The Battle of the Boyne (Irish: Cath na Bóinne) was a turning point in the Williamite claim on the English throne. The deposed King James VII of Scotland and James II of England and Ireland and his Jacobite supporters were defeated by James’ nephew and son-in-law‚ William III and his supporters. By the invitation of Parliament‚ William had deposed James in 1688. Both kings acted as commander of their respective armies. The battle took place on July 1‚ 1690 (Old Style) just outside the town of Drogheda
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Connacht‚ Leinster‚ Munster‚ and Ulster. Connacht is located on the northwest part of Ireland. Today it has the greatest amount of fluent native speakers. Leinster is located on the east side of Ireland‚ making it the closest to the United Kingdom mainland. Today it is the most populous section in Ireland. Munster is located on the southern most tip of Ireland. This section of Ireland is famous for tourism‚ and for keeping the old traditions alive. Ulster is located on the northernmost part
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Why was Stormont Dissolved in 1972? Eighty- seven years have passed and partition within Ireland still remains the island’s defining feature. Since the six county country of Northern Ireland was formed under the umbrella organisation of the United Kingdom in 1921‚ Northern Ireland has experienced two periods of its history that are so extreme in their differences. For the first fifty or so years of Northern Ireland’s existence the situation between both sides of the community‚ the Protestants
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Seamus Heaney Essay- personal and political? Seamus Heaney is both a personal and political poet. He has written deeply personal poems such as “The Underground”‚ “Skunk”‚ and “A Call”‚ captivatingly political poems‚ such as “The Tollund Man” and “The Forge” or some that lie in-between‚ such as “A Constable Calls”. Either way‚ Heaney has a unique ability to capture a wide audience with his poems which might take place in ordinary settings‚ but which are extraordinarily imaginative. One of
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Soft Landing Machine” which is a group who are specially trained to talk people down from a drug high. (Gibbons‚ 10) By 1971 Family of Woodstock became an incorporated non-profit organization. That same year in 1971 FAMILY received funding from the Ulster Drug Commission. In 1973 Family of Woodstock‚ Inc. established an
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action made huge contributions to the changes in America. She was born in 1797 and her birthplace was Ulster county in New York. This was a Dutch settlement in upstate New York. She was one of 13 children born to Elizabeth and James Baumfee‚ also slays on Hurdenbergh plantation(ABC:CLIO Soljouner Truth) The first backgrounds about sojourner truth was that she was born into slavery in Swartekill‚ Ulster county‚ New York but escaped with her infant daughter to freedom in 1826(ABC: CLIO). The second background
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caused the debate between literary scholars‚ readers‚ and the author on C.S Lewis’ moral message in The Lion‚ The Witch‚ and The Wardrobe. C.S Lewis was bought up in a very Christian household with his brother. Worsley wrote “Ulster‚ conservative‚ Protestant‚ middle-class ulster‚ was the world into which their children were born and to which they completely belonged” (8). This society is very hard
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Q. Racism in Ireland and Northern Ireland is on the rise. Critically assess the explanations for this rise in either Ireland or Northern Ireland. (Word Count 2265) This working paper attempts to gain a better understanding of the causes of racism within Northern Ireland. In order to do this effectively‚ it is first necessary to look at the diverse meaning of racism as well as providing statistics to show that racism is a continuing problem within contemporary
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of November in Dublin‚ the IRA assassinated two British intelligence agents‚ in response that very afternoon‚ the RAC and the Black and Tans opened fire on innocent civilians during a football match‚ killing 15. In the north‚ unionists formed the Ulster special constabulary and killed many Catholics‚ and in the south‚ the center of Cork was burnt to the ground in retaliation for IRA attacks. 1920 also saw parliament pass the fourth home-rule act‚ which divided Ireland into two. North and
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Discuss the significance of the political developments within revolutionary and constitutional Irish nationalism from the period 1798 to 1867 Word count 1592 The nineteenth century was a revolutionary and constitutional period in Irelands history‚ that somewhat shaped the Ireland that we live in today. This essay will explore the political developments‚ within revolutionary and constitutional Irish nationalism in the period 1798 to 1867. The late eighteenth century marked the beginning
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