Great Northern War

In Michael Mays’ book Nation States: The Cultures of Irish Nationalism, he discussed a political cartoon by the editorial cartoonist David Horsey from 1991, which basically suggested that ‘the IRA’s raison d’etre rests solely in a mad campaign of vicious self -perpetuation: “I bomb, therefore I am”’ (Mays, 2007, p149). This cartoon proposed that the only reason the IRA could be as prominent and effective as they were, was their own awareness that the only way to be taken seriously would be…

contrasting placement of loyalty between Unionists and Nationalists. Ulster Unionist, who comprise almost exclusively of Protestants, place their loyalty to the British government and have demonstrated their loyalty and belief that Northern Ireland should re, a part of Great Britain through the signing of the Ulster Covenant in 1912 and consequent strike in retaliation of the Sunningdale agreement in 1973. The other ideology that exists mainly, but not exclusively…

As someone who is primarily Scotch Irish, I speak for myself and many other Americans in believing that the First Scottish War of Independence had a large impact in the lives of our ancestors. At the finale of this war was the Battle of Bannockburn, an extraordinary battle and victory for the underdog in numbers, Scotland, a country protecting its land from the massive power that was England. The historical significance of the battle is what keeps it alive to this day in Scotland. This past…

Intro My project is on the country Ireland. Ireland is a large island located in the North Atlantic, West of Great Britain. Ireland is the third-largest Island in Europe and the twentieth-largest in the world. The geography consists of several low lying mountains surrounding a central plain, with several rivers expanding inland. The island 32,599 square miles. The climate is always humid, because of the high precipitation. The capital of Ireland is Dublin. I choose Ireland because of my Irish…

forces to turn over British rule in Ireland. The IRA, or Irish Republican Army, fought for independence from Britain through the employment of guerilla warfare and vicious war tactics to force the British officials to reconsider their rule. After negotiations with Great Britain, two autonomous political entities were formed: Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State. However, this result was unacceptable to the majority of IRA members, and the organization split into two factions. One faction…

Since the Irish parliament was dissolved in 1801 and Ireland was enveloped in the new United Kingdom (of Great Britain and Ireland) under the Act of Union, many Irishmen and women have at one point or another planned and carried out insurrections against the tyranny of the English. Although the insurrectionists of the Easter Rising of 1916 share the failure of their predecessors, they achieved a lasting impact on the history of Ireland in a way that those that came before never did. On that…

The Nine Years War and its aftermath are without question one of the great turning points of Irish history. In addition to witnessing the zenith of Gaelic military power and sophistication, perversely, it also led to the final destruction of native military and political power. Despite the apparent modernisation of the native Irish forces it is not hard to find articles and attitudes which view the war as a contest of the backward and militarily weak Irish, against the modern armies of Elizabeth…

Once Ireland got its independence in 1922. The Northern Part of the country became separate and remained part of of the UK. There was a great amount of violence there because of the Catholic Nationalist and the Protestant extremists, up until The Good Friday Agreements in 1998 (“Irish”). The United Kingdom at this time was becoming a Protestant…

Why did the Irish want their own homeland? The Irish Home Rule movement was a movement that campaigned for self-government for Ireland within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It was the dominant political movement of Irish nationalism from 1870 to the end of World War I. Source #1 Citation: C N Trueman "Home Rule And Ireland" historylearningsite.co.uk. The History Learning Site, 25 Mar 2015. 8 Jan 2018. Basic Information: Home Rule was the name given to the process of allowing…

Ireland has been a land that has been long forgotten or at least hardly ever touched upon. Most folks forget the countless things that Ireland has given the world such as new forms of technology, science, and transportation. Majority of the people only recognize them as the immigrants that had the potato famine and those who celebrate St. Patricks day. The book In Search of Ancient Ireland by Carmel McCaffrey and Leo Eaton is based on the history of the ancient times in Ireland and how some…