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    In Northern Ireland‚ there was divided loyalties and both the Catholics and the Protestants desired different things and had different religious beliefs. Both the Catholics and Protestants gave allegiance to different countries and had different point of views. The Protestants and the catholics were intolerant of one another. The Protestants who saw themselves as British‚ wanted to continue to be part of United Kingdom‚ and did not want a union with Republic of Ireland as they fear that the Catholic

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    1)What is Osborne’s theory on Newfoundland’s identification with Ireland? Osborne theory on Newfoundland’s identification with Ireland is that they became accustomed to the irish culture because it was something that in some way countered of “British imperialism and Canadian modernity”. 2)What is Osborne’s plan for the article? Osbourne ultimately plans to show how the evolution of music influence a cultural revolution and give significance to sense of place in a certain area. Osborne’s plan for

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    “Mount Sandel and the early Mesolithic in Ireland” In my essay I will be discussing Mount Sandel and the early Mesolithic in Ireland. For the last nearly one hundred years‚ Mount Sandel has been associated with Irish Mesolithic times. Mount Sandel is located south of Coleraine and east of the River Bann (Woodman‚ 1985). Between the years 1973 and 1977 Peter Woodman for the University of Cork excavated Mount Sandel (Waddell‚ 2006). A sieve was used to find Mesolithic artefacts. Little is known about

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    CONFLICT IN NORTHERN IRELAND Divided loyalties was once cause of conflict in Northern Ireland. Most Catholics in Northern Ireland see themselves as Irish and would like their country to be reunited with Ireland. They resented the past history of English conquest where Catholics were either treated harshly or massacred. However‚ most Protestants are loyal to Britain and want to continue to be part of the United Kingdom. Many of them do not want a union with the Republic of Ireland‚ a Catholic country

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    When given the task of discussing the sources of law in modern Ireland‚ two sub-categories always spring to mind. Firstly‚ the persuasive sources of law which do not always have to be followed. Contrasting with these are the binding sources of law‚ which are always enforceable. I will focus on and discuss the latter throughout this paper. I will compare and contrast the binding sources of law in the following categories; Common law‚ European law‚ Constitutional law‚ Legislation‚ Jurisprudence‚ Custom

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    While there were a number of reasons for members of clubs affiliated to the GAA in Dublin‚ there were also many reasons for members not to become involved. One of the most obvious reasons for not becoming involved in this insurrection was that‚ in 1913 at the time of the Volunteers split‚ many had joined the National Volunteers and the British war effort in Europe rather than remain with the Irish Volunteers and be part of the armed insurrection. William Nolan also notes that while Dublin city and

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    the people of Ireland? The Proclamation of Poblacht Na hEireann was read by Patrick Pearse outside the GPO during the 1916 rising. The document itself was issued by the Irish Volunteers and The Irish Citizen Army. The Irish Republican brotherhood calling itself “The Provisional Government” proclaimed Ireland’s independence from Britain. The proclamation was read out to the Irish people‚ it begins by addressing The “Irishmen and Irishwomen”. The proclamation acknowledges Ireland as a country

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    Since the early decades of the state‚ it was said that Ireland had a ‘two and a half party’ party system. There are two main political parties in Ireland - Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael and the minor party Labour which is a potential coalition party. The two historically largest political parties Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael arose from a split that occurred in Irish politics at the time of the 1922–1923 Civil War‚ at the time of the foundation of the state. Both descended from factions of the original Sinn

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    Before the fight for independence‚ Ireland had been a part of England for nearly half a millennium. However‚ for more than 400 of those years the Irish were discriminated against for their religion and culture. In fact‚ in the Statutes of Kilkenny‚ English colonists were prohibited from becoming “too Irish.” The Irish were viewed as uncivilized and were forced into serfdom with the arrival of English colonists. Catholics also faced extreme discrimination and lacked the most basic rights. This caused

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    came from Ireland. The biggest motivations for the Irish people to immigrate were a major food shortage in Ireland‚ railroad advertisements‚ and urbanization in the U.S. In Ireland‚ the primary food source was the potato. Conveniently‚ a disease started to spread around Ireland that killed most of their potatoes. This disease caused a huge famine that killed a large amount of the Irish population. Since most of the Irish people didn’t want to starve to death‚ they decided to leave Ireland. Now that

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