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Hi! The Story of Ireland is a nice five episode series available online that gives a brief but comprehensive history of Ireland up to the Troubles. I would also recommend buying any Junior or Leaving Certificate history book online to learn the kind of stuff your average Irish person should know! Junior Certificate for a more broad but shallow ...
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Valid point. If anyone is a fan of the podcast “the rest is history” the Easter Rising and Ireland and Britains relationship has been the topic of the most recent episodes. World War I may have prevented sectarian violence in Irish and British cities. It may even have prevented a full blown civil war.
The independence Ireland gets in this timeline is motivated primarily because of their resentment towards the Labour government and even the Conservative governments, and the growing liberalism in the fifties and sixties, with religion declining etc. Northern Ireland to this day is the most religous part of the UK and is very conservative even ...
In this timeline, Prince Franz of Bavaria becomes Ardrí (King) of Ireland following the German victory in WWI. A Catholic nationalist state similar to OTL Francoist Spain is established that rules the island from 1922 until free elections are held for the first time in 1975 (although the same party rules until 1977.)
Audiobooks on Ireland history . Recommendation Request I just listened to: Patrick O'Keefe "Say Nothing".
I've done my undergrad in history (in Ireland, in an Irish university), as well as a masters in history. When applying through the teaching council, you have to fill out a form that basically says you have the right qualifications to enter a masters in education - so you have an undergrad degree, and it's in the subject you're aiming to teach.
A History of Ireland in 250 episodes is one of the better broad sweep histories I've read. If you are specifically interested in Irish nationalism and politics and the road to independence then the Green Flag by Richard Kee is excellent and thorough.
Arguably Scotlands impact on Ireland has been worse, many of the plantations were Scottish, as are many unionists of Scottish descent, a lot of Black and Tans were also Scottish. Irish immigrants to Scotland were also subject to a lot of discrimination, more than if they had moved to London.
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