Irish history

The Irish potato famine was a massive social epidemic that resulted in the deaths of millions of people and started in the late 1840s and continued to the early 1850s. The crop failures that resulted in the Irish potato famine were caused by a late blight that destroys the leaves and roots of the potato crop. This epidemic lead to several deaths because almost half the Irish population had come to depend almost exclusively on the potato for their diet. To this day, the Ireland had experienced the

“It’s funny how Irish dance is your whole world, but so few know that this world exists.” This quote, once stated by an unknown author, is a fantastic example of Irish dance. Many people do not know what true Irish dance encompasses. This paper will discuss the similarities and differences of traditional Irish dance and competitive Irish dance, and elaborate upon what makes each dance unique. To develop a better understanding of Irish dance, one must realize how important Ireland history is. There are

Even though Celtic Music does not have a set date in which it was created, it still has a long and fervent history. The origins of Celtic music, the historical events, and the style of Celtic music are the key factors that led to the creation of Celtic music. The origins of Celtic music and the instruments used in order to create such healthily flamboyant music. Fiddle, Flute and whistle, uilleann pipes, harp, accordion, banjo, mandolin, guitar, drums, and many others were used in the creation

At the time where America was well into the industrial revolution, it was also entering a different time period in our nation's history. It was the beginning of Irish Immigration. During this time, however, the immigration census was not what it was before when people first started coming to America. The population of immigrants was outnumbered by women. Irish women immigrated to America to start a new life, full of opportunities. Some women, however, experienced low points in their new found lives

While Ismene 's language relies heavily upon a Northern Irish dialect, differences between Paulin 's Ismene and Fagles ' go further. In Fagles 's Antigone, Ismene is a voice of reason in contrast to her rash and hot-headed sister. She advocates prudence as "sensible". Paulin 's work offers an Ismene translated not only linguistically but also in personality. As this Ismene warns Antigone, she thinks only of the punishment. Her concern is not that the two would defy the state but that they would die

Background to Irish Nationalist Movement Nineteenth Century Since the application of the Act of Union at the turn of the nineteenth century until 1923 the whole of Ireland was an integral part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. For a vast majority of this period Ireland was rule by Parliament in Westminster. According to Allen and Unwin the Irish Question was the greatest problem facing the British government in the late ninetieth and early twentieth century, yet the nature of the

between the English and the Irish has had many negative effects on Irish culture and traditions. The Irish language in particular has suffered dramatically from the presence of the English on the island. When the English gained control of Ireland, they forced their language upon the people there, and by the end of the nineteenth century, the Irish Gaelic language was almost extinct. Since then the language has made somewhat of a comeback. Today there are many Gaeltacht, or Irish speaking, areas where the

Throughout history, there have been many theatre companies that attempt to preserve their country’s culture through their productions, but none have done so as effectively as Ireland’s Abbey Theatre, or Amharclann Na Mainistreach . Since its opening in 1904 , the Abbey Theatre has remained true to its original mission, "To bring upon the stage the deeper emotions of Ireland.ʺ This approach has allowed them to thoroughly influence Ireland as a whole, particularly regarding Ireland’s culture, economic

Irish Diaspora and its Musical Consequences In 1845 Ireland was troubled with the devastating famine known as the Great Potato Famine, which ended up destroying 75 percent of all their potato crops and starving millions of people (Madding). In order to survive many were forced to move away in hopes of starting new. Many fled to Scotland, England, South America, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States. The famine brought many changes to the Irish culture, people, and music as well as

Representations of Irish/Irish-American Drinking Habits in Literature and in Popular Culture: A Self-Defeating Cycle Introduction Stereotypes are not hard to come by in popular American culture, and truly in popular cultures the world over. Human beings seem programmed to make quick and superficial judgments about anyone who is or who simply appears to be "different" or "other than" oneself, equating race, ethnicity, skin color, and/or country of origin with a set of specific attitudes, values