... in County Wexford. During the next half of the millennium, successive English rulers attempted to colonize the island, waging battles to increase their holdings- moves that sparked periodic rebellions by the Irish. As the English gradually expanded their reach over the ... animosity between Catholics and Protestants remained. With the passing of the Act of Union in 1800, a law that joined England and Ireland as one, the island became officially governed by London and Westminster. During the next century, several movements sprang up to push for a more independent Ireland. One of them, .....

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... why Ireland should be a political unit just because it is a geographic one," (The Economist, 1996). The Nationalist group wants the exact opposite. They seek to "unify the island of Ireland," (Darby, 1995). They account for about 40% of Northern Ireland's population and are mainly Catholics who believe the division was artificially created to "give mainly-Protestant ... in Ireland, the IRA being the largest, that are also involved in the conflict. These groups strongly believe that the only way to extract Britain from their island is through the use of violence and force. "Initially the...

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... of the same year. This Constitution contained many elements which due to the nature of the Anglo Irish Treaty meant that there was still a lot of British influence on the Island. "The relationship of Ireland and Britain was still, perforce; a very special one and could not be influenced by the history of Anglo-Irish relations and by British constitutional ideas ... : 520). The most controversial elements of the 1937 Constitution were articles 2 and 3. These articles defined sovereignty and territorial claims. Article 2 states the "National territory as the whole of the Island of Ireland,...

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... at that time. Tolerance is a cost we must pay for our adventure in liberty. As human beings we must recognise the rights of others. Freedom of choice is an unattainable treasure in some parts of the world and here on our soil we have taken it for granted. In the 1800s, the Irish were being hung for the wearin' o' the Green ... ...

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... the complexities of contemporary Northern Ireland but it does not make to many connections to the republic. Even though Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland are on the same island they have completely different social, economic, and political aspects to them. Without Northern Ireland being able to be at peace within itself there would be no way that a united Ireland ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School