Paragraph about the Irish mythology

 Myths and legends

The most fascinating aspect of Irish culture that I learned about by watching the Story of Ireland was that there are many legends and myths about the Irish culture. They are even divided into four different cycles: The Mythological Cycle, Fenian Cycle, Ulster Cycle and the Historical Cycle. Each of them covers a different sort of myth. The myths and legends are based on voyages across the ocean, great battles with heroes fighting to their death to defend their country, as well as numerous invasions. Ireland was invaded by the Romans and the Vikings and some of the legends tell about these periods of time. The legends were passed on orally throughout the centuries and details were added or left out, because in the past many people were not able to read or write except monks. In the Middle Ages, monks finally began to write down these fascinating and captivating stories. Today, however, we cannot be sure how many of the original myths and legends have been preserved by monks, because some of them would have been based around pagan beliefs. 

 

I learned many new facts about Ireland due to the culture project we did in class. For me it was very interesting to read about the different myths and legends, e.g. the Children of Lir. This time I have managed to write a well-structured paragraph with only some little mistakes. I have learned from this paragraph that it is advisable to use passive constructions if you want to slightly change the meaning of a sentence.