PPT-Language and the Irish

Section 112 The Irish language in the Irish Free State 1922 1 Hence the Irish language or Gaelic was accorded major status in the Free State Constitution 1922 and the Cosgrave government moved swiftly to establish an Irish language test as a condition of entry into and promotion within the civil service . coukfood Irish cream and chocolate cheesecake Ingredients 100g3oz butter 250g8oz digestive biscuits crushed 600g1lb 5oz cream cheese 25ml1fl oz Baileys or other Irish cream liqueur 100ml3oz icing sugar 300ml10o Chapter 9. Irish Traditional Music. Encompasses traditional, neo-traditional, and post-traditional styles . “Europe’s most commercially successful music” . Backdrop: formation of Irish nation and nationalism, history of oppression (Irish potato famine) and strife (“The Troubles”), Irish diaspora, transnational flows. Before the War. First immigrant group to arrive in large numbers. Between 1800 and 1920, 5 million Irish men and women emigrated to the United States. Were only half involved in American culture. Were tasked with constructing an image of themselves as both Irish and Americans. . project. 2. CREATED BY . Rafal. Surma. Irish. . Culture. . Irish culture includes customs and traditions, language, music, art, literature, folklore, cuisine and sports associated with the island of Ireland and of the Irish and Northern Irish people. However, the culture of the people living on the island is not homogeneous. There are notable cultural divides between urban and rural, Catholic and Protestants, Irish-speakers and English-speakers, immigrants and native population, the Travelers and settled population and between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. (For an overview of Ireland's culture during the Gaelic period, see Gaelic Ireland. Also for an overview of Northern Ireland's culture see Culture of Northern Ireland.). Introduction. The Irish Brigade would come to be one of the most extraordinary brigades that would be produced during the American Civil War on either side. Additionally, it is remarkable how a collection of regiments that were made up predominately of Irish immigrants and Irish Americans could fight so heroically for a country that was new to them. Perhaps no year gives a better depiction of the type of fighting unit this was than the year of 1862, which included their participation in major battles such as the Seven Days Battles, Antietam, and Fredericksburg.. Irish Estonian Business Network Mission Statement. The objective of the IEBN . has been . to establish a network of people who are interested in developing business cooperation in and between Estonia and Ireland, in particular business-to-business, . Celebration of Halloween began in Ireland about 1000 AD. Irish immigrants brought these traditions to the United States. Halloween was originally a pagan festival named “. Samhain. ” meaning “end of summer”. A brief history. Celts. The Celts are an ethnic group . that share a similar culture. . There are six Celtic areas left today: Scotland, Ireland, the Isle of Man, Wales, Cornwall (part of England) & Brittany (part of France). All of their native languages are making a comeback.. UNIVERSAL CREDIT . 29 June 2016. Maxine Williams. Outreach/Development Worker. Irish Community Care. Irish Community Care. Who we are . Community based charitable company. Mission: to respond to the health, social care and cultural needs of the Irish and Irish Traveller communities. Immigration to the United States increased dramatically between 1840-1860. The largest group of immigrants to the United States at that time were from Ireland. Between 1846 and 1860, more than 1.5 million Irish immigrants came to the US because of a potato blight that destroyed most of the potato crops in the 1840s. A famine, an extreme shortage of food, struck Ireland. More than 1 million people died.. UNIT V: Lesson #1 . Background. Ireland had been controlled by England for hundreds of years.. Ireland had attempted some kind of uprising towards independence at least a dozen times over those hundreds of years. All failed.. Ireland treated as a British . colony. Land. taken from the Irish and given to British nobility. Peasants lose land and become laborers working for pitifully small wages. Penal Codes . discriminate against Irish who were not members of the Church of England. “… the . superior utility of the English tongue, as the medium of all modern communication, is so great that I can witness without a sigh the gradual disuse of . Irish.” . (. Donall. Ó . Conaill. CorkaterfordWexfordLimerickAL RIATAArmagh