Why were Irish nationalists angry at England?

Answer 1

For many centuries, Ireland was a conquered province of England and the Irish felt themselves treated as second class in their own country. After the Potato Famine, to which most English were indifferent, Irish hate for the English became stronger.

Answer 2

100s of years of history, oppression, discrimination etc.

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because they invaded our country and tried to prevent us from living.

it was actually 800 hundred years and the reason irishmen have such harsh feeling because

they wernt aloud speak they own native language. people were tortured because they wouldn say ther name in English . Ireland was not aloud its own Parliament the list goes on and on and on and on and on they have a perfectly good reason but not even close to all irishmen hating England that is un-true many irishmen like England and support English football clubs and like English girl accents

-- Irish man

Answer 3

Irish Nationalists were angry at England because the English invaded their country, confiscated their land and planted it with English and Scottish settlers, prohibited Catholics from owning land or participating in their own government or commerce, outlawed the Irish language, and did their best to erase Irish culture.

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Much of the above is true, there was also the Irish famine. However the above answer is also a bit one sided, the treatment of the Irish was not really any different from the treatment of the lower classes in England and Scotland (and indeed the treatment meted out by other countries to their citizens) over the centuries. It was more a class war than a war against the English people themselves. Remember Ireland was annexed by Henry II in 1467.

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England had not helped Ireland enough during the potato famine.

Answer 4

Most Irish people get along with British people but some do not. In the 12th century the English invaded Ireland and tried to take over. They settled Protestants in a country that was all catholic and pushed people off their land. To answer your question some Irish people may still hold a grudge over what happened many years ago which causes them to not like the English or the British. I'm Irish/Scottish myself and am very proud of my heritage but feel a person should be judged on their character not on their heritage or something their ancestors may have done in the past.

Answer 5

it comes from the time of the plantations in Ireland when Britain confiscated our land giving it to the british, this angered the Irish because it took our land , money, livelyhood and it reduced the speaking of Irish and brought in prottestanism and presbyterianism,

Answer 6

because the English are schmucks,forcing their will and brutality on most of the world

Answer 7

We don't. We hate what was done in the past.