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Bobby Sands went on a hunger strike and died to protest British rule in Northern Ireland
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“The Troubles” in Northern Ireland
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Geography of Ireland:- A country tucked away in the Northwestern part of Europe-It rarely snows in Ireland because of the GULF STREAM
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EARLY IRISH HISTORY4 th century- St. Patrick converts the population to the Roman Catholic Religion11 th century England conquers the island1608- Protestant Scottish settlers are encouraged to emigrate to Ireland. The land is taken from the Irish and given to them. These “Scotch-Irish” are loyal to Great Britain to this day.
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The BLACK AND TANS WERE BRITISH-HIRED POLICEMEN
Shall we leave this one alone?
Nah, we’re BAD TO THE BONE.
IRISH VICTIM
AHHH!
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A serious POTATO BLIGHT struck the island in the 1840’s . Most of Ireland relied on this vegetable.
What was the effect on Ireland?
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Massive famine and starvation
I’m so hungry Mom!
Lord help us; the Britishsure
won’t
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The British offered food to the peasants if the Catholics would change their religion.
Stop being Catholic and we’ll give you some
of this food!!!
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Irish Catholic peasants were victims of a BRITISH GENOCIDE- many died, thousands left their cabins to come to AMERICA in the 1850’s and 1860’s.There is a better place to be...
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But still from near and far to seek America, they came by thousands to court the wild And she just patiently smiled and bore them a child To be their spirit and guiding light.
What event in American history occurred in 1860?
And that place isAmerica!
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The EASTER REBELLION occurred in 1916 as Irish rebels tried to drive the British out.
The rebellion failed and 7 Irish leaders were executed
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Give Ireland back to the Irish, Don’t make them have to take it away.Give Ireland back to the Irish, Make Ireland Irish today.
The British negotiated a treaty in 1921 to split the island into two countries: a Catholic IRISH FREE STATE in the south and mostly Protestant ULSTER, or NORTHERN IRELAND, which remained part of GREAT BRITAIN. Michael Collins was the Irish Prime Minister.
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Over one third of the Ulster’s population is Catholic. Many feel discriminated against by the Protestant majority. In 1972, Catholics attempted to march through DERRY to protest INTERNMENT. The result was Bloody Sunday.
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Death toll: 13 Catholics
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At one time, there were 3,000 British troops in Ulster sent to keep the peace.
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Terms you should know:
IRA- IRISH REPUBLICAN ARMY(terrorist group)supporting the Republican causeUVF- Ulster Volunteer Force (Protestant terror group)
INTERNMENT-the policy of detaining someone without trialSINN FEIN (pronounced “SHIN FANE”)- the legal political party of the IRATransubstantiation The Catholic doctrine of changing of bread and wine into the body and blood of God
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Hundreds of nationalists were arbitrarily imprisoned without charge or trial, beaten and tortured, and retained in Long Kesh camp, a former British army airfield.
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Bobby Sands had just been elected to Parliament, from his prison cell! Other hunger strikers followed
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The IRA strikes targets in England too
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On August 15, 1998, a bomb went off in Omagh, Ireland. It killed 29 and wounded 200 innocent people.
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Scenes from the Omagh bombing
and from life under British rule
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Song: Luck of the Irish by John
Lennon and his wife Yoko
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Man being arrested
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Soldier on patrol
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Police tower
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Boy with plastic bullet
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Pro-British graffiti
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Anti-Riot Vehicle
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Why the hell are the British there anyway?As they kill with God on their sideBlame it all on the kids and the IRAAs the Bastards commit genocide
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If you had the luck of the IrishYou would be sorry and wish you were deadYou should have the luck of the IrishAs you would wish you was English insteadYes you would wish you were English instead
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THE END
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