History of Ireland

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While only spoken fluently by a minority, it is the national language. It is part of Irish culture and has large influences in Irish society, such as in placenames, official titles for some organisations or titles for some jobs. "Taoiseach", which is an old Irish word for a chieftain or leader, is used as the official title for a head of an Irish government. It is one of many Irish words that are used in everyday conversation by English speakers. No one in Ireland would refer to the prime minister, when talking about the head of an Irish government. "Prime Minister" would always be immediately seen as a reference to the head of a British government. Music and poetry are also heavily influenced by the Irish language.

It influences placenames in that many of the English names are either direct translations or mispronunciations of the Irish names. Both names are shown on signposts and street name plates. Sometimes the Irish and English names have no connection. Dublin comes from Dubh Linn, meaning Black Pool. However the Irish name used for Dublin is Baile Átha Cliath, which means the Crossing at the Hurdle Ford. The two names refer to two separate places, over 1000 years ago, both of which now are in modern Dublin.

The Irish language is part of the Irish people's identity. Most people know at least a little Irish. It is some that sets Irish people apart from others, in the same way that any native language does. As it is not an internationally known language, that makes it more special an unique. Irish people have been known to use it in order to keep a conversation private while in other countries, or do things like give a warning to someone without other people knowing.

Wales is directly east then England, Scotland or United Kingdom

Officially since the 18th of April 1849, so as of May 2015, that is 66 years.

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There are 32 counties in Ireland. There are 4 provinces. One of those provinces is Ulster, which has 9 counties. 6 of those counties make up Northern Ireland. Those 6 counties are Fermanagh, Antrim, Tyrone, Down, Armagh and Derry. The other 3 Ulster counties are Cavan, Donegal and Monaghan.

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Northern Ireland only came into existence in 1922. A major factor in its origins that could be traced back to the 17th century was the Plantation of Ulster. This is when many people from Britain were given land in the north of Ireland, and they settled there. This established a strong Protestant population and a loyalty to Britain, which are part of what led to trouble and the creation of Northern Ireland and trouble since then.

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Ulster was a Unionist area while the South was a predominantly nationalist area.

The war of independence caused the British government to give into the Irish people's want for self determination.

The Unionist wouldn't stand for Ulster being separated from Britain, so Ireland was split into 2 different states, under the same King.

The Free State (The South) became a colony similar to Canada after that, that is until it left the commonwealth, with the drafting of the 1936 constitution.

While the North remained a part of Britain.

Well this question is still under much debate seeing that many Irish men and women don't consider their country was ever conquered. Also the British never gained total control of Ireland only it's northern half.

England conquered Ireland under the Normans in the 1100s before the creation of the union of Britain in 1707, ever since then there had been rebellions in Ireland up until the Irish war of independence

Irish Stew, potato based foods, Corned Beef with Cabbage ( not hugely traditional) , Bacon and Cabbage, Ulster Fry. Popular as its name suggests in the North of Ireland no visitor to Ireland should miss this traditional meal usually served as a breakfast but often eaten at any time of the day. The meal consists of the following Bacon, Sausages, Black Pudding, Mushrooms, Tomato and Eggs served with Soda Bread and Potato Farl.

Champ A simple tasty dish of mash potatoes and scallions (Spring Onions)

In the 2001 National Census about 46% of the population said that they belonged to the protestant faith.

With a population of about 1.5 million at that time that equates to 700,000 people.

12 MEPs represent the Republic of Ireland. 3 MEPs represent Northern Ireland. See the related question below.

Yes. Ireland is an independent country and a republic, so there is no reason for it to be in the Commonwealth. That is why it left it in 1949.

Strictly speaking of method, the protestants arrived in Ireland due to an unrelated conquest by the Earl of Pembroke a few centuries earlier, causing unfortunate relations between the English and the Irish. Later, when King Henry VIII declared Protestant secession from the church of Rome, the warring between Ireland and England became a matter of protestants vs Catholics.

A bodhran is agoatskin drum used in Irish music and played with a stick.

No. France and Ireland are two different countries, so they each have their own governments. They are both republics and have a president, but in Ireland's case, the president is head of state, not head of government, whereas France has a different system.

The Irish Potato Famine would eventually over 1.5 million Irish refugee immigrants to America. This was the first major wave of poor (and relatively unskilled) immgrants to the then-50-years-young nation. This caused a lot of tension in the Northeastern cities, where established, well-off families were remiss to begin sharing their space with droves of unfashionable, poor foreigners. Were often overcharged for horrible living conditions and underpaid for what little work they could find. Many became sick or died from diseases like Cholera - but those who ultimately survived have contributed to American culture in many lasting ways.

There was about 500,000 Irish immigrants in 1900

Ireland had a potato famine, caused by potato blight. It ran from 1845 to 1849. As a result of the dependency of people on potatoes at that time, millions died or emigrated, causing a major reduction in Ireland's population. Before the famine it was over 8 million. It still hasn't reached that level again, with the population now over 6 million.

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Quite miserable really. Cromwell banned beer, inns, theatres, Christmas, sport and make-up. He basically banned everything that was fun. If people disobeyed these rules, they could be fined, put in the stocks or put in prison!

You could interpret biggest as being tallest or the one that covers the most area. The tallest building in Ireland is known as The Elysian. The building is 233 feet tall which is equivalent to 71 metres and has a pinnacle that is about 10 meters high. The largest building in Ireland is the Tesco Distribution Centre in Dublin. Its total area is 80,194 square metres (863,201 sq ft) and the building is close to one kilometre long.