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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particular group that I was interested in learning about was my ancestors the Irish-Americans. They faced a lot of segregation just for the fact that they were Irish and they were not born in the United States. But it was not just the fact that they were not born here because even the Irish-Americans who were born here were discriminated against just because of where their parents or grandparents came from. The Irish after the civil rights movement with Dr. Martin Luther King held the same type
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The Great Migration from Ireland to America 1800-1900 The Irish were among the many people who migrated to the United States of America. The wave of Irish migration happened in the mid – 18th century and started around the early 1840s. Many of the Irish moved to the United States of America and Canada because they wanted to be able to live freely. The majority of Irish people post 1000 A.D were Catholic. In Ireland‚ there were laws enforced by the British government that removed power form the
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Symbolism Symbolism is the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense. Symbolism can take different forms. Generally‚ it is an object representing another to give it an entirely different meaning much deeper and more significant. Sometimes‚ however‚ an action‚ an event or a word spoken by someone may have a symbolic value. For instance‚ “smile” is a symbol of friendship. Similarly‚ the action of someone smiling at you
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THE IRISH POTATO FAMINE Pre-Famine History The potato was introduced to Europe sometime in the 16th century. There are many theories on how it arrived‚ but the one with the most credibility is from a case study done by Theresa Purcell. She explains how the white potato‚ also known as the Irish potato‚ originated in the Andean Mountains and was brought to Europe by the Spaniards. The potato was originally classified in the same family as the poisonous nightshade so people refrained from eating
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The Anglo-Irish agreement was an agreement that aimed to end the Troubles in Northern Ireland. The agreement between the states‚ the United Kingdom and the Ireland‚ would allow the Irish government to have an advisory role in Northern Ireland’s government. It established the Anglo-Irish Intergovernmental Conference‚ where British and Irish ministers could discuss the issues affecting Northern Ireland. Though the agreement failed to end the tensions between both the Irish and Anglo communities‚ it
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doesn’t help. Nevertheless some Irish based companies manage to supply and deliver products to Australia‚ companies such as Cadbury Microsoft‚ Dell and Apple. However a major source of revenue for Australia comes from non-physical exports such as Irish tourists holidaying and Irish workers going abroad to work Since they are taking their money/services outside of Ireland it is considered an export. As we can see from the table below Australia has a steady flow of Irish tourism when considered that
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Irish Americans are a very interesting kind of people. Like with any other culture‚ they posses their own sets of beliefs‚ values‚ attitudes‚ behaviors‚ and practices. It is the combination of these things that makes up their beautiful culture. For values‚ Irish Americans really consider the family to be very important. They have a very traditional view of the household. The father is the breadwinner and works the most of the day. The mother stays home watching the kids and is in charge of the
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dead and gone? If Yeats were alive today how would he view Europe’s influence on our nation’s future? Yeats poetry maybe not be modern‚ the values in many of his poems are still relevant to today’s culture as our society is continually faced with the same predicaments‚ maybe even on a larger scale. For this reason he remains universal and still influential even in today’s troubling times. Ireland’s apathetic attitude in times of hardship would not be appreciated and Yeats and his values‚ who
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Revival/promotion/preservation of Irish Music The revival of Irish music stems back to the foundation of the Gaelic League in 1893. It established an annual competition‚ the Fleadh Cheoil as a focus for its activities. Religion also played a role in the re-development of Irish culture. In 1935 the Public Dance Halls Act was introduced and curtailed the right of anyone to hold public events‚ from then on no public musical or dancing events could be held in a public space without a licence.
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