This summer has gone a lot faster than usual‚ normally I’d kind of want to go back to school to see my friends but now it doesn’t really feel like we’ve had summer at all. That it’s only lasted 2 weeks rather than 3 months. I’m unsure whether this is because we’ve been limited when it comes to how much sun we’ve gotten and flooded (literally) with the amount of rain we’ve received‚ I’ve had more than the necessary lazy days spent on my sofa in my pyjamas laughing at tv shows that I’ve seen countless
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the modern age? Thesis: The impact of the Irish Potato Famine would not have been as devastating if England hadn’t controlled Ireland by foreclosing thriving industries‚ passing negative political acts‚ and lacking concern for Ireland’s welfare. II The famine would not have been as severe if England did not foreclose Ireland’s successful industries‚ such as the silk industry‚ tobacco industry‚ and fishing industry. A. Britain put a heavy tax on Irish silk imported to England‚ but there was no
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Is the Irish Constitution Out Dated? The Irish constitution was set in 1937 and it hasn’t been changed since then. This being fifty five years ago I think it has withstood the passage of time relatively well. However it does need some changes as the Irish Society has changed since then. Most of it has aged well‚ but in the case of Moral standards‚ Family structures‚ economic development‚ immigration etc. it has been found to be at odds with the will of the modern people. I think a constitution
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Irish Music Essays The Harping Tradition Cruit Clairseach Symbol on coins Up to 16th Century An aristocratic art tradition – highly skilled – opposite to peasant class music of jig‚ reels on fiddle‚ flutes‚ etc. Patrons: Catholic and irish speaking employed a harper‚ poet (file)‚ reacaire . Harping was a good‚ stable‚ well paid job. Handed down from father to son. English Rule in Ireland – 16th Century Patrons lost power‚ money‚ land Could no longer afford to employ
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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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What was the purpose of the Penal Laws? Answer with reference to the various identity groups in Early Modern Ireland. This essay shall explore the purpose and origins of the Irish penal laws which has always been the subjects of contention amongst historians. These laws have been viewed as ruthless in their primary purpose of the suppression of Catholics. William Lecky claimed the Penal Laws were “not directed at Religion‚ but were spurred on by the greed for land.” This is a view held by
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Irish Poems Mid-term Break – Seamus Heaney (1939) - Writes about theme’s in life Poem about = dead‚ loss‚ sadness‚ feelings‚ grief Seamus loses his 4 year old brother (Christopher)‚ when he crossed the streets. Seamus is coping with his feelings. Title = Mid-term Break‚ the boy was taken out of school for a mid-term break‚ because something bad happened. Writing style = The writer describes what he sees/experiences. Not what he feels‚ he is observing (his parents‚ because the boy is very
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to America Story of the Irish in Antebellum America HS101 - US History to 1877 William J. McMonigle - 3055083 Friday‚ October 28‚ 2005 When many think of the times of immigration‚ they tend to recall the Irish Immigration and with it comes the potato famine of the 1840s’ however‚ they forget that immigrants from the Emerald Isle also poured into America during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The assimilation and immigration of the Irish has been difficult for each
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The Irish Revolutionary Period encapsulates several political and social clashes across the nation centered around the pursuit of autonomy and sovereignty from Great Britain. Between 1913 and 1923‚ the country was characterized by widespread violence and civil unrest that culminated in civil war. The period was extremely influential because of its ability to shape public opinion regarding Irish independence. The Irish nationalist perspective drastically shifted from supporting Home Rule and the Irish
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Women in Irish Politics This essay will examine why there are so few women in politics and if gender quotas could be the solution. Women make up over half of the Irish electorate but yet remain markedly underrepresented in the Dáil and in wider political debate. Political debate in Ireland has been dominated by male voices over the years and because of this over half of our entire population’s opinions have been drowned out to some degree. The Dáil has always been at the very least 84% male. This
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