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PART TWO
Geography
Land
1)The first impression of Ireland is the intense green and the grasslands flourishing in all seasons. 2)The island of Ireland resembles a tea saucer.It has a large central lowland comprised of limestone and occasional relief of which rises at the coastline. 3)Ireland has a smaller range of native flora and fauna than that is found elsewhere in Europe
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PART FOUR
Histroy
1.The Celts
It is believed that the Celtic invaders came to Ireland in the 6th century
BC.
They were a warrior culture.
Irish,is the first official language of the Republic of Ireland.



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PART THREE
Population
1.Features

1)A young nation.
According to the 1996 Census,Ireland is a young country with more than half of the people under the age of 25. 2)Homogeneity(种族单一) The population of the Republic of Ireland is stable and homogeneous,as 93% of the people were born in the Republic,based on the 1996 Census.

5.Irish Independence
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6）Set-up of Sinn Fein
Arthur Griffith developed a political party in the period of 1905 to 1908,known as Sinn Fein--meaning “we ourselves” in the Irish language.
2)During and after the Great Famine ① Who : People all over Ireland. ② Why : As a result of Great Famine. ③ Destination : The New World. ④ Result the immmediate result of Great Famine was a decimation of population,which about half its population lost.


5.Irish Independence

5）Home Rule (地方自治)in 1914
In 1870, a constitutional movement seeking Home Rule was instituted up by Isaac Butt.The Home Rule Bill(自治法案) was finally passed in 1914.
5)The Act of Union was signed,Ireland was officially a part of Britain.
Irish Independence
Independent Parliament
The Society of the United Irishmen
The Irish Republic Brotherhood
Celts also brought a legal system---the Brehon law.
2.The coming of Christianity

Christianity was brought to Ireland by Saint Patrick in the 5th century.
1798 uprising
Home Rule
The Anglo-Irish Treaty
The Easter Rising
5.Irish Independence

1)Independent Parliament
In 1782,the Irish parliament was granted independence.Ireland was now effectively a separate kingdom sharing a monarch with England. 2)The Society of the United Irishmen In 1791,the Society of the United Irishmen was founded to press for radical reform.
2.Great Famine

2）Consequences The Great Famine became a watershed in Irish history,not merely bacause there was mass starvation and emigration,
but also because the British government appeared to be indifferent to the fate of the poorest people in its nearest colony.
3.Viking invasion
7th to the 12thC
11th and 12th C
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Vikings invaded Ireland
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The Vikings did much to develop
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a period of progress in
commerce in
medieval Ireland
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The Sinn Fein policy was that Irish MPs should withdraw from Westminster and establish an independent parliament.
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Traditionally,Sinn Fein had close links with the Irish Republican Brotherhood.
Ireland
4.English invasion
1771 Henry VIII declared himself king of Ireland
Henry II,establish himself as overlord of Ireland
1541
1601 Queen Elizabeth I’s army defeated the Irish at the Battle of Kinsale the English sought to impose their Protestantism in the Irish colony 1800 from 16th century onward
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5.Irish Independence

3)1798 uprising
4）The Irish Republic Brotherhood(爱尔兰兄弟会) The Irish Republic Brotherhood(IRB),a secret society struggling for national independence,was founded in 1858.But their uprising in 1867 was easily put down.
Climate

Ireland has a temperate climate. 1)It does not change from one season to another.


2)Snow and ice are rare.

3)The frequent rain makes it always damp.
Environment

Under threat of the economic development.
1)The economy of Ireland has been booming in recent years and thus it has become the “Celtic Tiger”. 2)Over-development of many resorts has led to a despoliation of many landscapes. 3)The new method of intensive have led to pollution of springs and lakes.



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Great Famine
Time: 1845 to 1848 Event: successive potato crops failed and many people of Ireland starved to death,or died of the disease which preyed on malnutrition.Many left the country for the new world.
5.Irish Independence

7）The Easter Rising ① It was an rebellion by Irish nationalists against British rule on 24 April 1916(Easter Monday). ② The Irish Volunteers,led by Patrick Pearse and the Irish citizen Army,led by James Connolly,staged the uprising. ③ The British crushed the rising within a week and executed its leaders. ④ A wave of nationalist sentiment produced an electoral victory for Sinn Fein in 1918.

The island of England is suited off the northwest coast of Great Britain,divided from Scotland by a narrow strait of water.

The whole island has two jurisdictions: the Republic of Ireland Northern Ireland.

Naturally,this period is characterized by campaigns for national independence and land reform.
2.Great Famine
3.Emigrations 1) Before the Great Famine ① Who : People from the Northern part of Ireland who usually had some education and modest amount of money. ② Why :To better their economic position. ③ Destination : The New World which was opening up in Canada and America.
Welcome to Ireland
Land,People,and Histroy
Contents
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Geography
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Population
History
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PART ONE
The island of England
Location and Constituents