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Anti-Irish sentiment, also Hibernophobia, is bigotry against the Irish people or individuals. It can include hatred, oppression, persecution, as well as simple discrimination. Generally, it could be against the island of Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, or Northern Ireland.
The Irish are often stereotyped as being devoutly religious and conservative. Christianity has been the largest religion in Ireland since the 5th century. As of 2011 [update] , 78% of Ireland's population adhered to the Catholic Church , [ 12 ] and both Irish people and people with red hair are stereotyped as being Catholic. [ 7 ]
Irish Famine (1740–1741) Somewhere between 310,000 and 480,000 people starve in Ireland due to cold weather affecting harvests. 1816–19: Typhus epidemic: Outbreak in Ireland. 1839: Night of the Big Wind: A European windstorm swept across Ireland causing hundreds of deaths and severe damage to property. Gusts were over 100 knots (190 km/h ...
The legislation has been criticised by all major political parties in Northern Ireland, the Labour Party and the Irish government - the Irish government announced it was challenging the legislation through the European Court of Human Rights and Labour have pledged to repeal the legislation, but have stated they would keep the Independent ...
The entire island of Ireland will be under weather warnings due to Storm Eowyn, with forecasters advising high winds will bring a “danger to life”. The Republic of Ireland’s forecasting ...
A cousin marriage is a marriage where the spouses are cousins (i.e. people with common grandparents or people who share other fairly recent ancestors). The practice was common in earlier times and continues to be common in some societies today, though in some jurisdictions such marriages are prohibited. [1]
Alcoholism in Ireland is a significant public health problem. In 2021, 70% of Irish men and 34% of Irish women aged 15+ were considered to be hazardous drinkers. [1] In the same age group, there are over 150,000 Irish people who are classified as 'dependent drinkers'. [2]
During the second half of the 19th century, ether was in vogue as a recreational drug in some places, becoming especially popular in Ireland, as Irish temperance campaigners thought it was an acceptable alternative to alcohol. [2] [3] Addiction to ether consumption had posed a serious social problem in Poland between the two World Wars.