AU PAIR CULTURE QUESTS
IRELAND
Western Europe
Capital: Dublin
Languages: English, Irish
Predominant Religion(s): Christianity (Roman Catholic, Anglican) – most other religions are represented
COMMON CHARACTERISTICS:
- Irish people are often said to have the “Gift of the Gab” (the talent of talking rings around most other people).
- The Irish are very musical.
- Irish people consider themselves passionate, funny and creative!
FUN FACTS:
- The Irish flag has three vertical bands of green, white, and orange; officially the flag colors have no meaning, but a common interpretation is that the green represents the Irish nationalist (Gaelic) tradition of Ireland, orange represents the Orange tradition (minority supporters of William of Orange), and white symbolizes peace (or a lasting truce) between the green and the orange.
- Ireland covers five-sixths of the island of the same name; the remaining one-sixth of the island is Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom.
- The world famous Guinness beer is from Ireland – it originated in the Dublin brewery of Arthur Guinness.
“The greatest year of my life!”– Natalie, au pair from Ireland
“I loved the family and children and made wonderful friends from around the world. The experience was even more than I hoped for!” – Michelle, au pair from Ireland
“Thank you Au Pair in America for such a wonderful year!”– Marianne, au pair from Ireland
“You can not beat the flexibility of the Au Pair program. My au pairs have been so great that my friends want to steal them and take them home!”
Catherine , host parent
Connecticut