History of Ireland

In 1922, in Beal na mblatha, on the 22nd of august..... may he always be remembered as he was the most important leader in the war of independence in Ireland.

Eamon De Valera was one of the leaders of the 1916 Easter rising. He was imprisoned afterwards and sentenced to death by the British government, but was later released because he was an American and the USA threatened to switch sides in the Great War (WW1) if he was executed. He escaped from prison in 1917 and was elected leader of the Sinn Fein party.

In 1918, he was the founding leader of the 'Dial Eireann', the 1st independent government of Ireland. However in 1919 the Dial was made illegal by the British government, and De Valera was imprisoned.

Later in 1920-1921 De Valera was one of the Irish leaders during the Anglo-Irish War. When the treaty was signed in 1921 partitioning Southern Ireland and Ulster, De Valera was completely opposed to this. He formed a separate group with some supporting members of Sinn Fein who also opposed the Treaty called the Irregulars.

In 1922, civil war broke out between the Irregulars and the 'Free Staters'. The Free Staters were those who supported the signing of the Treaty. De Valera lead the Irregulars throughout that entire war.

Finally, when Free State Ireland was established, De Valera was elected Prime Minister of Ireland in 1932, 1951, 1957, and President of Ireland in 1959 until he retired in 1973.

Enda Kenny is the current Taoiseach. His last 10 predecessors are as follows:

Brian Cowen

Bertie Ahern

John Bruton

Albert Reynolds

Charles Haughey

Garret Fitzgerald

Jack Lynch

Liam Cosgrave

Sean Lemass

Eamon DeValera

According to estimates, there are approximately 70 million people with Irish heritage living outside of Ireland, including those with Irish ancestry in countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. However, it's important to note that this figure includes people with Irish ancestry, and not necessarily those who are Irish citizens or were born in Ireland.

A common informal term for an Irish lad is "mate" or "lad."

Because everyone in the backcountry were strong fighters, and since every clan was loyal to each other, they banned together and survived with each others help.

The Book of Kells is the most famous manuscript in Ireland. Many of it's pages are illustrated with beautiful drawings. Today the Book of Kells is kept in Trinity College in Dublin and a new page is turned every day. The book of Kells dates from the eighth or ninth century and is a copy of the four gospels.

The Orange Order marches to commemorate and celebrate Protestant heritage and history, particularly the victory of William of Orange at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690. It is seen by members of the Orange Order as a way to assert their cultural and religious identity, and to express solidarity with their community. However, these marches can be controversial, as they have been known to create tensions with other communities in some areas.

Gain independence from England

The Irish are known for their hospitality, friendliness, and good sense of humor. They are also famous for their storytelling and music traditions, with a rich cultural heritage that includes traditional folk music and dance. Additionally, the Irish have a strong sense of community and pride in their heritage and have made significant contributions to literature, art, and sports.

The Irish surname 'mac Conghail' is pronounced as "mack-KOHN-gal."

A brownie ! (yes... I'm aware it sounds silly.)

Many Scottish Irish immigrated between 1717 and 1776 due to various reasons. Some were driven by economic factors, such as poverty and lack of land opportunities in Ireland, while others sought religious freedom. Additionally, political unrest, particularly after the Jacobite risings, played a role in their decision to leave Ireland and settle in the American colonies.

The Orange Order is a Protestant fraternal organization founded in Northern Ireland in the late 18th century. It is named after William of Orange, a Protestant king who defeated the Catholic King James II in 1690. The Orange Order promotes Protestantism and the preservation of Protestant culture in Northern Ireland, and is known for its parades and marches.

I would try and answer your question fully and completely myself but I would still end up pointing you in the same directions.

But still I'm gonna try you have to remember that during that time 70% of the country was held by 10% of the population.

Thus many people in rural Ireland were either if they could afford it tenant farmers. Although this did not save many during the famine as they were evicted from there lots and ended up either catching aboat if they had the money or living by the road side or worse still in the work house.

But the vast majority were farm labourers living in pretty appalling conditions even before the famine but the british public policys at this time while well mean't did not really help the situation.

As the office of public works was set up to give many of these labourers jobs so they could feed themselves the jobs were to say the least pointless building many of the stone walls in Ireland and also building unnesscary roads did empoly people due to the fact that the main stable diet was gone. the British government had to impot maize this was much more costly so the money that was earned in a week would barly feed the family for two days. Many again ended up in the work house in many cases the most appaling conditions were suffered in these places.

Those who got on the coffin ships as they were called faced similar conditions.

You also have to remember that while the intentions of the british for the Irish to raise money and feed themselves was perhaps a good one many of the poorer Irish worked on a barter system trading work for food.

But I suppose the one thing which they should be held accountable for is the exports of food that were still leaving Ireland regurlay.

It is estimated that upwards of 2 million people died it killed the Irish population it is estimated that their were at least 7 million people living in Ireland at the time it is only getting back to those levels again now.

You may find these articles in answering your question more fully.

http://www.historyireland.com/magazine/features/feat2.HTML#top

http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/famine/hunger.htm

EIR short for Éire (Ireland)?

Arda an Chaisleáin

In Scottish Gaelic My name is... is 'S mise.....(insert your name). Pronounced "SMIH-shuh..."

Dearg - Red

Flannbhuí - Orange

Buí - Yellow

Uaine - Green

Gorm - Blue

Corcra - Purple

Dubh - Black

Bán - White

Nothing, they migrated to Canada because of the potato famine, and they had no belongings.

the word for strong is "láidir" -- pronounced "lawdjir"

In the Irish language fadó means 'long ago'.

'Sraoill'. pronounced sreel or 'streel'