British Cultural Studies - Ireland

History

• 12th century : First contact between Ireland and England;

• End of 15th century: English authority over Ireland had
disappeared;
• 16th century: In 1536, Henry VIII decided to conquer
Ireland; In 1541, Ireland was upgraded from lordship to
kingdom;
• Mid-16th – early 17th century: policy of land confiscation
and colonization (Plantations);
• 19th century: Ireland became an integral part of a new
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland under the Act
of Union
• 20th century: Irish War of Independence; 1922: Partition of
Ireland;

Economy
• Agriculture is a very important sector of the Irish economy;
• Mid-1980s: Serious difficulties:
• 1990: Ireland as a modern industrial economy; (Celtic
Tiger);

Economy
Ireland as the best place to live (The Economist);

Culture
The Celts
Saint Patrick
Religion
Arrival of Saint Patrick an other Christians;
The majority of the country is Christian; Protestants and
Catholics;

Languages
Irish – Celtic language; Irish drawing much of English vocabulary;
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