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GSIM – Comparative Data

By Bard Mythologies

Percentage of those surveyed who believed the myths were for everyone:

65%

Ireland:

72%

United States:

54%

UK & Northern Ireland:

47%

Australia:

73%

Percentage of those surveyed who feel very familiar with the Irish Myths:

26%

Ireland:

35%

United States:

31%

UK & Northern Ireland:

31%

Australia:

5%

Percentage of those surveyed who believe the myths are tied to the Irish language:

79%

Ireland:

79%

United States:

72%

UK & Northern Ireland:

78%

Australia:

79%

As they remember, where did respondents first learn about the Irish Myths?

Ireland:

Learned at school:

52%

Learned from parent:

32%

United States :

Learned at school:

52%

Learned from parent:

15%

UK & Northern Ireland:

Learned at school:

16%

Learned from parent:

51%

Australia:

Learned at school:

13%

Learned from parent:

40%

Some Propositions about Irish Myth:

The Proposition Agree Disagree Don’t know enough to comment
These myths are part of a rich wisdom tradition of the people that we have forgotten. 71% 4% 25%
Ireland on its Independence was too influenced by British Institutions, Culture and Traditions. 61% 11% 28%
The Irish Myth could be a source of Inspiration to the Ireland of the 21st Century. 66% 7% 27%
The Ancient Irish had a different way of looking at the world. 79% 3% 18%
Ireland was a centre of Wisdom and Inspiration in the 5th and 7th centuries and could be that again. 58% 13% 29%
The Catholic Church saw these stories as pagan and were to be replaced by the correct Christian Stories 86% 8% 6%

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Filed Under: Global Survey of Irish Myth Tagged With: diaspora, familiarity, Global Survey, IRELAND, Irish Myth, Irish mythology, MYTHOLOGY, RESULTS

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