The Irish Troubles: A Quest For Peace The Irish Troubles is the name given to the political‚ cultural‚ and civil conflict that enveloped the island of Ireland for decades. The conflict is deeply embedded in the history of Ireland and the cultural difference between the native Irish and the British. As Ireland fell under the rule of England‚ cultural clashes resulted in two completely different societies living amongst one another. The Protestant British and the Catholic Irish make up the clashing
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The Harp The harping tradition in Ireland flourished from medieval times until the seventeenth century. It was fostered and developed among the powerful and wealthy Irish and Anglo-Irish families. Harpers were employed along with poets and orators‚ known as reacoirs‚ to provide entertainment for the families. As the families acted as patrons to the harpers‚ they would often have solo pieces‚ known as planxties‚ written in their honour by their harper. One famous song is Planxty Kelly. The occupation
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economy to hit rock bottom. It also caused many deaths among the Irish through starvation. To avoid death and start a new life‚ many Irish had to flee to The United States and Canada. Though many died while traveling across the Atlantic‚ thousands made it to land. With no money and no place to live‚ the Irish were about to make a big change in North America. Bringing only their religion and agricultural experience with them‚ the Irish fleeing the famine increased the power of the Catholic Church in
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German and Irish immigration of the 1840?s and 1850?s was similar in many ways‚ some differences were also evident. German and Irish immigrants‚ native of Europe‚ fled across the Atlantic Ocean to the heartland of the United States for different reasons‚ causing numerous different effects on the people and the land they came to inhabit. The German and Irish immigration of this time period can be compared through their motives‚ distributions‚ and political effects. German and Irish immigrants were motivated
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Socioeconomic explanation of the Boston Irish Mob Among a number of Boston films‚ the figure of Boston Irish mobs appears so frequently that it almost become a symbol of the city. The impression gets even stronger due to the sorties of the infamous “Whitey” Bulger and the related corruption of the Boston law-enforcement. What makes Boston Irish so connected to organized crimes? As described in many movies and literatures‚ how does loyalty become a key element of Boston Irish culture? The low socioeconomic
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Intro to Irish Language & Culture Seamus O Diolluin April 26‚ 2013 The Irish Language in 2013: Ireland’s Most Important Cultural Asset The Irish language has become a martyr of the desperate attempt to make a clear division between Ireland and the United Kingdom. This is because of the rough history between the two countries. Ireland was under the British government up until the rising of Easter 1916‚ where a desire for independence was sought after. Not until the 6th of December 1921 was the
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particular group that I was interested in learning about was my ancestors the Irish-Americans. They faced a lot of segregation just for the fact that they were Irish and they were not born in the United States. But it was not just the fact that they were not born here because even the Irish-Americans who were born here were discriminated against just because of where their parents or grandparents came from. The Irish after the civil rights movement with Dr. Martin Luther King held the same type
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THE IRISH POTATO FAMINE Pre-Famine History The potato was introduced to Europe sometime in the 16th century. There are many theories on how it arrived‚ but the one with the most credibility is from a case study done by Theresa Purcell. She explains how the white potato‚ also known as the Irish potato‚ originated in the Andean Mountains and was brought to Europe by the Spaniards. The potato was originally classified in the same family as the poisonous nightshade so people refrained from eating
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The Anglo-Irish agreement was an agreement that aimed to end the Troubles in Northern Ireland. The agreement between the states‚ the United Kingdom and the Ireland‚ would allow the Irish government to have an advisory role in Northern Ireland’s government. It established the Anglo-Irish Intergovernmental Conference‚ where British and Irish ministers could discuss the issues affecting Northern Ireland. Though the agreement failed to end the tensions between both the Irish and Anglo communities‚ it
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political oppression‚ and war. Whereas pull factors are generally positive‚ such as better economic opportunity‚ political freedom‚ and favorable reception toward immigrants” (Potocky-Tripodi‚ 2002‚ p. 13). In order to understand the resettlement and adaption of immigrants in a host country‚ it is critical to examine all aspects of an immigrant migration path. In light of this phenomenon is significant to understand this process through the lens of three stages of migration: premigration and departure
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