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country with hopes that they might finally satisfy their longing for freedom. In the 1840-50s, the people of Ireland began sailing to America in greater amounts than they had in previous years (Goldstein 5). During this time period, roughly a million Irish immigrants journeyed to the country (Goldstein 5), abandoning all they had ever known in pursuit of better lives for themselves and their families. Back in Ireland, a severe plant disease had ruined the country’s…

mysterious castles, and vast tourism areas pull thousands of traveler to explore the country every year. Unbeknownst to most, there was a time when the Irish did not want to live there and began to immigrate…

They were also not pleased by his deliberate rebellion of the rules (Peltason, 2015). A literary theorist by the name of Thomas Eagleton stated that Wilde was not welcome due to his writing as well as his sexuality, “Oscar thus joins a long list of Irish writers, orators, and politicians brought down by a British cultural oligarchy that saw the seductiveness of their language and message as threatening and subversive” (Dickinson, 2005). This follows the publics reasoning as to why they did not…

language family that Scots or Scottish Gaelic descends from is the Indo-European language family, being further defined in the sub-branch of Celtic languages (Ager 2015). There are two main types of Gaelic, Irish and Scottish, which are mutually intelligible. As the names might suggest, Irish Gaelic is largely spoken in Ireland while Scottish Gaelic is primarily spoken in Scotland. However, Scotland is not the only geographic region that Scottish Gaelic is being spoken. Scottish Gaelic is…

economical deprivation many Irish are going through by introducing the idea of trading into his writing. The trading he utilizes does not indicate regular market trading in which no humans are put into oppression but trading in which Great Britain used to gain its own interest without considering conditions of other parties. Swift amplifies the selfish characteristics of British landlords and nobles by not only overpraising their goodness and drawing parallel between poor Irish and objects…

their work on those of ancient Rome and Greek, emulating what they saw as restriction, reasoning, and dignity of classical literature. Jonathan Swift’s satirical essay, “A Modest Proposal” draws attention to Ireland’s problems by advising the poor Irish people to sell their children as food to decrease poverty and overpopulation. Fanny Burney’s diary, An Encounter with “King George III” recounts an undesirable meeting with the king, and she describes his mental illness. “The Diary of Samuel…

Dia dhuit, which means hello in Irish! I am Brigid, but also known as Brigit, Bride, Brighid and many others. My name means “Exalted One.” I am one of the most important goddesses to Ireland and England. I am the patroness of fire, unity, poetry, healing, and childbirth. I am also known as the Triple Goddess, the three goddesses stand for: the fire of inspiration, the fire of forge, and the fire of earth. Most deities about me were passed orally from generation to generation. This is the main…

Irish culture is so rich and vast, especially Irish theatre. 400 years of rich theatre history led me to choose writing my research paper over a historical document with the rules of 20th century Irish theatre written upon it along with a political Irish playbill. There are many things listed in these primary sources that stand the test of time, and many that do not. My main focus is to explain how these documents have influenced theatre today, and what practices we could potentially bring back…

Sebastian Melmoth Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was born on October 16 , 1854 in Dublin Ireland. He was raised by professional and literary parents. Wilde's father, Sir William Wilde was a well respectful ear and eye surgeon. He also was a writer who had published books on archaeology and folklore . Jane Wilde , Oscar's mother, was a house mother who was an extraordinary poet who often wrote under the name Speranza. As a child he had attended Porta Royal School. After attending Porta…

In his satirical piece, A Modest Proposal, Dr. Jonathon Swift’s use of pathos demonstrates that civil neglect has debilitating effects on the poor in Ireland. Swift uses reduction to convey the degraded value of human life. Swift proposes that “the skin [of a child...] will make admirable gloves for ladies, and summer boots for fine gentlemen” (I. 94-96). Since poor children are an eyesore to the upper class in the streets begging for food and money, Swift proposes that these children should be…