page_title: Culture of Ireland
section_title: Cultural institutions, organisations and events
hierarchical_section_title: Culture of Ireland / Cultural institutions, organisations and events
caption_attribution_description: English: Cork Opera House There has been an Opera House in Cork since 1877, which opened with a performance by Sarah Bernhardt from America. The present building with 1000 seat capacity was built in 1965. The more recent foyer area and exterior brought the building into the 21st century.
context_page_description: The culture of Ireland includes language, literature, music, art, folklore, cuisine, and sport associated with Ireland and the Irish people. For most of its recorded history, Irish culture has been primarily Gaelic. It has also been influenced by Anglo-Norman, English and Scottish culture. The Anglo-Normans invaded Ireland in the 12th century, and the 16th/17th century conquest and colonisation of Ireland saw the emergence of the Anglo-Irish and Scots-Irish.
  Today, there are often notable cultural differences between those of Catholic and Protestant background, and between travellers and the settled population. Due to large-scale emigration from Ireland, Irish culture has a global reach and festivals such as Saint Patrick's Day and Halloween are celebrated all over the world. Irish culture has to some degree been inherited and modified by the Irish diaspora, which in turn has influenced the home country. Though there are many unique aspects of Irish culture, it shares substantial traits with those of Britain, other English-speaking countries, other predominantly Catholic European countries, and the other Celtic nations.
context_section_description: Ireland is well supplied with museums and art galleries and offers, especially during the summer months, a wide range of cultural events. These range from arts festivals to farming events. The most popular of these are the annual Dublin Saint Patrick's Day Festival which attracts on average 500,000 people and the National Ploughing Championships with an attendance in the region of 400,000. There are also a number of Summer Schools on topics from traditional music to literature and the arts.
  Major organisations responsible for funding and promoting Irish culture are:
  Arts Council of Ireland
  Arts Council of Northern Ireland
  Culture Ireland
  Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Republic of Ireland)
  Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (Northern Ireland)
  Foras na Gaeilge
  List of institutions and organisations
  Abbey Theatre
  Acadamh na hOllscolaíochta Gaeilge
  Ambassador Theatre
  Aosdána
  Arts Council of Ireland
  Art Projects Network
  Chester Beatty Library
  Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann
  Conradh na Gaeilge
  Cork Opera House
  Culture Ireland
  Druid Theatre, Galway
  Dublin Writers Museum
  Gael Linn
  Gaelchultúr
  Gaelic Athletic Association
  Gate Theatre
  Glór na nGael
  Chun Bliain Taitneamhach a Fheiceáil
  Grand Opera House, Belfast
  Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery, Dublin
  Heritage Council
  Irish Architecture Foundation
  Irish Georgian Society
  Ireland Literature Exchange (ILE)
  Irish Museum of Modern Art at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham
  Irish Museums Association
  James Joyce Centre
  Lime Tree Theatre, Limerick
  Macnas, performance arts company, Galway
  National Archives of Ireland
  National Concert Hall
  National Folklore Collection UCD
  National Gallery of Ireland
  National Library of Ireland
  National Museum of Ireland
  National Photographic Archive
  National Transport Museum of Ireland
  National Wax Museum
  Northern Ireland Screen
  National Trust (UK)
  Office of Public Works
  Poetry Ireland
  Royal Dublin Society (RDS)
  Royal Irish Academy
  Royal Irish Academy of Music
  Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland
  Royal Ulster Academy of Arts
  SFX City Theatre
  State Heraldic Museum
  Taibhdhearc na Gaillimhe, Irish language theatre, Galway
  Temple Bar Cultural Trust
  The Helix, performing arts centre, Dublin
  The Hunt Museum, Limerick
  The Point Theatre
  Ulster American Folk Park, Omagh
  Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, Co. Down
  Ulster Museum, Belfast
  University Concert Hall, Limerick
  Events
  All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
  All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
  Bealtaine
  Bloomsday
  Bray Jazz Festival
  Kilkenny Cat Laughs Comedy Festival
  City of Derry Jazz and Big Band Festival
  Clifden Arts Festival
  Cork Jazz Festival
  Culture Night
  Dublin Theatre Festival
  Earagail Arts Festival
  Féile na Gealaí
  Fleadh Cheoil
  Galway Arts Festival
  Imbolg
  Liú Lúnasa
  Lúnasa
  National Ploughing Championships
  Oireachtas na Gaeilge
  Pan Celtic Festival
  Puck Fair, Killorglin
  Saint Patrick's Day
  Samhain
  Scoil Acla
  Seachtain na Gaeilge
  St. Patrick's Festival and Skyfest
  Swell Music and Arts Festival
  The Twelfth
  Maiden City Festival
  Harvest Time Blues
  Heritage Week
caption: Cork Opera House.
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