the1 with da answers
New member
Introduction
Ireland is a country of rich history. The country is majestically, with its green lanRABcape and colorful people. Ireland has a dark side though. The conflict between Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been a problem from before the Middle Ages. Now, the people of Northern Ireland want to be citizens of Ireland and get out of the shadow of England. This will not happen due to the fact that there is a central constitutional problem. Also cultural Identity, economic equalities, religious differences and the problem of day to day life in Northern Ireland. Let me explain the history of the problem to tell why Northern Ireland will never be a united country again.
Analysts
In 1170 Henry II of England tried to attach Ireland to the kingdom of England. He established control in a small area around Dublin known as Pale. Over the next four centuries this area was the beachhead of the kingdom of Ireland, adopting English administrative practices and looked to England for the protection and leadership. Numerous attempts were made to have English rule over the rest of Ireland, but the major expansion did not take place until the sixteenth century. For the Irish clans who disputed the rest of the Island with each other, England became a threat to their sovereignty and customs.
By the end of Queen Elizabeth's reign, a military conquest had established English rule over most of the Island, with the principal exemption of the northern province of Ulster. The Ulster clans had succeeded in overcoming Elizabeth's armies. After a long and damaging campaign Ulster was finally under English control. This caused IrelanRAB leaders to flee to the mainland of Europe. Their land was confiscated and divided up to British colonists. By 1703, less than 5% of the land was still in the hand of the Catholic Irish. Native Irishmen were not allowed in town and were banished to the mountains and bogs on the margins of land they had owned before. The Plantation of Ulster was the introduction of a foreign community, which spoke a different language and a different religion. In this time period was the first the Irish Catholics saw of the Protestant religion. This is when the first conflict of Northern Ireland took place. Two different groups occupied the territory. The Irish believed they were robbed of their land and the English were constantly worried about uprising in the towns. (Cain Web)
The next two centuries were much the same. There were many rising. The Dublin based institution of government - an Irish Monarchy, parliament and government, reflecting those in Britain enforced a series of penal laws against Catholics and to a lesser extent, Presbyterians. In 1801 the Act of union was put into effect and Great Britain took control of the government actions in Ireland. Movements in the nineteenth century to over throw the government were such acts as the Home rule movement in the 1870's and the Repeal movement in the 1880's. In 1916, during World War I the Irish Republican Army. (IRA) While the British were focused on the war in mainland Europe the IRA was back home in Ireland causing havoc in Ireland. The IRA had a political party called the Sinn Fein. The Sinn Fein replaced the Old Irish Monarchy and a wave of sympathy swept across Ireland for their countrymen in the north. ( Utexas Web)
Since the 1880's, Many Ulster Protestants had become increasingly concerned about the possibility of home rule in Ireland. They prepared for resistance. In 1912 a civil war seemed imminent, but the focus shifted to World War I and by Easter which was right in the near future. Ulster Protestants increasingly settled for a fallback position and set out to ensure the northern counties of Ireland to be ruled from Great Britain. In 1920 the Government Act of Ireland, which came into effect the following year confirmed that the six counties of Northern Ireland would be ruled from London. (John Vincent)
In 1921 after the North was to be ruled from Great Britain, a civil war broke out in the southern 26 counties, between those who were willing to accept the settlement and those who believed that it was a betrayal. Northern Ireland was given the name to the six new county administration, had been created through demographic compromise. It was the largest land that could be held without confrontation from the Republic of Ireland. Belfast was set to be the capital of Northern Ireland and was the center of the IRA's attacks throughout the history of the organization.
By the 1950's there were growing signs that some Catholics were prepared to accept equality within Northern Ireland rather than espouse the more traditional way of securing a united Ireland. In 1967 the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association was formed by demand liberal reforms. It entitled that there would be no discrimination of jobs and houses due to someone's religion or race. The newly looking IRA began a campaign of violence throughout Northern Ireland. Troops were sent in from England to control the violence. From the 1970's to the mid 1980's is when the worst damage was done by the IRA to establish some fear in the Protestants in Northern Ireland. In the twentieth Century 1,456 people have died due to attacks by the IRA. The situation has calmed down, but there is still unrest.
Conclusion
Throughout the history of Ireland, there has been unrest with its people. We will never have a Ireland, which will be whole. The differences between the two people are to extreme. The Catholics can not stand the Protestants and like wise the other way around. I saw this first hand in February when I was in Belfast. Along with the Religious side, Economically and socially Ireland will never be a country of one nation. There will always be the North and the Republic of Ireland will have to be content with only 16 counties instead of 32. Even with the resent actions taken by England to allow the Seine Finn to vote still there is a long way before we see Great Britain out of Northern Ireland. Even then the two types of people in Ireland are too different to get along with each other. It is like oil and water; they just do not mix well with each other.
Ireland is a country of rich history. The country is majestically, with its green lanRABcape and colorful people. Ireland has a dark side though. The conflict between Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been a problem from before the Middle Ages. Now, the people of Northern Ireland want to be citizens of Ireland and get out of the shadow of England. This will not happen due to the fact that there is a central constitutional problem. Also cultural Identity, economic equalities, religious differences and the problem of day to day life in Northern Ireland. Let me explain the history of the problem to tell why Northern Ireland will never be a united country again.
Analysts
In 1170 Henry II of England tried to attach Ireland to the kingdom of England. He established control in a small area around Dublin known as Pale. Over the next four centuries this area was the beachhead of the kingdom of Ireland, adopting English administrative practices and looked to England for the protection and leadership. Numerous attempts were made to have English rule over the rest of Ireland, but the major expansion did not take place until the sixteenth century. For the Irish clans who disputed the rest of the Island with each other, England became a threat to their sovereignty and customs.
By the end of Queen Elizabeth's reign, a military conquest had established English rule over most of the Island, with the principal exemption of the northern province of Ulster. The Ulster clans had succeeded in overcoming Elizabeth's armies. After a long and damaging campaign Ulster was finally under English control. This caused IrelanRAB leaders to flee to the mainland of Europe. Their land was confiscated and divided up to British colonists. By 1703, less than 5% of the land was still in the hand of the Catholic Irish. Native Irishmen were not allowed in town and were banished to the mountains and bogs on the margins of land they had owned before. The Plantation of Ulster was the introduction of a foreign community, which spoke a different language and a different religion. In this time period was the first the Irish Catholics saw of the Protestant religion. This is when the first conflict of Northern Ireland took place. Two different groups occupied the territory. The Irish believed they were robbed of their land and the English were constantly worried about uprising in the towns. (Cain Web)
The next two centuries were much the same. There were many rising. The Dublin based institution of government - an Irish Monarchy, parliament and government, reflecting those in Britain enforced a series of penal laws against Catholics and to a lesser extent, Presbyterians. In 1801 the Act of union was put into effect and Great Britain took control of the government actions in Ireland. Movements in the nineteenth century to over throw the government were such acts as the Home rule movement in the 1870's and the Repeal movement in the 1880's. In 1916, during World War I the Irish Republican Army. (IRA) While the British were focused on the war in mainland Europe the IRA was back home in Ireland causing havoc in Ireland. The IRA had a political party called the Sinn Fein. The Sinn Fein replaced the Old Irish Monarchy and a wave of sympathy swept across Ireland for their countrymen in the north. ( Utexas Web)
Since the 1880's, Many Ulster Protestants had become increasingly concerned about the possibility of home rule in Ireland. They prepared for resistance. In 1912 a civil war seemed imminent, but the focus shifted to World War I and by Easter which was right in the near future. Ulster Protestants increasingly settled for a fallback position and set out to ensure the northern counties of Ireland to be ruled from Great Britain. In 1920 the Government Act of Ireland, which came into effect the following year confirmed that the six counties of Northern Ireland would be ruled from London. (John Vincent)
In 1921 after the North was to be ruled from Great Britain, a civil war broke out in the southern 26 counties, between those who were willing to accept the settlement and those who believed that it was a betrayal. Northern Ireland was given the name to the six new county administration, had been created through demographic compromise. It was the largest land that could be held without confrontation from the Republic of Ireland. Belfast was set to be the capital of Northern Ireland and was the center of the IRA's attacks throughout the history of the organization.
By the 1950's there were growing signs that some Catholics were prepared to accept equality within Northern Ireland rather than espouse the more traditional way of securing a united Ireland. In 1967 the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association was formed by demand liberal reforms. It entitled that there would be no discrimination of jobs and houses due to someone's religion or race. The newly looking IRA began a campaign of violence throughout Northern Ireland. Troops were sent in from England to control the violence. From the 1970's to the mid 1980's is when the worst damage was done by the IRA to establish some fear in the Protestants in Northern Ireland. In the twentieth Century 1,456 people have died due to attacks by the IRA. The situation has calmed down, but there is still unrest.
Conclusion
Throughout the history of Ireland, there has been unrest with its people. We will never have a Ireland, which will be whole. The differences between the two people are to extreme. The Catholics can not stand the Protestants and like wise the other way around. I saw this first hand in February when I was in Belfast. Along with the Religious side, Economically and socially Ireland will never be a country of one nation. There will always be the North and the Republic of Ireland will have to be content with only 16 counties instead of 32. Even with the resent actions taken by England to allow the Seine Finn to vote still there is a long way before we see Great Britain out of Northern Ireland. Even then the two types of people in Ireland are too different to get along with each other. It is like oil and water; they just do not mix well with each other.