According to the Annals of Ireland Patrick arrived in Ireland in 432 bringing Christianity with him. There is also a debate over whether Palladius and Patrick where actually the same person. Throughout this essay I am going to investigate these three theories in relation to supporting evidence and dates, and draw my own beliefs and conclusion from my findings. Palladius was, according to the contemporary chronicler Prosper, sent to Ireland by Pope Celestine as the first bishop of Ireland in 431. “Palladius founded a few churches in the Northeast of Ireland though the known Christian settlements and monasteries where mostly in the south ”.
To do this effectively, we shall consider the implementation, conditions and effectiveness of the Irish Poor Law prior to the famine; its capacity to counteract the effects of the famine; other social policy measures introduced to relieve the impoverishment; how the Irish Poor Law was consequently forced to be amended to meet escalating demand and need; the success of these modifications; the further expansion of the Poor Law and its influence on social policies of succeeding years. The implementation, conditions and effectiveness of the Irish Poor Law prior to the famine The Royal Commission for Inquiring into the Conditions of Poorer Classes in Ireland was effectuated in 1833 (Burke, 1987). Also known as The Whately Commission, it construed its mandate “as endeavouring to prevent existence of destitution, rather than merely devising means for alleviating misery as it had arisen” (Burke, 1987:19). It acknowledged the distaste of the Irish towards the workhouse prototype and made the prediction that those capable of tolerating miserable conditions would, rather than subscribe to a workhouse (Burke, 1987). The Whately Commission declined the idea of extending English Poor Law of 1834 to Ireland-system of poor relief established on the workhouse and financed by local property tax-and instead devised alternative strategies to inhibit prevailing destitution.
This was then followed by The Great Reform Act of 1832, where they introduced a system for the election of MP's, by the 20th century Britain had its separate parties.Then in 1945 the first truly modern election manifesto appeared with a clear program of reform and thus made representation farer. For representative democracy, each MP represents a constituency (incluiding N.Ireland and Scotland) they are expected to represent the interests of the constituency and make its constituents feel like they will be listened to and f needed solve their problems. An MP does not have to be part of a party therefore can have its own ideas on what is best for its constituents and can also use Burkean representation (expect to also use own judgement of best interests of its constituents, he should not be expected to follow instructions of those who elected him). If an MP is part of a party, they can retain independence within the party sturcture as for example in the 19th century, this was described as the 'golden age of the British MP' in doing so, they influenced over government policy. In certain
When did this happen and why did it happen? The Partition happen in 1922 on May 3rd . This happen because Ireland wanted to become an individual country but the UK wanted a portion of Ireland and that's what they got. What is the population of Northern Ireland? What % of Northern Ireland’s population are Catholic?
The consequences of this event were, first of all, that the rebellion was a failure, the execution of Martyrs, the emergence of Sinn Fein, the establishment of the Dail, as well as the Anglo-Irish War. The long-term causes of the Easter Rising date back 700 years ago. In the 1500s, King Henry II gained control of a small area around Dublin known as ‘The Pale’. The English continued to conquer the Gaelic Irish. They took their land and settled English Soldiers on plantations, the largest of which was in Ulster.
Since 1920, both Northern Ireland and Scotland have differed in relation to their respective position within the United Kingdom. Northern Ireland was the first region of the UK to experience a form of devolution from 1921 until 1972, when direct rule from Westminster was reinstated due to an outbreak of violence. Scotland on the other hand was administered by a Scottish office and a Scottish secretary which had been re-established in 1885 and in 1926 the Scottish secretary became the Secretary of State. However, similarities presently exist with both parts of the UK enjoying devolution of similar powers from Westminster through the Scottish Parliament at Hollyrood, Edinburgh and The Northern Ireland Assembly at Stormont, Belfast. Walker makes the argument in his book, Intimate Strangers that both N.I and Scotland are similar in that they are ‘culturally interwoven’ but that specific contrasts and differences exist which will be highlighted throughout this essay.
His successor and brother, however, James II was overthrown by William and Mary who were helped by parliament for the sake of Protestantism. In conclusion, the
W.B Yeats eloquently described the very essence of Fenianism as ‘the kind of historical crisis which produces literature because it produces passion’[1] The Fenian movement was first borne abroad in the United States of America. The name for the Fenians derived from the age old Irish warriors ‘the Fianna’. Two men, John O’Mahoney and Michael Doheny led this group in 1848, a movement dedicated to reform and the expression of utmost hostility towards Great Britain. By 1858 the movement was in the process of being organised and formed in Ireland with the aid of leadership under James Stephens. A prominent figure in the Irish Fenian circle was O’Donovan Rossa, the founder of the phoenix society.
Classify the most important identity groups in seventeenth century ireland, what were their similarities and differences. emphasis must be placed on exceptions to the rule Similarities and differences exceptions to the rules What is identity culture heritage ethnicity language religion Main characteristics Self perception How others perceived them ethnicity gaelic Irish celtic Anglo Irish norman Irish English/anglosxaon scotish gael celtic INTRO Situation in this century how interaction and conflict between these 4 groups set against an international backdrop helped create the events of the later half of the century how identity manifested itself was used Seventeenth century Ireland contained four main identity groups, each group had their own culture, social structure, religion and ethnic origin, separating it from the other groups, although there was some overlap in characteristics. Each identity group had a specific outlook on religion and the practice there of, this may have been a different religion or the practise of a shared one . Religion was a factor in determining these groups but not the key factor, as ethnical and political characteristics were equally influential. This paper will attempt to classify and outline the main identity groups and the key characteristics that may place an individual into an identity group.
According to the article 8 of the Ireland Constitution (1922): “1. Because Irish is the national language, it is the main official language. 2. English is accepted as another official language.” From this, it can be observed that both, Irish and English, play a fundamental role in the Irish community. Although, Irish is the national language, the 99% of the Irish population speaks English has their native language, without leaving aside, that the ones who speaks Irish have a special status.