This is exemplified by his 1177 failure to stop John de Courcey from annexing Down and Antrim. When John succeeded Richard as king in 1199 however, and the Lordship of Ireland was united with the English Kingship, he adopted a far more open and aggressively expansionist policy. ... As part of John's bestowments of lands, de Courcey was granted Ulster and the Geraldines, a sizeable portion of Munster. ... Loyal Irish Kings as a whole felt deeply betrayed, perfectly exemplified by the case of Dermot McCarthy, who lost his lands despite being the first Irish king to pay ho...

• Word Count: 2056
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

In 1014 the Irish army under the command of King Brian Boru won the fortress back, but the vikings were allowed to stay at the fortress as long as they paid tribute to the Irish. ... On the 30th August 1204, King John of England started the erection of a larger and stronger castle. ... That cost a lot of the castle's treasury, and that was evident when Edward the Bruce, brother of Robert, King of Scotland, landed with his army in 1315, to set the United Celtic Kingdom. ... But it did not last for long, because he was called back to London to serve his master King Charles. ... After the fi...

• Word Count: 1860
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

The march was modeled after the Selma to Montgomery march led by Martin Luther King. ... Jack Duddy, Hugh Gilmore, Kevin McElhinney, John Young, Michael Kelly, and Gerard Donaghy were all only seventeen years old. ... Also among the dead were William Nash, aged 19; Jim Wray, aged 22 ; Gerard McKinney, aged 35; and John Johnston, aged 59. John Johnston died in June that year due to the trauma of the gun shot wound that day. ...

• Word Count: 1794
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Upon finishing Maria Edgeworth's Castle Rackrent, King George III is reported to have sat up in bed and exclaimed, "Now I understand my Irish subjects.... The narrator of Castle Rackrent is Thady Quirke, the seemingly loyal family servant, who was based on the Edgeworth's own steward Mr John Lagand. ... " Upon finishing Castle Rackrent, King George III reportedly sat up in bed and said "Now I understand my Irish subjects", this is because Maria Edgeworth's novel tells its readers about the entire History of Ireland and tells the story of the four generations...

• Word Count: 1620
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

MY IRISH HERITAGE Five generations ago my ancestors, John and Mary Coin, journeyed to America, leaving behind their homeland of Knockbraugh, Ireland. ... Legend has it that an old woman cast a spell on a king. ...

• Word Count: 1407
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Visit the Fota Wildlife Park Lunch in Cobh Visit Cobh Visit the Queenstown Project in Cobh Head for Kinsale Visit Charles Fort in Kinsale Head for Bantry Visit the Bantry 1796 French Armda Exhibition Center in Bantry Enjoy Bantry Bay Spend the Night in Bantry Day 5 Head for Killarney Visit Muckross House and Kerry Life Experience Walk up to Torc Waterfall Lunch in Killarney at either Gaby's or Foley's Town House Take a jaunting car ride up the Gap of Dunloe Drive a portion of the Ring of Kerry to Kenmare Dine at Park Hotel Kenmare or La Cascade Restaurant at Sheen ...

• Word Count: 1567
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Irish Nationalist Party (INP) MP John Dillon urged and pleaded with the British parliament to end the executions, saying "You are washing out our whole lives work, in a sea of blood", as he felt that all the work his party had achieved through constitutional nationalism was being washed away by the 16 executions and the imposition of martial law. ...

• Word Count: 2470
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: Undergraduate