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Ireland is an island nation on the westernmost edge of Europe. It is the continent's second largest island (after Great Britain).

Ireland is an island nation on the westernmost edge of Europe. It is the continent's second largest island (after Great Britain). The Republic of Ireland occupies 80 percent of this landmass, while a large chunk of land in the north is part of the United Kingdom .

Ireland is known for its wide expanses of lush, green fields. In fact, its nickname is the Emerald Isle. But there are also large areas of rugged, rocky landscape. About 15,000 years ago, Ireland was completely covered by thick glaciers. The movement of these giant sheets of ice stripped the soil, leaving huge tracts of flat, limestone pavement.

The midlands and west coast of Ireland are dotted with damp peat bogs, the soggy remains of dried-up ancient lakes left by the glaciers. Ireland's highlands rise mainly in the southwest, often ending at sheer cliffs that plunge thousands of feet into the Atlantic Ocean.

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PEOPLE & CULTURE

Ireland is a nation of storytellers. The tradition dates back to Celtic bards, who would record and recite the country's history. Many famed writers come from Ireland, including several winners of the Nobel Prize for literature. 

The Irish have a great affection for nature and rural life. The country's first coins even featured pictures of animals. Low levels of development and pollution in Ireland have left most of the nation's open spaces relatively undisturbed.

Did you know that there are no wild snakes in Ireland? The sea has stopped many animals common on mainland Europe from reaching the island. There are also only two wild mouse species, one type of lizard, and just three kinds of amphibians.

Irish wildlife is protected by government conservation programs. To preserve natural habitat, the government has established six national parks and hundreds of national heritage areas throughout the country.

GOVERNMENT & ECONOMY

The government of Ireland consists of an elected parliament, which makes the laws, and a president, who is head of state. The head of the government is the Taoiseach (pronounced tee-shuck), which means "chief." The Taoiseach is the leader of the political party with the most parliament members.

For most of its history, Ireland's economy has been based on farming and agriculture. But since the late 1950s, government efforts to attract business have turned the country from one of Europe's poorest nations to its second wealthiest. The amazing turnaround earned Ireland the nickname "Celtic Tiger."

Archaeologists think the first people to settle in Ireland arrived around 6000 B.C. By 3500 B.C., settlers were using stone tools to clear farmlands. Around 700 B.C., a diverse and technologically advanced culture from central Europe called the Celts began to settle the island. They would thrive there for nearly 2,000 years.

In the ninth century A.D., Viking invaders began raids into Ireland. They established settlements that later became some of the country's main cities, including the capital, Dublin. The Vikings and Celts fought often for 200 years until a battle in 1014 united the country. Peace broke down quickly though, and Ireland was divided into many kingdoms.

In 1170, Norman Vikings who had taken control of England invaded Ireland and made it an English territory. In the early 1600s, England's official religion became Protestant while most Irish remained Roman Catholic. This would create tensions that would eventually lead to revolution and Ireland's independence.

By the 1820s, British laws unfair to Catholics had sparked a mass movement for Irish sovereignty. In 1829, many of those laws were overturned, but Ireland still wanted freedom. In 1922, after violent uprisings, the Irish Free State was created within the British Empire.

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This book brings together some of today’s most exciting scholars of Irish history to chart the pivotal events in the history of modern Ireland while providing fresh perspectives on topics ranging from colonialism and nationalism to political violence, famine, emigration, and feminism. The Princeton History of Modern Ireland takes readers from the Tudor conquest in the sixteenth century to the contemporary boom and bust of the Celtic Tiger, exploring key political developments as well as major social and cultural movements. Contributors describe how the experiences of empire and diaspora have determined Ireland’s position in the wider world and analyze them alongside domestic changes ranging from the Irish language to the economy. They trace the literary and intellectual history of Ireland from Jonathan Swift to Seamus Heaney and look at important shifts in ideology and belief, delving into subjects such as religion, gender, and Fenianism. Presenting the latest cutting-edge scholarship by a new generation of historians of Ireland, The Princeton History of Modern Ireland features narrative chapters on Irish history followed by thematic chapters on key topics. The book highlights the global reach of the Irish experience as well as commonalities shared across Europe, and brings vividly to life an Irish past shaped by conquest, plantation, assimilation, revolution, and partition.

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OFFICIAL NAME : Éire, Republic of Ireland FORM OF GOVERNMENT : Constitutional Democracy CAPITAL : Dublin POPULATION : 4, 859, 511 MONETARY UNIT : Euro OFFICIAL LANGUAGES : Irish/English AREA : 68,890 square kilometres MAJOR MOUNTAIN RANGES : Macgillycuddy’s Reeks, Wicklow Mountains MAJOR RIVERS : Shannon, Liffey, Boyne, Moy, Barrow

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Ireland: geography and landscape.

Ireland is an island nation on the westernmost edge of Europe. It is the continent’s second largest island (after Great Britain). The Republic of Ireland occupies 80 percent of this landmass, while a large chunk of land in the north, called Northern Ireland , is part of the United Kingdom. All together, the island of Ireland is made up of 32 counties .

Ireland is known for its wide expanses of lush, green fields – so much so, that its nickname is the Emerald Isle . But there are also large areas of rugged, rocky landscape, too. About 15,000 years ago, Ireland was completely covered by thick glaciers. The movement of these giant sheets of ice stripped the soil, leaving huge tracts of flat, limestone ground.

The midlands and west coast of Ireland are dotted with damp peat bogs, the soggy remains of dried-up ancient lakes left by the glaciers. Ireland’s highlands rise mainly in the southwest, often ending at sheer cliffs that plunge thousands of feet into the Atlantic Ocean.

Ireland’s wildlife and nature

The Irish have a great affection for nature and rural life. The country’s first coins even featured pictures of animals. Low levels of development and pollution in Ireland have left most of the nation’s open spaces relatively undisturbed.

Did you know that there are no wild snakes in Ireland? The sea has stopped many animals common on mainland Europe from reaching the island. There are also only two wild mouse species (the wood mouse and house mouse), one type of lizard (the common lizard) and just three kinds of amphibians (the natterjack toad, smooth newt and common frog).

Irish wildlife is protected by government conservation programs. To preserve natural habitat, the government has established six national parks and hundreds of national heritage areas throughout the country. Great news!

Irish history

Archaeologists think the first people to settle in Ireland arrived around 6000 B.C. By 3500 B.C., settlers were using stone tools to clear farmlands. Around 700 B.C., a diverse and technologically advanced culture from central Europe, called the Celts , began to settle on the island. They would thrive there for nearly 2,000 years.

In the ninth century A.D., Viking invaders began raids into Ireland. They eventually established settlements that later became some of the country’s main cities, including the capital, Dublin . These aggressive arrivals fought with the Celts often for 200 years until a battle in 1014, known as the Battle of Clontarf , united the country. Peace broke down quickly though and Ireland was divided into many kingdoms.

In 1170, Norman Vikings who had taken control of England invaded Ireland and made it an English territory. In the early 1600s, England’s official religion became Protestant , while most Irish remained Roman Catholic . This would create tensions that would eventually lead to revolution and Ireland’s independence.?

By the 1820s, British laws unfair to Catholics had sparked a mass movement for Irish sovereignty. In 1829, many of those laws were overturned, but Ireland still wanted freedom. In 1922, after violent uprisings, the Irish Free State was created within the British Empire.

In 1948, most of Ireland became an independent country, while six mainly Protestant counties in the northeast remained a British territory.

Irish people and culture

Ireland is a nation of storytellers. The tradition dates back to Celtic bards, who would record and recite the country’s history. Many famed writers come from Ireland, including four winners of the Nobel Prize for literature. The Irish also excel in sports, music and dancing!

Irish government and economy

The government of Ireland consists of an elected parliament, which makes the laws, and a president, who is head of state. The head of the government is the Taoiseach (pronounced tee-shuck), which means “chief.” The Taoiseach is the prime minister, and leader of the political party with the most parliament members.?

For most of its history, Ireland’s economy has been based on farming and agriculture. But beginning in the late 1950s, government efforts to attract business turned the country from one of Europe’s poorest nations to its second wealthiest. The amazing turnaround and economic boom in the mid 1990s and early 2000s earned Ireland the nickname the “ Celtic Tiger .”

During the global financial crisis of 2008, Ireland entered a recession and the country experienced serious financial problems. But in the past few years Ireland’s economy has started to recover and is once again on the rise.

Image credits: Cliffs of Moher, Ireland: Ibeth Ibarra, Dreamstime. Boats and buildings in Dublin, Ireland: Somethingirish, Dreamstime. Traditional Irish women dancers: Danielc1998, Dreamstime. All other images: Getty Images UK

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Ireland has an interesting history that can lead to a variety of motivating lessons.

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The history of Ireland is an interesting one; it is intertwined with the development of most other European nations. Beginning with the arrival of the Celts, Ireland was also occupied by Gaels, the Scoti, and Christians. Ireland has been home to such literary greats as Edmund Burke, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and James Joyce, and modern favorites including popular musicians U2, and "Riverdance" creator Michael Flatley.

Students can do research and make models or drawings of the numerous landmarks throughout Ireland. Using clay, Model Magic, Sculpey or a similar material, students can create a small model of some of Ireland’s most important sites including Blarney Castle, the Spire in Dublin, Kylemore Abbey, and Saint Canice’s Cathedral. You may also choose to have them write a brief report on the site to reflect their research.

Ireland is the birthplace of countless individuals who changed the course of human history. You can have a Irish Heritage Festival in which all of these figures come together to share their ideas – for better or for worse – inventions and writings. You can assign each student a historical figure such as Robert Boyle (“the Father of Chemistry”), actors Pierce Brosnan and Liam Neeson, Saints Patrick and Columba, politician Sean MacBride and others. Have them dress in character, deliver a brief speech introducing themselves and then allow them to mingle with the other historical figures whom they might not have met previously.

Older students may benefit from simulating a Northern Ireland Peace Summit in which they propose a plan for peace in the region.  This web site Ulster-ior Motives provides additional information and ideas for teachers. What follows are more lesson plans about the history of Ireland.

History of Ireland Lessons and Activities:

Lesson Plan on Tolerance

For those wishing to teach about the conflict in Northern Ireland, this lesson provides some excellent background information, as well as some general questions for research and discussion. Students explore the root causes, as well as the events throughout history, which have caused violence and tension in the region.

Dig Into Ireland

This lesson provides a great opportunity to work with colleagues in the science department in an effort to teach students about the ecology and wildlife indigenous to Ireland. Students learn about Ireland’s natural resources and how the nation’s culture developed in response to its environment.

In Search of Ancient Ireland

In conjunction with its show "In Search of Ancient Ireland," PBS produced some excellent lesson plans and resources for teachers. This lesson engages students in online research about ancient Ireland and its mythology. Students illustrate a myth of their choosing and then the class creates a newscast to summarize their findings about mythology and other aspects of Irish culture .

Dance Lesson Ideas

Dancing is an integral part of Irish culture and heritage. This web site teaches the basics of Irish step dancing. This is a fun activity for teachers with a bit of time remaining at the end of class or as a way to collaborate with physical education teachers who may be willing to teach students how to step dance. Also consider bringing in any local groups that may perform Irish dances.

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The history of Ireland and the Irish language 1000 B.C. – 1850 A.D.

The history of Ireland and the Irish language • We start in the late Bronze Age 1200 B.C. – 800 B.C. • A considerable wealth of bronze and gold is present, an example of which is the great Clare gold hoard

The history of Ireland and the Irish language A ring fort near Leacanabuaile

The history of Ireland and the Irish language A burial monument (“dolmen”) near Poulnabrone

The history of Ireland and the Irish language • Ca. 700 B.C., the Celts arrived from parts of Spain, Gaul and Britain • they brought the “Iron Age” to Ireland

The history of Ireland and the Irish language • Under the Celtic influence, Ireland was organized into a number of petty kingdoms, or clans • There were no urban centres, and the economic basis of society was cattle rearing and agriculture • The dwellings were built by the post-and-wattle technique • Some were situated within the older protected sites archaeologists call “ring forts”

The history of Ireland and the Irish language • Irish as one of the oldest Celtic and historic written languages of the British Isles and Ireland has its earliest evidence preserved in OGHAM inscriptions • There are dated from the 2nd to the 6th century A.D.

The history of Ireland and the Irish language • Since ca. 430 A.D. expansion of Christianity • Traditions in the south and southeast refer to early saints who allegedly preceded St. Patrick • St. Patrick converted all the Irish to Christianity and got the status of national apostle • feast day March 17

The history of Ireland and the Irish language • The Irish monasteries became notable centres of learning and devotion • Irish scribes produced manuscripts written in the clear hand known as “Insular Minuscule”

The history of Ireland and the Irish language • Traditional Latin alphabet was adapted for the native language • It is still used on road signs and public notices throughout Ireland

The history of Ireland and the Irish language • The early Irish Church was strongly influenced by the Brittonic (or Welsh) Church • Through this medium Irish came into contact with the classical languages Brittonic/Welsh Loans from Latin and Greek (through Latin) • Massive phonological changes between the 5th and 6th centuries

The history of Ireland and the Irish language • ca 500A.D. predominace of five tribal kingdoms (Ulster, Munster, Connacht, Leinster, Meath) • Meath was eventuelly absorbed into Leinster

The history of Ireland and the Irish language • ca 500 A.D., five tribal kingdoms (Ulster, Munster, Connacht, Leinster, Meath) Munster

The history of Ireland and the Irish language • ca 500 A.D., five tribal kingdoms (Ulster, Munster, Connacht, Leinster, Meath) Ulster Munster

The history of Ireland and the Irish language • ca 500 A.D., five tribal kingdoms (Ulster, Munster, Connacht, Leinster, Meath) Ulster Connacht Munster

The history of Ireland and the Irish language • ca 500 A.D., five tribal kingdoms (Ulster, Munster, Connacht, Leinster, Meath) Ulster Connacht Leinster Munster

The history of Ireland and the Irish language Ulster Munster The flags of the 4 provinces Connacht Leinster

The history of Ireland and the Irish language • 7th – 9th century, period of “Old Irish” literacy • Well represented in a large number of textual genres, as well as glosses (explanations) and marginalia (notes on the margin of manuscript texts) • It is the time with the widest geographical spread of Irish speech in Ireland

The history of Ireland and the Irish language • High kings ruled in Ireland but “with opposition,” meaning that they were not acknowledged by a minority of provincial kings • The fact that power had been preserved at a local level in Ireland enabled a maximum of resistance to be made (“decentralisation”) • Viking invaders established maritime strongholds (8th century)

The history of Ireland and the Irish language • Viking contacts: the result was lexical borrowing esp. seafaring • 23.04.1014 Battle of Clontarf (outside Dublin) • Munster vs. Leinster • Munster won with much slaughter on both sides • Vikings lost their influence

The history of Ireland and the Irish language • Anglo-Norman invasion took place (1169 A.D.) • Far-reaching political changes inspired the Irish literati to undertake a new standardization of their language • From the beginning of the 13th century, there was a rigidly fixed written norm, often called Classical Modern Irish, which was used as the exclusive literary medium in Ireland and in Gaelic-speaking Scotland for over four centuries

The history of Ireland and the Irish language • The Anglo-Norman Invasion led to a nine-century-long series of adstratum contacts between Irish and English • This included massive lexical borrowings and also syntactic, morphological and phonological modifications

The history of Ireland and the Irish language • 1264 A.D., the first Irish parliament was set up • Anglo-Norman control was strengthened by the creation of three new Anglo-Irish earldoms • Kildare, given to the head of the Leinster Fitzgeralds • that of Desmond, given to the head of the Munster Fitzgeralds • and that of Ormond, given to the head of the Butlers, around Tipperary

The history of Ireland and the Irish language • 15th – 16th century linguistic borrowings of popular nature (card-playing terminology) from the continent (mostly French) • 1558 Elizabeth became Queen of England • Her Irish policy had the distinction of having reduced the country to obedience for the first time since the invasion of Henry II (1169)

The history of Ireland and the Irish language • 1601 The Battle of Kinsale • The Irish and the supporting Spaniards were defeated by the English (Lord Mountjoy) • The 1000 years old high-literary tradition of Irish collapsed • The Irish standardised written language was washed away

The history of Ireland and the Irish language • Irish continued as the language of the greater part of the rural population and, for a time, of the servant classes in town • A general rebellion of the Irish in Ulster was inevitable. It took place in October 1641; and thousands of colonists were murdered or fled

The history of Ireland and the Irish language • 1642 – Gaelic Irish, “Old English” and royal English settlers founded the Confederation of Kilkenny aspiring a Catholic royalistic Ireland • in 1720 the Declaratory Act affirmed the right of the British Parliament to legislate for Ireland and transferred the powers of a supreme court in Irish law cases to the British House of Lords

The history of Ireland and the Irish language • Official national flag in the 18th century • 1801 · Ireland gets united with Great Britain to the Unitded Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland(Act of Union”)

The history of Ireland and the Irish language • 1.000.000 catholics died of starvation in The Great Potato Famine (1846-1849) • Map shows Percent Change by County from 1841 - 1851

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