Can anyone tell me about cultural sensitivities in Ireland?
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The Troubles refers to the period of violent conflict in Northern Ireland beginning with the Civil Rights marches in the late 1960s to the political resolution enshrined in the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. During that time more than 3,000 people were killed, most of them civilians. Explore the history of the period through articles, video footage, audio clips and photographs.  \n\n \n An exploration of the Northern Ireland conflict \n \n \n \n  \n Origins and Civil Rights\nThis section provides an historical backdrop to the 1921 partition settlement that led to 50 years of Unionist rule in Northern Ireland. This came to an end in 1972 when the British government imposed direct rule from London. Partition, civil rights, internment and Bloody Sunday are some of the themes explored. \n \n \nPower-sharing\nFollowing the collapse of 50 years of Unionist rule in 1972 an agreement reached at Sunningdale in 1973 introduced power-sharing between unionists and nationalists. This section looks at how a loyalist strike in May 1974 brought this new model of governance to an end.  \n \n \n Hunger Strikes\nFrom the removal of Special Category Status in 1976 to the end of the hunger strikes in 1981, republican prisoners mounted one protest after another in support of their demand for political status. This section looks at the Blanket Protest the Dirty Protest and the seven-month hunger strike that led to the death of ten republicans. \n \n \nAgreement\nFrom the Anglo-Irish Agreement in 1985 to the Good Friday Agreement in 1998 politicians sought to find a resolution to the Troubles. This section looks at some of the political gains and violent setbacks on the path to peace. \n \n \nFor more follow the link.
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I'm not from Ireland but I have a rich breed of Irish blood in my tribal veins. Grandparents of both sides were born there and my maternal grandmother was born there. She was booked on the "TITANIC" to come over to Canada but traded in her ticket for some obscure French liner because her boyfriend was a steward on that ship! Often wondered about that! You know? the what if? question!?\n It is a wonderful land and when you go there do enjoy yourself. If you ever get to the blarney stone? Don't kiss it!
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LOL at what Dba said. I was following the question well until "Irish People" was thrown in there. Ok, there is nothing wrong with you, and if these Irish people think so, then these Irish people should worry about themselves. Maybe those Irish people enjoy watching it like millions of others, but it's totally fine if you don't like it. It's your choice..tell them to deal with it.
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I honestly thought of the Irish as warm, kind,funny,open,and up for the crack.But I have to say you arent represented very well on Yahoo answers,I have read questions and answers from Irish people on this site and they are coming across as ignorant and narrow minded,i apologise if this doesnt apply to you .And my mum was from Ireland originally incase you are thiunking i am anti Irish
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Absolutely not. The Irish have produced some of the most literal geniuses and musical geniuses of all time. One of each category that come to mind are James Joyce and Shane MacGowan. There are many more. The Irish seem to have a greater amount of creative people than most cultures. I hope that answers your question.
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I would recommend IELTS, as it is internationally recognised. It's used by the NHS and other UK government bodies for recruitment from abroad, as well as for America. There are test centres in Ireland. Follow the link and click on 'Ireland' for a full list.\nhttp://www.langcent.manchester.ac.uk/ieltscentre/ukieltstestcentres/#Ireland
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland
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The Irish are Latin Rite Catholics just like most others of the Western world. There is no actual difference. People who say that are telling you about their religious AND ethnic affiliation.
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Why do people always make jokes about the Irish being stupid, silly and inept? They are a friendly, cultured group of people. I have just had a lovely holiday there at the Listowel Writers Week which is a prestigious writing festival frequented by prize winning published authors. There!
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Ireland is largely a Christian country, mostly Roman Catholic. What are you looking for that this statement doesn't answer?
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I agree with you- it's sad that most people only associate the Irish with one of 4 things: drunkenness, brogues, the color green and possibly the Blarney Stone. \nIf we were to celebrate it as a national holiday here in the U.S., perhaps more people would be aware of the long suffering plight of the Irish people. It's indeed a sad thing that a lot of folks who dress up in green once a year, don some green beaded necklaces and drink 'til they puke- all without really understanding who and what the Irish culture and people have gone through and continue to experience daily.
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Republic of Ireland. Hope this helps.
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Culturally (not including the Western Coastal areas, which are a culture unto themselves) the belief systems are more like the South-primarily because most people in the West are descendants of settlers from the South- Also, both the South and West have high percentages of Irish families, which seem to exert a strong cultural influence, while the Midwest is influenced by German and Scandinavian immigrants, and the NE by English, Scottish and Italian groups.\nNext would easily be the Midwest-In fact an argument can be made that the West is more like the Midwest in many ways- If you look at voting patterns, the west (again, apart from the Coast) and the south are the most staunchly conservative- the midwest is split between liberal and conservative, with the lean towards democrates.  Political party voting patterns are probably a fairly good gauge, since the political parties in the US are so culturally divided now.
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there is no particular part of Ireland that has red hair, it is a Celtic trait that Irish people have either red hair or a red tint in their hair , you could find that someone with black or brown hair could have a red shine in their hair , this is part of our heritage, i have black hair but if i let my beard grow it grows half black half red and this happens a lot of Irish guys its a Celtic trait not specific to any one part of Ireland but to the entire Celtic race
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I'm an American of Irish decent, married to a American of German decent. It made my family so angry when I married outside my species that they all got piss drunk and beat me up. And then, they sentenced me to..........."The Wearin' of the Green Shoes"! So now, if I return to Ireland, I'll be marked for assassination by both Protestants and Catholics alike.  ;-)
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All accents and dialects are fascinating to me. There are some that really jar, but often that's more down to the character of the speaker than anything else.\n\nAccents from cities tend to be harder, harsher relatives of the surrounding rural accents.  The rural accents are usually softer and more pleasing (to my ear, at least).  So, yes, I love the Irish accents (from all parts of Ireland) but tend to dislike the Dublin and Belfast accents; I like the Scots accents, especially from the Isles, but am not so fond of the Glaswegian accent.  Edinburgh is a special case - I am not sure whether I like or dislike it.\n\nWhen it comes down to it, I don't really object to any accent - I think all should be cherished and encouraged!
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Almost every part, because my mom is Irish but she looks Scandinavian, my dad part English, part Italian, part American. I never felt I belonged in Ireland, I don't feel I belong in the UK or Italy. However sometimes I feel an affinity with Americans who live in the New York area, possibly because allot of immigrants moved there, and possibly because America is full of mixed Europeans.