Ireland

Pre-schools did not exist in Ireland before the 1980s -1990s. This was mostly due to the fact that Irish women who got married and started a family, became stay at home mothers. The few that did continue to work usually had extended family to care for the children ie grandparents or close family friend in the…

The second son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York was one of England’s strongest and least popular monarchs. He was born at Greenwich on June 28, 1491. The first English ruler to be educated under the influence of the Renaissance, he was a gifted scholar, linguist, composer, and musician. As a youth he was…

The Irish were to blame for their own poverty, starvation, and death; the English, who were really to blame, could go on living without guilt or regret. The starvation influenced the history of the United States During the years of starvation, many Irish fled their homeland and came to the United States. In 1851, two…

Cliffs are giant land masses of rocks and sediments that rise at an almost a 90° angle. They are commonly formed near waterfalls, oceans, valleys and high up in mountains, due to processes such as erosion and weathering. Weathering play a vital role in the formation of cliffs. This process is stated to be of…

Viking Raids On England Viking Raids On England From 793 to 1066, England was terrorised by Viking warriors. These were people from Scandinavia, especially Danmark and Norway. Scandinavia at the time had a growing population and with inland areas inhospitable, the vikngs looked overseas for new territories and wealth. “In the year 793, the pagans…

Sinn Fein also played a large role. Their differing visions for an Ireland free of British rule was the root motivation for the split. Born in New York City in 1882, Emon de Valera was described as a ‘tall, spectacled, schoolmasterly, of Jewish cast’ as Tim Healy said. Edward Norman, the author of A History…

Oscar Wilde was one of the most prominent Irish born playwrights. He was a major player in the aesthetic movement, which was based on art for art’s sake. Wilde was also a novelist, playwright, poet, and critic. He was born Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wilson Wilde on October 16, 1854, in Dublin, Ireland. Wilde came from…

Roddy Doyle’s Paddy Clarke HA HA HA was a beautifully written book. It perfectly captures the mind of a ten year old boy in Ireland during the mid- 1960’s. Paddy Clarke, the young boy who Doyle uses to enter the mind of a ten year old, is a boy who most can relate to. The…

With the expectation of binding England and Ireland together, the Act of Union in 1801 abolished Irish parliament resulting in Ireland being governed directly from Westminster. Consequently, two forms of nationalism opposing British rule arose; ‘constitutional nationalism’ which aimed to restore a measure of self-government through political influence and legal reforms whereas ‘revolutionary nationalism’ hoped…

Introduction Cultural competence, a relatively new concept in the world of healthcare professionals, has been increased over the last years. The recent movement of populations around the world brings new challenges in nursing care to patients with different healthcare beliefs, issues and practices. That is the new reason why we must provide nursing care for…