Dublin

the Late 1990’s with the rise of the Celtic Tiger. A surging national economy helped to rapidly transform an Irish society. Not only was the Irish culture to change, this also lead to major changes in the landscape and urban areas particularly in Dublin. The “New Irishness” attitude that was formed was a more profit driven, business orientated, efficient Ireland in comparison to the pre-Celtic Tiger era (Negra 2010). Where once, Ireland commercialised itself with “leprechauns and tin whistles”…

The independent book I’m currently reading is Awake by Natasha Preston. The cover of the book is a dark and somewhat messy background with a red rose trapped in wire. The cover is related to the story because roses blossom then die, in the book the main character Scarlett ‘blossoms’ because the Eternal Light cult thinks she is The ‘Light.’ In the Eternal Light they believe that The Light, Scarlett has to be sacrificed in the final ritual. Eventually roses die, they were planning on murdering or…

In the years following the 1916 Easter Rising the GAA, according to its many historians, including Padraig Púirséal and Marcus de Burca, claimed that the GAA had provided a great number of the men who had played an active role during the insurrection. As much of the literature available from this time is in some way sympathetic towards the rebels, it is hard to discover whether or not the Association did support the insurrection or not, despite the GAA having a non-party political stance for…

Johnathan Swift, a writer born in Dublin, Ireland, created many pieces of literature that went into deep disagreement with the English rule over Ireland during the time of the Enlightenment. Swift believes that England is to blame for the poor economic standing of Ireland and that the high social class is abusing the power they have over the lower classes and especially the poor. In “A Modest Proposal” Swift creates a solution to the hatred and finds a way to pay back the poor, although, a…

Ireland but completed most of his work in London. He had his first publication at Dublin University Review in 1885. He had the love for a lady named Gonne who was very important to him in his life. His romantic poems really moved his readers with his clever words, themes, and moods. Based on all information presented we can understand where and when William Butler Yeats got his first publication, which was at Dublin University Review. It states Yeats met a famous patriot named John O'Leary…

ESA-The Sniper The sniper lay alone in the streets of Dublin eager for battle to begin that morning. It was a dark and eerie night. Not a single ray of moonlight shone to the ground. The sidewalks were uneven and blood streamed through the gutters. He had cautiously opened his pack of cigarettes. He took one cigarette out, lit it, and took a puff. As he exhaled he grinned and smirked at the dead bodies lying around. His gun, a sniper, rested on the wall next to him. The cold blooded…

sympathy towards them. He was born by Englishman John Swift, the elder and Abigail Erick on November 30, 1667 in Dublin, Ireland (. His father died even before he was born and had an older sister. When he started to grow up, he began to be a member of both England’s and Irish’s cultures. And later on in his life, he became the Dean of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral in his home town, Dublin. His father was a clergyman before he died 7 months before Jonathan Swift was born. As he grows into his…

The Evolution of Slavery Slavery is a virus. Throughout the ages it mutates and adapts to the ever-changing environment. Whether it be modern day or 200-300 years in the past. Whether it ravages the shore of China and other large manufacturers or occurs at our homefront. The Industrial Revolution acted as a catalyst for most of the Slavery we see in modern day and the typical form of slavery that occurred in the 1800’s. Adding new technologies to the forefront of man and no one cheap enough to…

O’Flahertie Wills Wilde of Sir William and Lady Jane Wilde, born in Dublin, Ireland-born on the 16th of October of 1854. Wilde was born two years after his eldest brother William and born two years after Wilde was their sister Isola. At age 30 Wilde married Constance Lloyd and later had two boys in which he was a very active and fun father to both. Growing up Wilde excelled exceptionally in academics at Trinity College in Dublin, Magdalen College, and Oxford. Leading him to become a writer of…

press ganged onto a ship of war. After several changes of situation he was captured by the Spanish and imprisoned for some time. Soon after his second release he was shipwrecked narrowly escaping with his life. Eventually Heany was transmitted to Dublin where he stood trial for taking part in the murder of Ambrose Power, in County Tipperary in 1785. Ambrose Power of Barrettstown, Fethard, Tipperary was Justice of the Peace for the county. He was the eldest son of John Power of Barrettstown and…