Irish airman

As a fourth generation Irish citizen, my family emigrated from Ireland to the United States in approximately 1870, during the post-famine wave of Irish immigration. During this time, more females came to the new land without the fetters of a husband, seeking a better future for herself and marrying a man of whom has established himself in the U.S. In the case of my family, my great grandmother traversed the Atlantic on her own terms in search of a higher standard of living and ultimately an opportunity

1. Swift wants the reader to view the speaker as a compassionate, reasonable individual with a clear view regarding the concern of the numerous Irish lives populating the community, crowding the streets “… with beggars of the female sex, followed by three, four, or six children…” (Swift 1). In contrast, the persona he adopts is cold and merciless, which is evident through the depersonalizing diction in which he refers to the wives of couples as “breeders” (Swift 7). 2. Dehumanization is used to emphasize

Day 6: I was served a traditional Irish breakfast this morning, and aside from the puddings (which weren’t too bad), it was similar to a traditional breakfast I get at home. After breakfast, we boarded the bus and headed for Glenveagh Castle. The castle itself was beautiful, from the elaborate interiors, to the stunning gardens and trails, and the gorgeous scenery. The castle even has a curse attached to it, showing how Irish culture is fond of myths and superstitions. After we left the castle

ridiculous amounts for rent to poor tenants who could barely afford to pay. England imposed extremely high taxes on Ireland and the English laws which restricted Irish trade made it impossible for the country to ever prosper. In general, the English had, at this time, a negative attitude towards Irish people, and Roman Catholics which most Irish people were. This knowledge is important when reading and understanding this piece. Without knowing a little about the political and social state at this time

surroundings. Whether that is by their parents, or another individual it will greatly impact the rest of their life. In the novel East of Eden by John Steinbeck their are two major families, the Trask family and the Hamilton family. Samuel Hamilton, an Irish Immigrant, father of nine, and husband to Liza Hamilton meets the Trask family when Adam Trask would need help with an irrigation system for his new farm, when he moved to the Saliana Valleys during the Homestead Act. Samuel Hamilton becomes very close

outside of Ireland the Irish Potato Famine. Occurring between 1847-1852, the famine claimed the lives of around one million people and caused millions to flee Ireland, in order to escape the bleak situation it was. Today I will be giving some background of life in Ireland before the famine started of the average citizen, I will briefly discuss the pathogen that killed the potato crop, the government response to the famine, the overall consequences and reactions of the Irish people, and finally I will

omparing Irony In both Mark Twain and Jonathan Swift’s articles there is an effective use of irony. Irony in satirical writing is normally used for the speaker to convey the opposite intended meaning to which they are stating; along with antiphrasis, the use of a word when the opposite meaning is implied, irony makes a valuable asset to satirical literature. The sarcastic use of irony was input to both readings to express the writer’s disappointment towards their societies teachings during their

towards the social and cultural forms of Great Britain. In this way, the Irish language and literary movement can be seen to have not only encouraged Irish nationalism and separatism, but also fed the flames of Anglophobia which can thus be interpreted as a catalyst in inspiring the imaginations for those who later led the 1916 Easter Rising. The revival of Irish language and literature had a notable effect on the course of Irish politics leading up to partition. It ultimately brought forth a keener

Ireland. According to the Central Statistics Office (2011), there are 29,573 Irish travellers in Ireland, which accounts for 0.6% of the total population. The traveller community is generally younger than the settled population with two out of five people aged less than 15 years old, in comparison with one in every five in the settled population (Burke, 2009).

when the Irish language was restored in Ireland. I agree with the above statement. The Gaelic League influenced the promotion of the Irish dance tradition greatly in the 20th century as dance was very important. It was a massive part of Irish culture and it maintained Irish identity. It was founded by O’Growney and Douglas Hyde in 1893. It established an agency called “An Coimisiun le Rinci Gaelacha” (the commission for Irish dances) in 1930. It was set up to promote and standardize Irish traditional