Irish History
The Emerald Isle provides a great deal of history. The people have greatly affected the cultures of many countries particularly in the Western Hemisphere.
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The potato 'blight' caused the famine, though this is a six letter word.
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They never occupied Ireland although there is a suggestion they were looking at the possibilty of doing so. There are Roman...
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The idea behind a claddagh is "eternal friendship" It is often given by the male fiancee to his female friend. I don't think it...
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Answerrepublicans come from a tradition which up to recent times advocated a military and political solution. nationalists favour...
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A huge amount. The martyrs that died as a result boosted Sinn Fein's popularity (who were wrongly blamed) from almost nothing to...
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home rule was on its way but would probably not have come so quickly or been so extensive without the rising.
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Answer2 boat loads landed in Georgia.most of which where penal colonies. Go to Google and type in "the great potatoe famine"
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Ádh mór ort / Go n-éirí leat (singular) Ádh mór oraibh / Go n-éirí libh (plural)Answer"Adh mór ort" - aw Moore urtAlso,...
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the Irish flag is a vertical tricolour of green, white and orange
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25th of December like everyone else!
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Irish and English are Ireland's two official languages. English is the most commonly spoken. Some Irish people would have...
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Both Green and Blue can be associated with Ireland.
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a fighter that wont lose
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AnswerI would say it's a trait that many Irish people have acquired by listening to well-told stories. Also, I think traditional...
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http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/famine/
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AnswerThe Whippet first appeared in England from carefully selected crosses of small English greyhounds and certain terriers. The...
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Answerthe free state had been established BEFORE Collins died. he died in the Irish civil war.
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Answervery very briefly- James Stuart, king James 2 of Britain led a catholic army (some french, mostly Irish) into battle...
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he was taoiseach 3 times. first in 1937-1948, then he succeeded the first coalition in 1951 until 1954, then again in 1957 he...
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It gives you the gift of the gab, the ability to talk your way out of anything. I never have kissed it. Cant say I ever will....
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Answerthe offical language of Ireland is English, so you would say it the same as here AnswerActually the first official...
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The pin is a Girls Scout Pin known as The World Trefoil PinEvery part of the World Trefoil pin, a unifying symbol of WAGGGS, has...
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Magna CartaThe idea that government was not all powerful was an idea that had become accepted in the British political system by...
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Answeryou are referring to "sure and begorrah" which is a phrase i have never heard used in Ireland and which makes most Irish...
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This was a short name given to the anti-Roman Catholic laws passed by the all-Protestant parliament of Ireland from 1691 onwards....
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The link below has some interesting information about the prison but doesn't mention any execution in 1843. It would appear that...
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Look up the Irish Potato Famine... Here is a site that came up for me http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/famine/
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It is the history of Ireland (a nation in the British Isles) and the Irish people. Im from Ireland and I dont consider myslef...
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This saying actually comes from New Zealand. They believe that they are at the top of the world not the bottom and hence say,...
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Same as most European women, with some slight variation in combination... depending on the age group and the occasion. Jeans,...
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Answerthe Irish accent you here in most films is actually a dublin accent, i come from derry and although the accent has some...
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What is the 'real' meaning of a pine tree, or a daisy or a dandelion? A plant has no inherent meaning. The shamrock is a symbol...
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The Claddagh Ring is a famous friendship ring originating from the Claddagh village, located just outside the old walls of Galway...
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Answerromes influence in Ireland was tenuous at best even into the 18th century. the early church structure was monastic, not...
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Corcaigh (the gaelic name for Cork) means marsh. Cork city is built in a former marshy area that was drained.
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Answerdepending on where in Ireland you started from, Scotland was one of the easiest destinations to reach. there were regular...
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Only an American would ask that. Poor dears. Kissing a grotty black stone is nothing after the vertigo you will get walking round...
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AnswerTechnically there are two states sharing the island of Ireland - which is the root of the "Irish question/problem" :...
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Erin(air-inn) Go(guh) Bragh(braw) (air-inn-guh-braw). "Erin go Braugh" is not Irish Gaelic but an English spelling of the...
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Answernot really. Patrick christianised many of the pagan places of worship, festivals etc by linking them to christian saints...
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I can't find a single account of anyone having fallen while kissing the Blarney Stone. But a pilgrim was reputed to have slipped...
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In an english/Irish dictionary!. Available at read ireland.com
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total opposition, accusations of treachery etc etc. very vintage ian k. paisley
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Celtic art was developed around 500 bc in central and western Europe and found expression in the following centuries over a wide...
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Irish opposed English rule from its start. Religious conflict divided the Catholic Irish and English Protestants. Many died of...
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Answerthere really isn't a type for Irish music but some bands that have Irish songs are ; the pub singers, the cotton mill boys,...
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Answeras far as i know no there has never been a time that Irish immigrants were forced to serve as a whole although during the...
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The Easter Rising Dublin in 1916 was led by members of the Irish Volunteers, led by Padraig Pearse and Irish Citizen Army led by...
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Many Irish are talkative, inquisitive about people and places, helpful, open, good company, interested in sport, etc etc. they...
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Answerthe majority of Irish immigrants settled in the major cities of the east coast - this was closer to their point of arrival,...
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Douglas Hyde was the first persident of Ireland in 1922 for the free republic
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noreen bawn song is about emegration,what is gold and what is silver when your health and strength is gone, when you speak of...
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Yes. They were the same country and both ruled by Britain for hundreds of years until the early 1920's when after much effort and...
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It is debatable whether the word 'Clan' should be used in relation to Irish families, and it is perhaps better restricted to...
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Dublin 21st Nov 1920 when Michael Collin's 'squad' killed a total of 14 thereby effectively destroying the British inteligence...
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At least 15 men were accused but a man, by the name of Denis O'Neill, is consideredto be the likely shooter. He was an...
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What would be called a Prime Minister in other countries is known as a Taoiseach in Ireland. Before 1938, the term used was...
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If one of your parents was Irish and the other half Irish and half something else. = 1 1/2 from 2 - simplify 3/4....... You...
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Irish Republican Army; If you mean what did they represent and what were their objectives; that is a different question entirely.
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Enya is indeed Irish. She was born and reared in Gweedore, County Donegal.
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I read somewhere that it was around 141. But I dont know if its right..
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normally in one of the harbours near to the rising and/or an existing naval base - so places like cork, belfast, dublin etc. evry...
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In 1857, a ferry or boat ticket from Ireland to America costs about $30-40. If you take into account inflation over the years,...
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The Emerald Isle - from the lush green of the Irish landscape. Also called "The land of Saints and Scholars", referring to...
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The northern part of the island is part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the southern part is the...
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I'm a media historian and I found the same problem with American history books until the past several decades. For centuries,...
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No. The Great Hunger is what the middle class Irish called it, and The Great Famine is what the British and everyone else called...
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Saint Patrick's ministry was in Ireland, and Ireland is known for its green landscape. Green is the color of Ireland (often...
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Ireland gained it's independence from England
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5 million
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43 in the republic 18 in n.i.
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yes
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Irish faminethe government wer to blame because they spent all the money elsewere and only 7 million on the famine ,wheras the...
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There isn't much known about him other than he was an Irishmen that fought alongside Wallace and was basically his right hand man.
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If he is the fat(ish) one who won the lottery then probably, although it is more a matter of opinion.
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Although others later claimed the title, the last native Ard Rí (High King) is often stated to have been Ruaidhrí Ua Conchobair...
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It depends on what type of Irish accent you want to emulate. Contrary to pop culture, there is more than one Irish accent. The...
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Yes DNA shows they are related to this area rather than Central European Celts
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Nothing. If you find someone offering you any money, take it...
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Because of the British influence in Ireland over the centuries English became the dominant language in the country. There are...
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It originated in Ireland in 1845.
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Ireland in 1918 would have been rife with political tension following the Easter rising in 1916, Irish independence would not...
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Life in Northern Ireland today is much better than it used to be compared with the 1970s, 1980s and even most of the 1990s. There...
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AnswerThere are many different ideas as to who the Irish people are and were they came from.A few websites you may find helpful...
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