Facts Flashcards
The potato famine of 1845-49 or 1851 was not really a famine.
One field was good..the adjacent field had the blight. Their was enough potatoes to feed everyone, but greed for high dollar profit selling overseas.
Potato originated from Peru (?)
The Irish flag represents what?
Green…White….Orange
The green color on the flag represents the native people of Ireland (most of whom are Roman Catholic). The orange color represents the British supporters of William of Orange who settled in Northern Ireland in the 17th century (most of whom are Protestant).
What is meant by the Georgian Times or Georgian Dublin?
Historic period in Dublin 1714-1830
Georgian Dublin is a phrase used in terms of the history of Dublin that has two interwoven meanings: to describe a historic period in the development of the city of Dublin, Ireland, from 1714 (start of reign of King George I of Great Britain and of Ireland) to the death in 1830 of King George IV.
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Ireland became free and independent from England in….
2) became a republic in…
1) 1922
2) 1949 ..late 40s
Dublin is the best place to experience Irish nationalism. Even so was Dublin founded by the Irish?
Ironically Dublin was founded by the Vikings from the 10th century. Dublin was called the Pale. Everything beyond the pale was wild and savage. Thus even the English were safe in Dublin.
What rebellion happened in 1916?
Against the English..lasted only 5 days. The Irish Wanted to become martyrs..Ireland loves their Martyrs. Leaders of this rebellion were taken to the Killmarian (?) jail in Dublin. Court marshaled..put against the wall and were shot.
heroes: Pierce, Houston, mcDonnah(?) James Connolly,
Potato Famine?
The only ‘white’ country to ever starve to death. Colonialism. Distribution problem. Gallic word for that time means ‘the big hunger’.
•People had high rents for their land.
•they had to sell their crops and sheep and money then given to their English landlords in order to remain on ‘their’ land. So they grew potatoes for food and then the blights. 1845-1849.
•the Irish work hard for the hunger cause around the world..Bono and Bob Geldhoff (?) both Irish
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1st country to ban smoking in bars in….
May of 2005 indoors
Northern Ireland in May of 2007
Faire trees
Hawt(h)orne or white t(h)orn
Not all hawthorn trees are fairy trees
Lush green field in the center is a hawt(h)orne tree. Protected.
Types of fairies
•Dulla hon: headless horseman type
•Poo kah: mischievous creature..a cousin to the leprechaun.
•leprechaun is a cobbler to the fairies •changling:a fairy creature that has been swapped for a human. Would say of a ‘touched’ person they’re ‘away with the fairies’
•banshee: the scariest of them all. The Ban is the woman and Shee means Fairy. She screams and foretells of death. Your dontwant to hear her. Only the people whose names are ‘O’ or ‘Mac’ can hear her.
Long blonde hair and white dress. has a transparent face. In the north she has long blonde hair and has the face of a fox and she can turn her head 365°(lol) ..360°???
What is a fairy fort?
besides home of the ‘fairy folk’
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More on the Fairy folk..
28”tall (other reports say they are adult size…changling?) coat and hat
One form of the Pookah takes the form of a demon dog whose job it is to guard the fairy fort. Sometimes seen or not. Supposedly has eyes that burn like fire.
How to Protect yourself from the fairies folk…
Avoidance. Don’t talk about them. Don’t look for them and avoid the times when they are Most prevalent: May Day and Halloween that’s when the fairies are moving…(the seasons change..transition between autumn and winter. Winter and spring. Refer to them as the ‘wee folk’ or the ‘arderkraut’ (?) but not directly as fairies.
