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following an extended period of British occupation, what had Irish culture faced the effects of?

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anglicisation

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by the late 1800, what had reduced significantly?

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the number of Irish language speakers

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what had diminished by the late 1800s?

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the prevalence and popularity of Irish art

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what did the GAA experience?

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a period of decline

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what was the reduced engagement with Irish culture partly caused by?

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-the ‘Great Potato Famine’ of the 1840s
-the subsequent ‘Irish Diaspora’

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what did the British Government attempt to do at the expense of Irish heritage?

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encourage British culture

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what did several nationalist figures within Irish politics at the time speak of?

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Douglas Hyde spoke of “the necessity for de-Anglicising Ireland” in order to maintain the nations “cultural sovereignty”

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what began the revitalisation of Irish culture?

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nationalist organisations such as the GAA, Gaelic league and Anglo Irish Literary Revival

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During the 1880s, what were less popular than British competitors like football, cricket or rugby?

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Irish sports such as Gaelic Football and hurling

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what was the primary reason for the British games being more popular?

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they were better organised

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what did the British games have that their Irish counterparts did not?

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They had clear, standardised rules set by governing bodies

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what did the Gaelic games not have?

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no unified ruleset

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what were Gaelic games not permitted to do?

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Gaelic football and hurling games weren’t permitted to be held on Sundays

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why were Gaelic football and hurling games not permitted to be held on Sundays?

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as this was seen as sacreligious

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what did Gaelic games being banned on Sundays mean?

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farmers, who traditionally worked from Monday to Saturday, had no opportunity to play these sports

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why was farmers not being allowed to play Gaelic games on sundays significant?

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the majority of Irish workers were in the agriculture sector, this massively reduced the potential playing pool

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when did British sports clubs host their matches?

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on Sundays

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how did the Archbishop of Croke refer to the Gaelic Games as?

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“not only dead and buried, but in several localities…entirely forgotten and unknown”

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who was unsatisfied with the decline of the Irish games?

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Michael Cusack

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who did Michael Cusack decide to partner with?

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famous Irish sportsman, Maurice Davin

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how did Davin and Cusack set about reforming Irish sports in 1884?

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by establishing a central governing bod

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what did both Davin and cusack believe the Irish people should do?

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“take the management of their games into their own hands” and “remove with one sweep everything foreign and iniquitous in the present system”

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Cusack and Davin established the Gaelic Association of Ireland to do what:

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to ensure the “preservation and cultivation of our national pastimes”

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what did the GAA do?

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it centralised the rulesets for both Gaelic football and hurling in 1885, providing clarity within matches

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what did the GAA allow?

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allowed matches to be held on Sundays

26
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what did the GAA allowing matches to be held on Sundays remove?

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the previous barrier to entry for agricultural workers

27
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what did this cultural revival of Irish games culminate into?

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the establishment of the first ‘All Ireland Championships’, which was hosted in 1888

28
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why was the cultural significance of the GAA was immediately apparent?

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as “it spread like a prairie fire” in terms of popularity

29
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noticing the growing support for the GAA, what did influential groups such as the IPP and IRB do?

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they pledged their support to the organisation

30
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who became patrons of the GAA?

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Charles Stewart Parnell and Michael Davitt both became patrons

31
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what did Parnell and Davitt both do as patrons of the GAA?

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donating significant sums of money to facilitate the growth of the GAA

32
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who began to infiltrate the GAA?

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IRB members

33
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who was the vice president of the GAA?

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an active IRB member

34
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who was invited to become patron?

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John O leary (IRB member)

35
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how did the IRB see the GAA?

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they saw it as a potential recruiting ground for soldiers ahead of a future rebellion

36
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what did the IRB elements of the organisation seek to do?

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they sought to remove any British influence from the organisation

37
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how did the IRB elements of the GAA seek to remove any British influence?

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through controversially banning anyone who engaged with “foreign games” and members of the RIC from joining the GAA

38
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what did the banning of anyone who engaged with “foreign games” and members of the RIC from joining the GAA signify?

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These measures signified that the GAA was now significant in the political sphere in addition to the cultural on

39
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during the 1890s, what would the GAA undergo?

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“decade of decline”

40
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what was the “decade of decline” experienced by the GAA as a result of?

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attempts by the leadership to reduce political influence

41
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what were Davin and Croke opposed to?

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the discriminatory policies pursued by the IRB faction

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what did Davin and Croke do as a result of their opposition to the discriminatory policies pursued by the IRB faction

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they removed all IRB affiliated members from the board

43
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what did the aftermath of the Parnell affair do?

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divided opinions within the GAA

44
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who opposed the promiscuity of Parnell?

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catholic members

45
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who remained loyal to Parnell?

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nationalists

46
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how would the GAA rebound during the 1900s?

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by purchasing Croke Park and increasing links with the Gaelic League

47
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what else had been facing a significant reduction in popularity?

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the Irish language

48
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In the 100 years since 1770, the proportion of monolingual Irish speakers had reduced from —– to —–?

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50% to 1%

49
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why was there a reduction in Irish speakers?

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-the Gaeltacht regions in the West of Ireland were also the areas which were most affected by ‘the Famine’ in the 1840s
-parents were no longer teaching Irish to their children

50
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why were parents no longer teaching their kids irish?

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because they believed that fluency in English would provide their children with the best opportunity of obtaining wealth and having a successful career, as the majority of high paying jobs required fluency in English

51
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what did the Great famine mean for Irish speakers?

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they either emigrated or starved

52
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the significant reduction in Irish speakers was perceived by nationalists as what?

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an indicator of a decline in Irish culture

53
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who wished to revive the Irish language?

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Douglas Hyde

54
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Douglas Hyde believed that in:

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“Anglicising ourselves wholesale we have thrown away with a light heart the best claim which we have upon the world’s recognition of us as a separate nationality

55
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what did Hyde establish?

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the Gaelic League

56
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when did Hyde establish the Gaelic league?

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1892

57
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what was Hydes mission?

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to “keep the Irish language spoken in Ireland”

58
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what attempts did the League make to achieve Hydes aim?

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-the sponsoring of travelling teachers, known as Timrí, who encouraged literacy in Gaeltacht areas
-standardised system of Irish spelling and gramma introduced

59
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what attempts did the League make to achieve Hydes aim?

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-the sponsoring of travelling teachers, known as Timrí, who encouraged literacy in Gaeltacht areas
-standardised system of Irish spelling and gramma introduced
- introduction of Feiseanna and Ceilidhe

60
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was the Gaelic League successful in reviving Irish to its pre-famine levels?

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no

61
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what did the Gaelic leagues attempts to document Irish allow the language to do?

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to survive and remain a core part of Irish culture

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