:: :: Country: Ireland :: :: Language: Irish :: :: Author: Kevin Scannell :: :: Updated: 2010-06-01 :: :: Source: Various :: :: Metadata country "IE" language "ga" :name "optional - defaults to country name" description "Laethanta Saoire in Éirinn" :: Public Holidays : New Year's Day "Lá Caille" public january 1 : St Patrick's Day "Lá Fhéile Pádraig" public march 17 : Good Friday "Aoine an Chéasta" public easter minus 2 : Easter "Domhnach Cásca" public easter : Easter Monday "Luan Cásca" public easter plus 1 : May Day "Lá Bealtaine" public first monday in may : Spring Bank Holiday "Lá Saoire Bainc an Earraigh" public first monday in june : Summer Bank Holiday "Lá Saoire Bainc an tSamhraidh" public first monday in august : October Bank Holiday "Lá Saoire Bainc an Fhómhair" public last monday in october : Christmas Day "Lá Nollag" public december 25 :St Stephan's Day "Lá an Dreoilín" public december 26 :: Religious "Oíche Chinn an Dá Lá Dhéag" religious on january 5 "Lá Nollag Beag" religious on january 6 "Lá Fhéile Muire na gCoinneal" religious on february 2 "Máirt na hInide" religious on easter minus 47 days "Céadaoin an Luaithrigh" religious on easter minus 46 days "Domhnach na hImrime" religious on easter minus 7 days "Céadaoin an Bhraith" religious on easter minus 4 days "Déardaoin Mandála" religious on easter minus 3 days "Déardaoin Deascabhála" religious on easter plus 39 days "An Chincís" religious on easter plus 49 days "Luan Cincíse" religious on easter plus 50 days "Déardaoin Choirp Chríost" religious on easter plus 53 days "Domhnach na Tríonóide" religious on easter plus 56 days "Lá San Svaítín" religious on july 15 :: Financial :: Cultural "Lá na nAmadán" cultural on april 1 "Lá Samhna" cultural on november 1 :: School :: Daylight Saving :: Seasons :: Name Days "Lá Fhéile Bríde" nameday on february 1 "Lá Fhéile Vailintín" nameday on february 14 "Lá Fhéile Eoin" nameday on june 24 "Lá Fhéile Michíl" nameday on september 29 "Lá Fhéile Mártain" nameday on november 11