Irish Civil War

or Blight, was first recorded August, 1845 in Dublin, Ireland. It was the beginning of the greatest famine Europe would face in the 19th century. In a mere five years the potato harvest failed four times. During the famine, “... over one million Irish perished and a further two million fled the land, never to return.” (Nally, David. “That Coming Storm”). In just under five years, three million people were either dead or had immigrated. Needless to say the Potato Famine forever scarred Ireland…

In the late 1720s, many of the Irish people lived in poverty. Many of them, children included, starved to death on a regular basis. Johnathan Swift noticed that nobody wanted to do anything about it so, he decided he would create a proposal to make people really think about and realize how bad the problems in Ireland were. Swift's ridiculous proposal suggested that the Irish eat their own children, of course he didn't really mean it, he was using that as a way to show the irony in the fact that…

was a sincere proposition. The essay is very convincing, and I have the feeling that someone of low intelligence would take this proposition into consideration. Jonathan Swift’s intentions were to raise awareness of the unfair treatment of the Irish and prejudice attitudes toward lower class or homeless citizens. Swift lays out the stereotypes and harsh viewpoint of an upper-class citizen in that during that particular time period. My impression is that Swift also intended to shock…

American Dream. Likely the most well known cause of voluntary immigration is the potato famine, in 1840 Ireland began to starve because of the potato famine. In the nineteenth century America's population increased from 30,000 to 100,000 in one year (The Irish in America: 1840's-1930's.). From 1820 to 1860 the American population held over…

One way that dance does this for me is simply by the tempo of each dance. I believe different tempos can help to portray the culture better. An Irish dancer is going to use their feet more and I have always thought that was an interesting thing. When I see Irish dancers, I sometimes think of the bagpipes and the different dances that they do. Furthermore, the Early Christian Dance helps me develop deeper insight by thinking of how the Early Christian…

Jonathan Swift was a famous author whose works greatly influenced society during the Enlightenment period. Swift was a satirist who wrote a lot about the English monarchy, who was confiscating parts of Irish land to sell them to English families. At this time the Protestants and Catholics did not get along. The Protestants did everything they could to prevent the Catholic religion from growing by depriving them of what American’s see as basic rights today. This issue was crucial for Swift…

Doctor Jonathan Swift wrote a proposal to help the poverty of Ireland to make light of the societal problem in Ireland. Swift writes satirically about eating children to the people of Ireland. Swift’s clever use of irony and analogies shows the corruption in society and makes the audience aware of their unjust behavior. Swift’s use of irony in the title draws the reader in but gives them the opposite of what they were expecting. He uses “A Modest Proposal” when he is really laying down an…

Proposal dives deep into the intertwining problems of Ireland using a bit of derision and irony. The essay was written and published anonymously by Jonathan Swift, a well educated man who was embedded in Irish politics. Directed towards the English who were buying up all the land in Ireland and the Irish themselves A Modest Proposal is meant to open up the eyes of those who are contributing to Irelands downfall through 3 major themes: suffering, ethics & morality, and greed. Swift sets the…

on singular elements instead of the additive nature of the smaller and larger fears, the receiving populations felt towards those migrating. Beginning with Irish migration to England during the era of the potato famine, Lucassen quickly tunnels in on religious differences as the primary driver of anti-Irish xenophobia.…

“The Irish in America” takes a harrowing look at the struggle of the Irish people throughout the history of America. The emigration of the Irish to America was significant in the expansion of the country. The railways, buildings, and urbanization of the country in the early years were built on the strong backs of the Irish. Before the potato famine, Irish families in America were in need of work to care for their loved ones. Immigrants would often do manual labor for low wages, however still…