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Irish calendar
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The Irish calendar does not observe the astronomical seasons (beginning, in the Northern Hemisphere, on the equinoxes and solstices), or the meteorological seasons (beginning on March 1, June 1, September 1 and December 1), but rather follows the seasons of the ancient Celts (see below) which are pre-Christian in origin. This is particularly evident in the Irish naming of many of the months: some names, like May (Bealtaine), August (Lughnasadh/Lúnasa) and November (Samhain, sometimes also in the form of Mí na Samhna) were the names of pagan Celtic festivals. In addition, the names for September and October (Meán Fómhair and Deireadh Fómhair respectively) translate directly as "middle of autumn" and "end of autumn". Christianity has also left its mark on the Irish months: December is Mí na Nollag, or just Nollaig, the latter word also meaning Christmastide.
Seasons
Winter (end)
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January 1 - New Year's Day, one of the public holidays in the Republic of Ireland.
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January 2 - St. Munchin , Patron of the Diocese of Limerick
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January 3 - 1946: execution of William Joyce, Lord Haw-Haw
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January 5 - Twelfth Night
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January 6 - Little Christmas (Nollaig Bheag) and/or Women's Christmas (Nollaig na mBan)
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January 7 - 1922: Anglo-Irish Treaty ratified by Dáil Éireann
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January 8 - 1979: Whiddy Island disaster in Bantry Bay
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January 13 - 1941: death of James Joyce
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January 14 - 1965: Sean Lemass, Taoiseach, visits Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, Terence O'Neill
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January 16 - 1922: Michael Collins accepts surrender of Dublin Castle from the Viceroy, Lord Fitzalan
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January 17 - 1860: birth of Douglas Hyde
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January 20 -1968: death of Sir Alfred Chester Beatty
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January 21 - 1919: Meeting of the First Dáil in the Mansion House, Dublin
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January 22 - 1971: Ireland signs Treaty of Accession to EEC in Brussels
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January 27 - 1967: Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association founded
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January 28 - 1939: death of William Butler Yeats
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January 30 - 1808 work begins on Nelson's Pillar, Dublin.
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January 31 - St. Aidan, Patron of the Diocese of Ferns
Spring(February, March and April)
The last days of March and the first three days of April are known as The Old Cows Days/The Days of the Brindled Cow or, in the Irish language, Laethanta an Bó Riabhaigh.
Summer(May, June and July)
May - Bealtaine
The first Monday in May is a public holiday.
June - Meitheamh
The first Monday in June is a public holiday.
Autumn(August, September and October)
The first Monday in August is a public holiday.
October - Deireadh Fómhair
The last Monday in October is a public holiday.
Winter (start)(November, December and January see above)
November - Samhain / Mí na Samhna
December - Nollaig / Mí na Nollag
Days of the week - Laethanta na Seachtaine
- Monday: Dé Luain
- Tuesday: Dé Máirt
- Wednesday: Dé Céadaoin
- Thursday: Déardaoin
- Friday: Dé hAoine
- Saturday: Dé Satharn
- Sunday: Dé Domhnaigh.
Seasons of the year - Ráithí na Bliana/Na Séasúir
- Spring: An tEarrach - Spring/Vernal Equinox: Lá Leathach an Earraigh
- Summer: An Samhradh - Summer Solstice: Grianstad an tSamhraidh
- Autumn: An Fómhar - Autumnal Equinox: Lá Leathach an Fhómhair
- Winter: An Gheimhreadh - Winter Solstice: Grianstad an Gheimhridh
Religious seasons - Séasúir Creidimh
- Lent: An Carghas
- Easter: Cáisc
- Advent: An Aidbhint
- Christmastide: Nollaig
- Quarter Tense: Laethanta na gCeithre Thráth
Holidays and holydays - Féilte na Bliana
- Holiday: Lá Saoire
- Public Holiday: Saoire Poiblí
- Church Holyday: Lá Saoire Eaglaise
- New Year's Eve: Oíche Chinn Bhliana
- New Year's Day: Lá Caille
- Epiphany: Nollaig Bheag or Nollaig na mBan
- St. Brigid's Day: Lá Fhéile Bríde or Lá Feabhra
- St. Patrick's Day: Lá Fhéile Phádraig
- April Fools Day: Lá na nAmadáin
- Annunciation: Lá Fhéile Muire san Earrach or Lá Theachtaireacht an Aingil
- May Day: Lá Bealtaine
- Assumption: Lá Fhéile Muire san Fhómhar
- Hallowe'en: Oíche Shamhna
- 1 Nov: Lá Samhna
- All Souls Day: Lá na Marbh
- Immaculate Conception: Giniúint Mhuire gan Smál
- Christmas Day: Lá Nollag
- St. Stephen's Day: Lá Fhéile Stiofáin or Lá an Dreoilín
Movable feasts - Na Féilte Reatha
- Advent: An Aidbhint
- Shrove Tuesday: Máirt na hInide
- Ash Wednesday: Céadaoin an Luaithrigh
- Lent: An Carghas
- Holy Week: Seachtain na Páise
- Palm Sunday: Domhnach na Pailme or Domhnach na hImrime
- Spy Wednesday: Céadaoin an Bhraith
- Holy (Maundy) Thursday: Déardaoin Mandála
- Good Friday: Aoine an Chéasta
- Easter Sunday: Domhnach Cásca
- Easter Monday: Luan Cásca
- Ascension Thursday: Déardaoin Deascabhála
- Corpus Christi: Déardaoin Chorp Chríost
- Pentecost Sunday: Domhnach Cincíse
- Whit Monday: Luan Cincíse
Last updated: 02-05-2005 00:58:00
Last updated: 05-03-2005 17:50:55
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