History of Ireland

From the name of the village of Blarney in which it stands. Blarney comes from the Gaelic "an Blarna" meaning the plain.

It comes from a legend of two men swimming in a race towards Ulster to claim it. It had been agreed that whoever first touched it would claim it. One of the two was further behind as Ulster came into view. So he cut off his hand and threw it past his opponent, so his hand touch the land first, and he won. This is where the red hand of Ulster, that is now used on certain flags and other emblems, comes from.

When the Irish first began to come to America they were very much looked down upon. In fact the Irish weren't even considered white at that time in America. In the racial hierarchy of American culture they were regarded to be below the Chinese and Black people. This is all explained in the book How the Irish Became White . The Irish were called violent, stupid, and drunkards. The only real reason the Irish were so mistreated in their early years in America is because they were yet another ethnic group flooding the shores. They took jobs from previous citizens, changed neighborhoods, and were unaccustomed to the new country. They held onto their culture for dear life and fought assimilation. Pretty much the same as any racial "boom" in America. Pretty much the same as today.

The Irish, Welsh and Scottish people were all genetically Celts. Until 1921, when Ireland became known as the Irish Free State after battling for independence from Britain for generations, Ireland was part of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Waterford is in the Republic of Ireland, in the southeast of the country. See the image below, showing all of Ireland, with Northern Ireland in pink and the county of Waterford in dark green, and the rest of the Republic of Ireland in light green.

Green is the color associated with Ireland. It's nickname is also the "emerald isle" which connotes green. However orange is also associated with the northern part of Ireland and the Irish flag has both of those colors on it.

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.

Northen Ireland was formed after the Irish war of independance 1919-1921

The treaty that ended the war and freed southern Ireland was signed on 11 of July 1921 although due to the withdrawl of British troops and basically the handing over of the country Southern Ireland wasn't officially separate until January 1922

Northern Ireland stayed part of the United Kingdom because it had a high population of Unionists this was because of English plantations in the past. The Ulster plantation was the only successful one, as a result northern Ireland was the most British part of Ireland.

Northern Ireland Was never really a separate country it was about equal in independance as Scotland or Wales

It would be difficult to say what is the most popular instrument in Ireland. Music is a big part of Irish culture and many instruments are used like the normal ones of guitars, drums etc. to ones more associated with Ireland like uileann pipes, tin whistles, bodhráns, accordions and many others.

Down, Cork, Mayo.

The Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland share the island of Ireland. The next nearest neighbours are Isle of Man; England; Scotland; and Wales, (the UK).

Do people tend to live in the cities or in the coutry?People usually tend to live in more suburban (cities) places now, because you find more job opportunities and "life" there, but keep in mind many people enjoy the tranquility of the country.

They seem to be located predominately in the South Eastern United States.

Germany was divided between the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) and the German Democratic Republic (East Germany).

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They are called Irish people.

Answer 1 There is NO fighting between Northern Ireland and the Republic. The conflict was between two groups in Northern Ireland. One wanted to stay part of the UK. The other wanted to leave the UK to join up with the rest of Ireland again. They have now signed a peace agreement. Answer 2 Long ago, Britain conquered Ireland (the reason both English and Irish are spoken in Ireland). Many people wanted Ireland to be independent again.. So they fought against the British (the Irish War of Independence). There are 32 counties in Ireland, and in the northeast there were 4 where they native Irish had been driven out and the British had settled so that they were a majority. These settlers said they didn't want to be part of an independent Ireland and would rebel unless they were allowed to split off from the rest of the country. They were called unionists, and the people who wanted independence were called Nationalists. In the end, Britain said they would give back 26 counties out of the 32 that are in the island of Ireland. They would keep six of the 9 counties in the province of Ulster (the 4 that had Unionist majorities plus 2 that had Nationalist majorities). There was a group of people in Ireland who wanted all the counties back, and the other side of Irish that wanted to take the deal. This resulted in a Civil War and the people who said that they would take the 26 back won. The Nationalists in the Six Counties weren't happy, especially as they were discriminated against by the Unionists. So they fought the Unionists and the British to join up again with the rest of Ireland. Fortunately, there is now a peace agreement.

As a result of the Norman invasion in 1169. This was done to help an Irish king regain his throne.

The same way the rest of the western world does.

Homes are where people live. It can refer to homes of families, but also homes for groups like the elderly or people with some disabilities or conditions who need specialised care that cannot be provided in the family home. You can also have homes for animals. See the related question below.

The Irish Trinity symbol is basically a simple trinity symbol. Celts were the first to come up with the idea of a trinity and used it to represent fire, earth, and water. Christians then embraced the design and used it to represent The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit and the Celts also honor this.

'Óg' is a nickname used, for example 'Seán Óg'. It means 'young' and is often used in the way 'Junior' is in the USA as in William Smith Junior.

Technically there are two states sharing the island of Ireland - which is the root of the "Irish question/problem" : northern Ireland is part of the united kingdom, and the republic of Ireland (officially called Ireland) is an independent state.

It was NEVER EVER about religion.

Most Catholics wanted Northern Ireland to rejoin the rest of Ireland.

Most Protestants wanted Britain to rule it.

Also, Catholics couldn't vote, and the Protestant government opressed Catholics.

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