History of Ireland

It began in 1919 and ended in 1922. I think that it started in the 1530's, when Henry VIII sent the protestants over to Ireland for the first time. All events since then have led up to what has happened in Ireland. An extremly complex question. The Norman 'invasion' of Ireland in 1169 was carried out by Welsh-Norman barons from Wales. Edward and Robert Bruce invaded Ireland twice during the early 14th century, devastating the people and country. In the main, the question refers to the conflict between the English and Irish nations. Look at it this way: 1 - The Norman invasion of Ireland, which was'nt an invasion in the true sence of the world, ultimatly failed. The Normans were either repelled or integrated - like the Danes and Norwegians - into Irish society. 2 - English dominion began with Henry VIII in 1541. The policys of his successors (Edward, Mary, Elizabeth) slowly encrouched on Irish people and culture, but did not destroy it. 3 - The Nine Year's War (1594-1603) is usually described as an Irish defeat, which is strange as Kinsale (1601) was almost the only Irish defeat of the war, which in any case did not end for another eighteen months. It may be better to describe it as a draw with the Irish winning on points because they still preserved their culture and language, were pardoned by the 1608 Act of Oblivian, while the English Exchequer was bankrupted. 4 - The Irish Confederate Wars (1642-1653) did indeed end in defeat, but this was not looked upon as final. Certainly the restoration of the Stuarts in 1660 were great causes for celebration. Even more so was the fact that James II, a Catholic, became King of Ireland, Scotland and England in 1685. 5 - Only in July 1691, at Aughrim, were the Irish Jacobite forces signally defeated. However, the Treaty of Limerick safeguarded many of the interests of the Irish; sadly, it was betrayed by the English. If anyone is looking for the true start of English dominon of Ireland, 1691 is as good a year as any. And yet this still was not the end. The Jacobites remained a force to be reckoned with for the next sixty years. The Rebellions of the 1790's demonstrated that the patriotic impulse was not lost.

More often than not, yes, the Irish often had to settle in the slums. In cities in the North, like New York City, the Irish were normally too poor to own their own homes. Areas like Lowers Manhattans "Five Points" were home to many slums and in those slums were many poor Irish immigrant's. In the South, though most Irish immigrants did not settle there, the Irish were not necessarily in slums, however, they did not typically lead happy lives. Often in the South, Irish people were hired to do jobs that were considered too dangerous to have slaves do.

Irish clothing in 1850 was traditional. The women wore simple dresses made sometimes of wool and animal skins. The poor had clothing made from scraps of fabrics sewn together, and the wealthy could afford whole fabric pieces for a solid pattern. The dresses were long, and sometimes had embellishments or ribbon.

Ireland has a president as a head of state. The Irish President is currently Michael D. Higgins, who has been president since November 2011, and intends serving a 7 year term.
Ireland has a president as head of state. Currently, on December 16th 2011, the president is Michael D. Higgins. The official title for an Irish head of government is Taoiseach. The current Taoiseach is Enda Kenny.

Most people wake up at 7.00am if in secondary school or 8.00am if in primary.

You get up, eat and catch your bus, walk or drive to school. Most secondary schools start around 9.00am and primary schools at about 9.30am.

You then go to classes. There are many subjects in most schools eg. Maths, English, Irish are the core subjects, then there is Home Economics, Languages, Sciences, History, Geography, Music, Art, TG, Religion, Computers, Typing, Business subjects, PE, Wood and Metal Work, etc. Schools also have many sports such as camogie/hurling, Gaelic football, etc.

Schools also have many other extra-curricular activities eg. Green Schools, SVP, Justice and Peace, etc.

Secondary schools finish at around 4.00pm and primary schools around 3.00pm.

You then go home on a bus, by foot or in a car. Get in, do your homework, eat, extra activities and sleep.

Very boring and very long. Believe me I live it everyday.

they celebrate st. stephen's day in Ireland,Northern Ireland,and some celebrate it at church..

Patrick was ordained a priest and later a bishop in Europe, probably in Rome.

Patrick was abducted from his home in Scotland or Wales when he was still a boy and forced to serve a Druid (pagan) master. After a few years he was able to escape and return home. He received a message from God to convert, become a priest, and return to Ireland to try and convert the pagans to Christianity. After studies for the priesthood in Europe he did return to Ireland as a Catholic bishop where he drove paganism (not snakes) out of the country. He was named a saint by popular acclaim. No official system existed at the time for naming saints. That was not instituted until the 12th century.

"Irish twins" isn't a phrase that's from Ireland, it's an offesive phrase used outside Ireland, so there's no equivalent Irish translation.

"twins" is "cúpla"

orange, green and white

The Mexican-American War was a conflict between the United States and Mexico, fought from April 1846 to February 1848. ... It stemmed from the annexation of the Republic of Texas by the U.S. in 1845 and from a dispute over whether Texas ended at the Nueces River (the Mexican claim) or the Rio Grande (the U.S. claim).

It was made up of approximately 150 small kingdoms, called tuatha in Irish. Each one had its own king. The High King of Ireland lived on the Hill of Tara in Co. Meath. He didn't rule the tuatha. However, if Ireland was invaded, he could draw soldiers from every tuatha in Ireland. This is what happened when the Vikings invaded.

Patrick and William Pearse, Thomas McDonagh, Thomas Clarke, Eamon Ceannt, Joseph Mary Plunkett, James Conolly, Sean McDermott, Michael o"Hanrahan, Thomas Kent, John McBride, Con Colbert, Eamon DeValera, Michael Mallon, Edward Daly, J.J. Houston and other less famous patriots, their wives, mothers, sisters and all those who loved them.

Mainly Massachusetts. If they did not like the east coast. They usually would move to other good farming areas like the Midwest and the southeast. Including states such as Michigan and Georgia

The symbol of St. Patrick is a shamrock of three leafs, since the saint used it to preach the Gospel in Ireland, and particularly, to explain the Christian doctrine of the Holy Trinity.

Also, the British (more English, than others) tradition maintains a red saltire (an x-shaped cross) on the white background to symbolise St. Patrick's cross. Thus, it is reflected in the UK flag, where one can find the red saltire among the symbols of England (St. George's Standard) and Scotland (St. Andrew's Standard). HOWEVER, flags with cross-shaped symbols on are accorded ONLY to commemorate martyres, and since St. Patrick wasn't one, the whole "St. Patrick's cross" tradition is, evidently, made-up to have something representing Ireland, formerly an English province, on the British Union flag.
Saint patricks symbol is a green clover

A Shillelagh is a walking Stick, usually made of Blackthorn.

== Hamilton: the name of several parishes in England, or of Hamilton in Scotland. The Hamiltons went over to Ireland in large numbers from Scotland at the time of the plantation of Ulster. In Irish Gaelic the name was de Hamaltún/Hamaltún but in west Clare they were gaelicized as "Ó Hamailltín". The rare name Ó hUrmholtaigh of southwest Cork was sometimes changed to Hamilton.

The text of the World Heritage Site Convention specifies that a site is worthy for CONSIDERATION of such designation (ONLY if, of course, the government controlling the site requests such a consideration) if the site consists "of physical and biological formations or groups of such formations, which are of outstanding universal value from the aesthetic or scientific point of view". If the Grand Canyon does not meet that criteria, then no spot on this planet does so.

The U.S. government requested this designation, and UNESCO granted it. The U.S. government could, of course, withdraw this designation at any time; and UNESCO would have no choice but to remove it.

The four leaf clover became lucky a long time ago in ancient Ireland. First off four leaf clovers are rare so if someonefound one it was a sign of good luck. That is how the four leaf clover became so lucky!

The Great Potato Famine was one reason so many Irish fled to America. The land was so overused that it bore nothing and many people died of starvation.

In 1917, Padraig Pierce led a disastrous rebellion in Dublin. Though it failed, the seed of Irish independence was planted and Ireland won independence, but the UK retained 6 Irish Counties in the Ulster province, turning that into Northern Ireland. It also started a huge civil war among the Irish. Religion was one factor, loyalty to the government another and it turned really ugly. Many Irishmen wanted a fresh start in America and many who came thrived and prospered. However, some did not and were treated shamefully, discriminated against and forced to live in conditions almost as bad as what they left behind.

They are called many things, some people call them Leprechauns, others call them siog, but most people just call them Irish