Table of Contents
- 1 What was the Troubles in Northern Ireland and who was involved?
- 2 Do the Irish and the Scottish get along?
- 3 What caused the violence in Northern Ireland?
- 4 What do Irish think of English?
- 5 What US city has most Irish?
- 6 Why did Irish immigrate to America?
- 7 What caused the Troubles in Northern Ireland?
- 8 What caused the Irish to emigrate to the United States?
What was the Troubles in Northern Ireland and who was involved?
The main participants in the Troubles were republicans such as the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) and the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA); loyalist paramilitaries such as the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) and Ulster Defence Association (UDA); British state security forces such as the British Army and RUC …
Do the Irish and the Scottish get along?
They do like each other, but not always. The immigrations from Ireland to Scotland have been problematic for both sides since the Scots were Protestant and the Irishmen mainly Catholic. The main connection is the anti-Union stance.
Why were the Irish and British fighting?
It began because of the 1916 Easter Rising. The Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) men who fought the British soldiers that day wanted Ireland to be its own country and wanted Britain to move its army out of Ireland. The Unionists wanted to stay under control of the British Government.
Are there more Irish in America than Ireland?
Irish is the second-most common ancestry among Americans, falling just behind German. New York has the most concentrated Irish population; 12.9 percent of its residents claim Irish ancestry, which compares to a rate of 11.1 percent of the country overall.
What caused the violence in Northern Ireland?
After mounting tensions between Catholic nationalists and Protestant loyalists, particularly in Belfast and Derry, violence broke out in the late 1960s. After mounting tensions between Catholic nationalists and Protestant loyalists, particularly in Belfast and Derry, violence broke out in the late 1960s.
What do Irish think of English?
Some Irish people think that all the English are dangerous idiots; some Irish people think that all the English are lovely, witty friends. Most Irish are smarter than to fall into this type of generalisation. Some English are dangerous idiots, some English are lovely, witty and friendly.
When did the troubles start?
1968 – 1998
The Troubles/Periods
Was the troubles a civil war?
The troubles probably meet the Oxford English learners dictionary’s definition. There was a sustained violent war fought between various paramilitary groups and the British government. The second two definitions set more barriers to the troubles being considered a civil war. The war is required to be ‘high intensity’.
What US city has most Irish?
Boston, Massachusetts
The city with the highest Irish population is Boston, Massachusetts.
Why did Irish immigrate to America?
Pushed out of Ireland by religious conflicts, lack of political autonomy and dire economic conditions, these immigrants, who were often called “Scotch-Irish,” were pulled to America by the promise of land ownership and greater religious freedom. …
What does it mean to identify as Irish-Americans?
In the course of these interviews I discovered that when Irish-Americans talk about identifying with the Irish they mean the Irish who came to settle in the United States and their descendants, not those of us living in Ireland.
Are there Irish-Americans who never make it to Ireland?
But there are millions of Irish-Americans who never make it to Ireland, whose stories we do not know. Usually only the economically privileged can afford to travel to Ireland. And the sheer volume of people who identify as Irish-American might in any case make it hard for all of them to visit Ireland in their lifetimes.
What caused the Troubles in Northern Ireland?
The Troubles, also called Northern Ireland conflict, violent sectarian conflict from about 1968 to 1998 in Northern Ireland between the overwhelmingly Protestant unionists (loyalists), who desired the province to remain part of the United Kingdom, and the overwhelmingly Roman Catholic nationalists (republicans),…
What caused the Irish to emigrate to the United States?
The Tudor conquest and subsequent colonization during the 16th and 17th centuries had led to widespread social upheaval in Ireland, and drove many Irish people to try and seek a better life elsewhere; this coincided with the rapid establishment of European colonies in the Americas, offering a source of emigration for prospective migrants.