Ireland

they live in homes much like the people in the US not much different at all possibly less apartments also

You sent them a four leaf clover good luck charm.. they will know the meaning

The famine in Ireland had started, so many people left the country. Some went to America.

Generally speaking, the potato famine with its resulting unemployment and, of course, starvation, drove the Irish to migrate, particularly to the US and Canada. There were political influences also, but no need to go into that. All immigrants are leaving troubled times, where they go simply depends on where they can go. Very few people leave their homeland willingly; circumstances force them to do so. For the Irish, the potato blight was an enormous disaster, since the potato is one of the very few foods which can alone support humans. Given a patch of potatoes and a cow or sheep or goat for milk, a person can live healthily. With the potatoes gone, many, many Irish died and the survivors boarded ships for the new world, thus exporting a rich culture and an accent which spread all over the US. Of course, the police forces in America became very largely Irish, but that's another story.

They are called Garda stations. That is because the police force in Ireland is known as the Garda Síochána, which means guardians of the peace. People refer to them as the Garda or the guards or the Gardaí (pronounced Gardee), which is the plural of Garda in the Irish language.

One was Protestant while the other was Catholic.

The Irish had to pay taxes to a church they did not belong to.

The British rulers (and the people who supported their rule) were protestants and the people for a free Ireland are catholics. They fought a civil war to determine who would get to rule. It is not a religious war, it's just that either side happened to be in a different religion and it was a good way to differentiate them. It would also have breed animosity between the two groups

Ireland is a separate country. That is like asking how is Germany different from France, Spain and Italy.

he came to Ireland to begin his campaign to regain the throne - as a Catholic he had been deposed by parliament and replaced with his Protestant daughter Mary and her husband, William of Orange. He expected and received support from the mostly Catholic Irish but was ultimately defeated by Williams army at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690

Viking Dublin was near where the centre of the modern city now is. Some land has been reclaimed from the sea since Viking times, so the main part of the city would be at the high point in the city, near where Christchurch Cathedral is today. Lots of artefacts from Viking times have been found in that part of the city.

Ireland is known in Gaelic as Eire. Named after the Goddess Eriu (eh-roo). Ériu, Banba and Fodhla are the 3 goddesses associated with the sovereignty of the land. All three names are used for the island in poetic usage.

People from Scotland settled in the north east part of Ireland 400 years ago to try and colonise the island and make the people British. Ireland became part of the UK when a parliament that only protestants could join passed the act of union. only 10% of the population were protestant in Ireland.

Ireland fought for its Independence, which was granted but with one condition. that 6 counties in the north east of the island stay with the UK. So the country was split in two. Creating the Irish Free State, (later to be called the Republic of Ireland and often incorrectly referred to as Southern Ireland) and Northern Ireland,. The Irish Free State was to be a self governing territory of Britain with its King, Gerorge. Meanwhile in Northern Irelandi, these 6 counties were not 100% British and protestant, they were 45% Irish catholic. So the two groups started fighting and killing each other. Irish wanted the six counties (Northern Ireland) to leave the UK and join the rest of the island as a republic, separate from the UK. But the British wanted it to stay with the UK.

There is peace now, with a shared government, no one party is allowed to have an overall rule, but people still regard themselves as British or Irish. Most Irish people in Northern Ireland have Irish passports, even though they were born in a part of the UK which would make them British. but you can choose your nationality in Northern Ireland, a unique situation in the world.

Ireland does not currently have what would be regarded as a socialist government.

Nobody. Xabi Alonso won a World Cup winners medal with Spain and on a visit to Ireland he played some Gaelic Football with local children, but did not play for a team and win an All-Ireland medal. This is a common myth that some people still actually believe.

Mary McAleese was the President of Ireland in 2010. She was elected as the 8th President of Ireland and took office on 1997 November 11. Unopposed for a second 7-year term, she finished her final term on 2011 November 11.

The IRA was a terrorist organisation. Most of its activities were within Northern Ireland, but it did have some activities outside of it. It was one of the elements that kept the conflict going. It killed many people, including civilians, members of the British armed forces, police and members of rival terrorist organisations. It did foster some negative opinions towards Irish people, particularly in Britain, but the vast majority of Irish people did not support them in any way. It had an economic impact, through making tourists more wary of travelling to Ireland, though many of those potential tourists has the misconception that there was activity throughout Ireland and nowhere was safe, which was far from the reality. Investors and foreign companies would have been more reluctant to come too.

In the 1990s and early 2000s the Celtic Tiger was a nickname for Ireland's economy, but not Ireland itself. So there was no special nickname in the 1990s, just the traditional nicknames for Ireland like The Emerald Isle.

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it depends on whether you are talking about the Jews, Christians, or Muslims. the Muslim population have started having fewer children indicating stage 2, while the the Jewish population has started having MORE children! so the stage is really unclear. i would say somewhere between stages 1 and 4

The most notable invaders of Ireland in the 12th century were the Normans.

One answer is we don't , it's a holiday so we'd enjoy a 'drink' or 10 . In years gone by, people would wear a sprig of shamrock on their clothes for the day , go to mass, go to see the local parade of bands and floats, then head to the pub. Nowadays it's more likely to adorn your cars with tricolour flags , go to see the local parade, go to local events, then go to the pub.

The Romans, although successfully conquering the Celts of what is no England, were to far stretched to continue into the north. Imagine the logistics of getting enough supplies across Gaul, the English Channel, and up the island of Brittany.

Also, by the time the Romans got around to endeavoring to take Scotland, the empire was in decline, not able to manage the huge amount of land. Constantine was one of the last emperors to attempt taking Scotland.

I imagine many emperors didn't see the advantage to taking Scotland, as there wasn't many resources in the highlands. It was low priority, and The military efforts were needed elsewhere.

Finally, the Picts (now the Scots) were extremely fierce and good at fighting in the highlands of Scotland. The Romans just couldn't deal with the awesomeness =]

The Romans were also scared of the Picts "take no prisoners" fighting style and how brutally the Picts killed people.

leave the rest of England alone

Yes, Ireland is a first-world country with a very good education system, good infrastructure and medical care. Life is practically identical to that of the US and UK in terms of technology and electronics. However, Ireland are riddled with debt now because of poor decision-making and bad political leadership.