Northern Ireland peace process

MacMurrough and invaded Ireland. Not wanting Strongbow to establish his own kingdom so close to England, King Henry II headed over to Ireland to establish himself as the head of the country, but he soon gave the lands of Leinster province to Strongbow as a gift for his service along with allowing Strongbow to be the leader of the new colony, as long as he answered to the king. This was the first English conquest of Ireland. The English never had an easy time ruling Ireland. That initial…

There are many Irish connections to the Battle of Waterloo from the leading generals down to the ordinary soldiers however the Irish contribution to the battle was largely forgotten about afterward. Most Irish people involved in the battle were in the British army under the 1st Duke of Wellington who was himself Irish. The Battle of Waterloo itself was one of the most important battles of European history. It involved the armies of France, Britain and Prussia and determined the fate of European…

coming in the future in order to persuade the public to fight against the amendment outlawing the choice over abortion. Throughout the article Walshe uses words like “doomed”, “endured” and “uproar”, to highlight the true struggle that women in Ireland have to go through when they find out they are having a baby they never planned for. Walshe describes the church officials against abortion as “self-appointed moral police” who are hunting down the women looking…

“Up until the 1960s, Ireland was a country where change was rejected in favour [sic] of traditional patterns of life and old allegiances. In the Republic of Ireland in the south, the main political parties had their origins in the civil war between the pro- and anti-treaty factions” (Harris 150). Ireland is a land rich with history and culture, the customs that are still in practice date as far back as most can remember. Several customs have moved from country to country as the Irish move from…

strip Ireland of its identity and use it for economic gain the Irish and…

against Britain from 1919 to 1921 and the creation of the Irish Free State” (Reynolds 37). The British reaction to the uprising gave the people of Ireland a renewed desire for independence from England’s rule. Another determining factor in the success of the small uprising was the sense of loss of sovereignty which was leading to…

In Irish history, people saw Ireland as a place of savage barbarians, when they were actually just protecting their fellow man. One example was in 1798 when the Irish rebelled against Britain trying to reform them to a mini version of England, when they just want to be their own independent country. Ireland is a mirror for Britain by how when Britain does something to Ireland, Ireland in return attacks with the same force and with Ireland taking a liking to the French because of their rules…

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…

question whether Joyce intends to insinuate that success is only possible outside of Dublin, and that ambition and Celtic nationalism are incongruous. Having left Ireland at twenty years old, Joyce apparently aligns himself with Gallaher, who also achieved literary prominence in exile, thereby both perpetuating the notion that remaining in Ireland is not conducive to intellectual pursuits, and thus grounding his story in personal experience.…

20th century Ireland could cause conflict. Firstly, contrasting ideologies are likely to cause conflict due to the differing nature of their key features. A key factor still contributing to the tension prevailing in Ireland today is the 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…