Ireland. Eire. Part III. Фомина И.В. - 19 стр.

gal. Other impressive modern Irish buildings include the glass-clad Bord na
Móna building in Dublin; much contemporary architecture, including numerous
office blocks and vast housing estates in many urban areas of Ireland, is dull and
uninspiring.
       Preservation and revival of old buildings became increasingly important
towards the end of the last century with major projects such as the Royal Hospi-
tal Kilmainham, now the home of the Irish Museum of Modern art (IMMA), the
custom House, Dublin Castle and the Casino at Marino, Dublin, being the ex-
amples of architectural restoration. Temple Bar, the Historic Area Restoration
Project (HARP) around Smithfield and three notable urban development initia-
tives in Dublin. Over the twentieth century Irish cities have expanded rapidly
and the emphasis today is on innovative high density housing.

      Ex. 3. Describe the styles of Irish architecture.

      Ex. 4. Make a rendering of the text.

                                        UNIT IX

      Ex. 1. Pre-reading task.
      Answer the following questions:
      1. What do you imagine when you hear the words ‘Irish music’?
      2. Do you know any Irish composers and musicians?

      Ex. 2. Read and translate the text.

                                         MUSIC

       Music has always been an important part of Irish culture, from the tradi-
tional accompaniment to festivals and funerals in the form of playing and ballad
singing, to Irish dancing which is still practiced in Irish communities around the
world.
       From earliest times, Ireland has been an intensely musical country.
In Gaelic Ireland, in the Middle Ages, the harp was the main instrument, so
much so that in the seventeenth century it was adopted as the arms of Ireland.
Unfortunately the old music was not written down, and none survives. The
works of Turlough O’Carolan (1670–1738), the blind harpist and one of the an-
cient bardic tradition, have survived however, and are still played today. After
the great Belfast Harp Festival of 1792, many of the traditional airs of the time
were transcribed; some became widely popular in the following century.
       As the music of the old Gaelic order died, the European tradition came to
Ireland. There is a classical tradition in the forms pioneered by other European
composers. Eighteenth century Dublin was an important musical centre. Handel
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