A) Who wrote the text‚ when‚ and what was their role? Gerry Adams in October 1994. Gerry Adams is the political leader of the nationalist party Sinn Fein in Northern Ireland. B) In what historical context was the text produced? Throughout the twentieth century‚ Northern Ireland has been divided in its identity and affiliations as a state and nation. There are those who say the entirety of Ireland should be one nation‚ separate from the sovereignty of Britain. And there are those who believe
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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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also dedicated to the creation of a single unified Irish state. The name IRA derived from the veterans of the Easter Battles of 1916. The battle was fought for support of Irish independence. Accordingly the IRA became the political division of the Sinn Fein party. The political leaders of Britain and Ireland‚ negotiated a treaty that incorporated 26 of Ireland’s counties as the Irish Free State. The remainder of Ireland‚ remained part of the United Kingdom. The Irish Republican Army began to
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problems of Ireland? First of all signing of the Treaty was a victory for the British government since they achieved what they set out to accomplish. Second and most important settlement in Ireland was impossible because Anglo-Irish Treaty split Sinn Fein‚ those who opposed Treaty led by Eamon de Valera and those who took a pragmatic response to the situation they faced led by Collins and Griffith. The terms of Treaty were not to the satisfaction of De Valera and his supporters‚ they were disappointed
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On December 6 1921 the Anglo-Irish treaty was drafted and signed by representatives of both the Irish and British Governments. After centuries of bitter feuding involving both sides the British Government was for the first time to offer the Irish independence. In this essay I seek to outline how the Irish revolution of 1919 and 1921 was successful in achieving Irish independence. Richard English says‚ “There had never been any chance of a formal military victory… nor in practice of the British recognising
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Easter Uprising of 1916 By Brianna Dicks Due 5-11-11 4th Hour Mrs. Myers and Mr. Flyte What exactly was the Easter Uprising and how did it change Ireland? The Easter Uprising was in April 1916 in Dublin. It was a turning point in modern Irish history
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emergence of political party Sinn Féin representing Republicanism. Throughout Republican history‚ the peaceful protest of the hunger strike has been prominent in achieving political recognition. However‚ it is clear that the hunger strike failed to achieve democratic status for Irish Republican Movement‚ due to the British government’s refusal to grant special category status to the prisoners. Tony Rea and John Wright‚ and Simon Adams support the common interpretation that as Sinn Féin re-emerged into politics
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border poll The DUP MP Sammy Wilson has said he believes holding a border poll in the near future would be a distraction from the many problems Northern Ireland has to tackle. The DUP has said it is considering whether to "call Sinn Fein’s bluff" over a border poll. Sinn Fein is pushing for a border poll.Mr Wilson told BBC Inside Politics that while the party has yet to establish its position‚ he is not convinced a referendum would be a good idea."Personally I think it would be a distraction‚ but
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When one chronicles the twentieth century history of the country we live in there was one organisation that has kept reappearing in the records. The Irish Republican Army (IRA) from its inception in early twentieth century Ireland to its supposed ending of its campaign on the 2005 was one of the most feared paramilitary organisations known to the world of terrorism. The IRA would gain the contemption and respect of its deadly foe‚ the British Army who respected the fact they were fighting an
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BRITISH NATIONAL IDENTITY What is national identity in postmodern Great Britain? 21st century Europe. Postmodernism. European Union. Capitalism. Fragmentation. In search of a new identity. Divided and together facing the rest of the world. History turns to be an invaluable source for the researchers to tackle properly the term. But history was written by the conquerors. The truth is probably in-between. In The importance of not being English‚ David McDowall states that national identity nowadays
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