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Public Group active 4 years, 5 months agoA group for cross-disciplinary discussion of topics related to Irish history, literature, and culture.
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Christian Case edited the blog post Works Cited in the group
Irish Studies: 4 years, 5 months agoYeats, W. B. The Celtic Twilight. Macmillan and Co., 1893. Print.
Yeats, W.B. “The Song of Wandering Aengus.” The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats, edited by Richard J. Finneran. Springer, 1991. Pp. 59 – 60 […]
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Emilio Garcia wrote a new blog post Remembrance Day Bombing in the group
Irish Studies: 4 years, 6 months agoThe Remembrance Day Bombing, also known as the Poppy Day Massacre, occurred in late 1987 in the town of Enniskillen. The bombing resulted in the death of ten people, nine civilians and one police officer, and the […]
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Carina Chanthabandith edited the blog post About the Authors in the group
Irish Studies: 4 years, 6 months agoABOUT US
Jade Chang: Hi! I’m second year Social Studies Adolescent Education Major at SUNY Geneseo. I’ve been interested in Irish history since I took an Immigration history class with Professor Mapes. Whi […]
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Olivia Schmidt edited the blog post Works Cited and About Us in the group
Irish Studies: 4 years, 6 months agoBloom-Cooper, Louis. “Bloody Sunday: Was the NICRA March Illegal or the Ban
on Marches Unlawful?” Political Quarterly, vol. 77, no. 2, Apr. 2006, pp. 227–
237. EBSCOhost, 10 Nov. 2018.Brod […]
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Hailey Merry edited the blog post Bloody Sunday 1972 in the group
Irish Studies: 4 years, 6 months agoOn January 30, 1972 a shooting in the Bogside are of Derry in Northern Ireland occurred. In January of 1972, a ban on marches was put into place, and was extended into early February. The Northern Ireland […]
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Eamon Danieu edited the blog post Glenfada Park in the group
Irish Studies: 4 years, 6 months agoBack to Bloody Sunday Page
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“Jim Wray fell close to the alleyway, immobilized by a gunshot wound in the back…To the horror of eyewitness, Wray was approached by a Para who shot him again in t […]
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Eamon Danieu edited the blog post Shooting of Jack Duddy in the group
Irish Studies: 4 years, 6 months agoBack to Bloody Sunday Page
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In previous centuries, walls were breached with battering rams and siege towers. In Derry, in 1972 the Paras Support Company used armored personnel carriers, four […]
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Carina Chanthabandith edited the blog post Borders, Boundaries, and their Function in Northern Irish History in the group
Irish Studies: 4 years, 6 months agoTimeline of the Protestant and Catholic tension in Northern Ireland
First, there is the cultural boundary created by English colonists within Ireland. On one side is the Catholic Irish who resented the […]
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Christian Case edited the blog post Evolution of Irish Stereotypes in the group
Irish Studies: 4 years, 6 months agoNegative stereotypes in Ireland trace back to their Celtic ancestors who were once openly criticized by outsiders as barbaric heathens with crude traditions and little understanding of the world. Druid traditions […]
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Olivia Schmidt edited the blog post Terence O’Neill Becomes Prime Minister in the group
Irish Studies: 4 years, 6 months agoTerence O’Neill was a member of the Ulster Unionist Party, however, he was constantly involving himself in Catholic affairs–meeting with them, attending events, and actively trying to reverse statutes excluding a […]
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Natalie Amidon edited the blog post Falls Road Curfew in the group
Irish Studies: 4 years, 6 months agoThe Falls Road Curfew of 1970 severed any future of Catholics having good relationships with the British army. The army sealed off an area of the Lower Falls district while they ransacked the houses, looking for […]
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Ciara Farrington edited the blog post Burntollet Bridge Incident in the group
Irish Studies: 4 years, 6 months agoPeople’s Democracy organized a peaceful protest from Belfast to Derry, this was called the Long March. This march was delayed many times by mobs of Protestants blocking the way. Many times the police r […]
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Natalie Amidon edited the blog post Employment in Northern Ireland in the group
Irish Studies: 4 years, 6 months agoDiscrimination of Catholics by Protestants also occurred in the workplace. One example of this discrimination in the workplace is through the hiring processes. During an interview in the hiring process, many times […]
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Natalie Amidon edited the blog post Housing in Northern Ireland in the group
Irish Studies: 4 years, 6 months agoA housing crisis was prevalent during this time, due to housing shortage and an unequal distribution of houses. The government started building new houses and giving them to civilians in need. Local councils were […]
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Natalie Amidon edited the blog post Schooling in Northern Ireland in the group
Irish Studies: 4 years, 6 months agoEven before The Troubles “officially” began, there was a deep segregation in the schooling of children. When the Republic of Ireland formed, both churches refused to give up their own holds on their school sys […]
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Ciara Farrington edited the blog post Policing in Northern Ireland in the group
Irish Studies: 4 years, 6 months agoThe Special Powers Act enacted in 1922 gave police much power over citizens, which caused great fear in the Catholic community because the Royal Ulster Constabulary was 90% Protestant. Due to jobs jobs given […]
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Rebecca Hagan edited the blog post Catholicism in the group
Irish Studies: 4 years, 6 months agoCatholicism was a major force in Irish culture and subsequently Irish-American culture. Some aspects of Catholicism that are particularly relevant to the formation of Irish-American identity are:
The emphasis […]
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Sam Silver edited the blog post Patriarchal Figures in the group
Irish Studies: 4 years, 6 months agoIn this scene, patriarchy is highlighted as the 1974 South Boston Bus Boycotts were taking place (Delmont 2). In this clip, Frank Costello, a mob-boss played by Jack Nicholson, is talking about the diversity […]
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Rebecca Hagan edited the blog post Irish Immigrants to America in the group
Irish Studies: 4 years, 6 months agoIrish people have been immigrating to America since the colonial period (Hershkowitz 11). However, most of these immigrants were Protestant, from the Northern parts of Ireland and were primarily wealthier merchant […]
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Sam Silver edited the blog post Website Map in the group
Irish Studies: 4 years, 6 months agoIf you are unsure of how to navigate this site, here are some ideas to get you started.
If you are interested in background information about Irish immigration go to the Immigration to America page.
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