Irish Humor（爱尔兰式幽默）.pptVIP

* * * * The Irish children who stayed in Ireland were mocked and humiliated if they spoke Gaelic. They were punished with wooden gags. They were forced to wear weekly tally sticks with notches for every Gaelic expression. At the end of the week, the schoolmaster would tally the notches and administer the appropriate punishment. * The Irish Revival Today, Gaelic is taught in Irish schools as a second language. Irish politicians are now expected to use a “cúpla focal” (couple of Gaelic words) to revive their Celtic past. J. M. Synge, Sean O’Casey, James Joyce, W. B. Yeats and the Trinit