celebrate the engagement, Grainne puts a potion in the drinking horn that sends
everybody into a deep sleep except Dermot and some of the other Fianna,
including Oisin, Finn’s son.
Dermot does not want
to betray his master but Grainne puts him under Geasa to run away with
her. His friends support him, saying
that he has no choice.
Dermot and Grainne run
away together but the next morning Finn wakes up to finds them gone. He is furious and calls the Fianna to chase
them.
Dermot begins to find
Grainne very attractive, even though he will not be her lover out of loyalty to
Finn, but she mocks him and seduces him and they become lovers.
They live a life on
the run from Finn and the Fianna for a year, they are sometimes
helped by Dermot’s friends in the Fianna. They have many adventures and stay in
many different places that are now named after them.
Following the year on
the run a truce is agreed - Finn gives up the chase and the couple settle down
in Sligo, by Benbulben. After another
year living in peace, Grainne starts to miss her father and wants to have a
feast for him and for Finn. Dermot
doesn’t agree but accepts.
Finn and the Fianna
come for the feast which goes on for many days.
All seems well until one night Dermot awakes to the sound of horns and a
hunt. Grainne begs him not to go out but
he does. On the slopes of Benbulben he
meets with Finn and the Fianna, who are out to hunt a famous boar.
Dermot finds the Boar
alone, it is huge and terrifying and his spear bounced of it and he broke his
sword on it as it charged him and gored him.
Me manages to kill the boar with the broken end of his sword but is
mortally wounded in the process.
Finn and the Fianna
find Dermot dying. Dermot begs Finn to
heal him but Finn is indecisive and lets Dermot die.
Celtic Design and Patterns - useful for framing your pictures
I mentioned the sport of hurling in class - it has been played since ancient times to modern times, here is an example:
Inspirational images:
Irish Wolfhound:
And here you have some examples !
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