PPT-Presentation for Irish in Britain Policy Action Group

UNIVERSAL CREDIT 29 June 2016 Maxine Williams OutreachDevelopment 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. 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. Ashley . Galloway. Background. Binge Drinking=consuming . alcohol in a manner that raises an individual’s . BAC . to a level equal to or greater . 0.08. . To prevent alcohol use disorder (AUD) the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism recommends that men not drink more than 4 drinks in a single day with no more than 14 drinks per week . Section 11.2.. 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. (…). 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. 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.. 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”. Six immigration stories. Enquiry question: Famine or Fortune? looking at reasons for the Irish Diaspora. Unpacking to stay: . when did Britain become a home? . Illustrated London.  . I will understand that many people have left Ireland over centuries. 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. The Fields Of Athenry.. Causes. The Great Irish Famine began in 1845 when a disease called “blight” caused the potato crop to fail.. Most Irish people were extremely poor and depended on potatoes for all of their food .. 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.. TOPIC A: Irish Economic History to Independence. Module Outline. Topic. Title. EoI. . Ch. Dates. A. Irish Economic History to Independence. 1 . MT1-2. B. Irish Economic. History since Independence. . SYFTET. Göteborgs universitet ska skapa en modern, lättanvänd och . effektiv webbmiljö med fokus på användarnas förväntningar.. 1. ETT UNIVERSITET – EN GEMENSAM WEBB. Innehåll som är intressant för de prioriterade målgrupperna samlas på ett ställe till exempel:.