Jill Ireland

blight, scientifically known as Phytophthora infestans, infects the leaves and edible roots of the potato plant, leaving the whole crop rotting in the fields. Because at least half of Ireland at that time, mainly her poor, depended heavily on the potato crop as the main source of nutrients, and the rest of Ireland consumed it in large…

oppression rapidly increased as the British began to pass laws against the Irish Catholics in Ireland. Some of the laws included preventing the Irish Catholics from holding public office, limiting their rights to education, buying and selling land, bearing arms, serving in the army, obtaining certain jobs, or voting. These weren’t the only things the British took away from the Irish, they also decided to reform Ireland by eliminating the original Gaelic traditions and replacing them with British…

Cathleen ni Houlihan is a mythological female figure who represents Irish nationalism in literature and art. In the play Cathleen ni Houlihan written by William Butler Yeats and Lady August Gregory, she is personified as an old, suffering woman, representing Ireland’s oppression by the English. Cathleen and the martyred Saint Joan of Arc, as represented in George Bernard Shaw’s play Saint Joan, share strong similarities. Significantly, Maud Gonne, the original Irish actress chosen to portray…

where in the world this destination is from the clues below? Word Clue This is a country where St Patrick’s Day is a National Holiday…but it’s not Ireland. That’s because the Irish settled here and perhaps it reminded them of their lush, green homeland and that the geography of this country bears a striking resemblance to coastal Ireland (if coastal Ireland had black sand beaches). But the phenomenon that really put this area on the map was a massive, devastating volcanic eruption that…

people of Ireland. The people of Ireland have an unique history, culture, religion, meals, living conditions, jobs, and recreation. Ireland is a small, independent country east of Great Britain. The island is occupied by Ireland and Northern Ireland. However, Northern Ireland only occupies one-sixth of the land. Ireland is known for its beautiful Northern Atlantic waves. It also has been given the name Emerald Isle because of its beautiful green countryside. A potato blight passed through…

colonial representatives. The fraternal association reinforces through the rituals, ceremonies, initiations, and famous Orange bands worn in council sessions and parades. As St Patrick, a celebration held on 17 March, of a heavenly protector saint in Ireland, it is a cultural and religious heritage by the Irish diaspora. St. Patrick's Day was recognized as Orangeman's Day, is now considered a holiday in Newfoundland. It holds a substantial significance for Canadians and Irish descenders. The…

major and most important poets of the 20th century. He lived and was raised in Northern Ireland, for many years he later lived in Dublin. Having many widely used anthologies edited by him as the author of more than 20 volumes of poetry, he won the Nobel Prize for Literature, and taught at Harvard and Oxford University. Chapter One: Early Life On April 13, 1939 in Castledawson, County Derry, in Northern Ireland Seamus Heaney was born. He was born as the eldest child of the family to Patrick…

Yet, Yeats’ vision of authentic Irish identity was still revolutionary in its own way. He outlines his vision in his piece ‘Irish Fairies,’ published in 1890 in the early years of the Revival. In this piece, Yeats focuses on the life of the Irish peasantry and contrasts their simplistic, pastoral lifestyle with modernizing forces, such as industrialization. He begins by asserting that “the Irish peasantry still believe in fairies,” though no one believes he is telling the truth. Yeats is…

During the 1800’s, the potato famine in Ireland caused around one million Irish people to immigrate to America. They settled in cities and worked in factories, and generally, were pretty poor. With the Irish immigration came a lot of Anti-Irish Sentiment from the Americans. That leads us back to the question- were Irish considered white in the 19th century America? Well, that depends on what your definition of “white” is. Obviously, it is a color...or rather, lack of color. It can also be used…

Irish author, Charles Handy, once said, “Change is only another word for growth, another synonym for learning” (“Charles” 2017. Par 7). Handy attempted to convey that growth is prompted by change. This assertion is a lesson that I learned first hand when I moved from Tennessee to Michigan at the age of ten. The move pushed me into adolescence, and I transformed into an entirely different person that year. Later down the road when I saw myself headed down the wrong path because of my lack of…