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% |