interest and opportunity in Irish whiskey‚ established it in 1987. Cooley began distilling in 1989. The origins of Irish whiskey dates back to around 600 A.D.‚ when Irish monks brought the alembic and the secret of distillation from the Middle East‚ according to the history of Irish Distillers. The Irish name “uisce beatha” translates to “water of life” (Kennelly‚ 3). There are four types of Irish whiskey: single malt‚ single grain‚ “peated” malts‚ which are grains dried with Irish peat for a smoky taste
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In the satirical writing “A Modest Proposal”‚ Jonathan Swift taunts the British policies and taxes set towards the poor Irish citizens. Swift suggests using children as a source of food as well as earning wealth. Swift inserts his use of situational irony‚ metonymy‚ logos‚ and allusion to mock the lack of interest the British government has in reconstructing Ireland. Swift begins his writing with situational irony‚ as he describes his town as great. He discusses the many negatives within‚ as well
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With the arrival of the Education Act of 1831 Irish was removed as the medium of teaching causing the decline in the language. The rise of nationalism that followed which still continues‚ created a sense of patriotism within the community at home and abroad‚ which generated a rose tinted view of language and culture. Daniel O’ Connell however was a realist in this argument and recognised the value for the English language and need to empathise with the Irish cultural dimension.
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with the past issues pertaining to the surge in immigration‚ namely the Irish immigrant life. The cultural issue of the importance of one’s heritage manifests itself throughout the story and drives the story in the end. Although the issue isn’t entirely unique for the time period‚ the story remains to be a good reflection of the Irish culture during the early 20th Century. The early 1900’s were a time of change for most Irish folk. Many of them were immigrating over to America in search of a better
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to be one of the greatest poets of the twentieth century. He belonged to the Protestant‚ Anglo-Irish minority that had controlled the economic‚ political‚ social‚ and cultural life of Ireland since at least the end of the seventeenth century. Most members of this minority considered themselves English people who merely happened to have been born in Ireland‚ but Yeats was staunch in affirming his Irish nationality. Although he lived in London for fourteen years of his childhood (and kept a permanent
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around 6‚000 Irish people sailed for America. Within two years this figure had doubled. Early arrivals were recruited to build canals. In 1818 over 3‚000 Irish labourers were employed on the Erie Canal. By 1826 around 5‚000 were working on four separate canal projects. One journalist commented: "There are several kinds of power working at the fabric of the republic - water-power‚ steam-power and Irish-power. The last works hardest of all." In October 1845 a serious blight began among the Irish potatoes
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is man’s best friend has much relevance today as in days gone by‚ but for generations animals where more than just friends and companions‚ as many of them played a central role in the rural economy of the country (O’Sullivan 1991). The early Irish stories provide a wealth of mythology and traditions relating to animals. It is clear from the stories that animals played a large role in the Celtic consciousness‚ a role in which beasts where respected and not treated just like a property. They
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Anthony Trollope’s Phineas Finn‚ the Irish Member‚ is a literary work dedicated to exposing the problems with the political system of 19th century Great Britain by presenting a comprehensive allegory. Phineas Finn takes place over a young man’s six years in Parliament. Eventually he acquires the wisdom and courage to act on his convictions after being subservient to his political patrons and their wishes in order to maintain his seat. Over the course of this book Trollope is able to make the point
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Philadelphia has had a long standing immigration of Irish citizens. The highest immigration of Irish into Philadelphia however was during the 19th century. The central cause of this spike in immigration was due to the failed potato crop in Ireland‚ which later became known as the Great Famine. Over a million Irish people died of starvation‚ while nearly another two million emigrated. A large portion of this plight landed in America‚ primarily to the Eastern coast cities‚ because copious amounts
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Swift‚ who creates a plan for eating Irish babies. Swift‚ is criticizing the English for their abuses against the Irish. Swift thought that eating the Irish babies would solve the “Irish problem”. However‚ the plan is ridiculous because it is used to describe how the Irish is being treated. The meaning that’s being read in the article is that English don’t value the Irish life. Instead of Swift saying so‚ he uses the comparison of eating babies and the abusing of Irish people. For this purpose‚ criticisms
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