PPT-The Irish

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 amp Brittany part of France All of their native languages are making a comeback. Setting the stage for disaster. Introduction. The famine killed 1 million people and forced another 1 million to leave. . Most of the land in Ireland was owned by British landlords who rented it to Irish farmers for large amounts of money.. mention a n Irish Wolfhound (or IW cross). The original list consisted of fiction only, and was compiled by Diane Marston and Mary Toundas. It appeared in th e Harp & Hound, 1999, Number 2. List sec 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. Contents. Irish Traditional Instruments. Irish Traditional Tunes. Information on . I. rish songs. Irish Traditional Artists. Irish Pop Artists. Introduction. What you will learn during this presentation;. Dance. How to dance. . What to wear. . Competitions. . Dances. . Tunes. . Where you go if you want to dance. You will learn about….. Jig. Reel. Hornpipe. Types of Tunes in Irish Dance. Is a folk dance. Introduction to Irish . History. John Rickard. Bucknell. University. Irish Geography. Ireland . is an island located at the far Western edge of Europe in the Atlantic Ocean. Map of Ireland. Lying . By Valerie King. Here is our flag:. Our Flag. The Republic of Ireland's flag is made of three equal-sized rectangles of orange, white, and green (this type of flag is called a tricolour). The flag is twice as wide as it is tall. The green side is by the flagpole. This flag was first used in 1848. 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”. 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.. The History of Terrorism as a Strategy of Political Insurgency. April 2011. Where did the Irish Republican Army come from?. Historical Roots in Genuine Oppression. Economic – land redistribution, famine, race laws. Irish Traditional Instruments. Fiddle. Uilleann. Pipes. Harp. Bodhrán. Fiddle. The Fiddle itself is identical to the violin, however it is played differently in widely varying regional styles. The Fiddle is the most high pitched member of the string family which includes the viola, the cello and the double bass.. 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. 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.