Irish people

Regarding the working-class’s utilization, the Great Famine serves as an example. When the Irish population boomed, and the potato crop plummeted, a famine resulted. The British government did very little to help the struggling Irish, and nationalism became the Irish workers’ tool to counter the capitalistic British. McKay describes, “The Great Famine also intensified anti-British feeling and promoted Irish nationalism, for the bitter memory of starvation, exile, and British inaction was burned…

for many Irish immigrants’ decided to come to the United States. By the 1850s, half of the United States’ population was made by Irish at the major urban areas of population such as New York and Boston. Farmers which were mainly from Catholic backgrounds had to face many difficulties of adapting to the city and the environment. Faced with extreme discrimination in employment, the majority of the Irish people entered the labor force participated in the work as a manual labourers and Irish women…

historic significance and decades of relationships that contribute to the people we have become today. Names given to us create our identity and expand our historic roots. Unknowingly, we stand in a massive family tree that is centuries old. I belong to the Lennon family tree that dates back to the early 1700s. The surname Lennon originated from the coast of Ireland, where both of my great-grandparents were born. Over 42,000 people bear this surname and they are most prevalent in the United…

landscapes and Proud people. for example, Colin Farrell said that “Being Irish is very much of who I am I take it with me everywhere I go.” Now lots of people feel this, now 15% of people that live in the US have come from Irish decent. You could learn a lot about Ireland using the five themes of geography: Movement, Region, Human/Environment Interaction, Place, and Location. Movement The first people who came to Ireland were hunters and fishers in about 6000 bc after the people knowing how to…

Do you know about an Irish man who played in a lot of well known movies and a very famous TV show named Merlin? If you don’t know Colin Morgan now you’ll find out! Colin Morgan is an Irish man who was and still is achieving greatness, He was born in Ireland and grew up there until he got his most recognised role in BBC’s interpretation of “Merlin” where he played the title role of Merlin. Before this he was playing in the theatre and doing plays such as “west end”. In 2010 along with Bradley…

The surname of Callahan is based from the Irish surname Ceallach. “Callahan Family History” states that the Irish meaning of Ceallach is “lover of churches” (n.d.). However, “Callahan Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms” defines Ceallach as “strife” (n.d.). While the meaning of Callahan may vary, the specific origins are known. Ceallach is directly related to the Ceallachan family. The Ceallachan family is an extremely important family as their family tree contains a King of Munster from the…

“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…

W.B. Yeats’ Opinion of War W.B. Yeats was an Irish poet during the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. He wrote following the belief of “spiritus mundi”, the spirit of the universe and the collective unconscious or memory, which influences him to write around different mythologies, despite being a Christian. “Spiritus Mundi” leads to two of the works that reflect his opinion regarding war and conquest. Through these two works, “Leda and the Swan” and “The Second Coming,” Yeats’ opinion of war as a…

role of women during the 1641 Rebellion. The 1641 Rebellion was the result of discontent with the British in Ireland due to a number of reasons, including but not limited to the failures of the Ulster Planation. During the Ulster Plantation many Irish lost their land and were left with less desirable land. As well as land and economic reasons, another factor resulting in the rebellion was Catholics unhappiness during the English Lord Deputy, Thomas Wentworth’s rule, many were unhappy with…

The Diaspora’s Influence on the Peacemaking Efforts In terms of aiding in peace, the Irish diaspora did a few different things that were absolutely vital to the establishment of peace in Ireland as well as the creation and signing of the Good Friday Agreement. Firstly to start it is important to note how important the US was in the development of peace. The US was not some small influence or bit part, but rather they were the “critical enabler and catalyst” for the peace talks that happened in…