Essays about: "Irish Identity"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words Irish Identity.

  1. 1. Catholicism and the Catholic Church in Contemporary Ireland : The Church-State Relationship, the Societal Role of Catholicism and the Applicability of Secularisation Theory in the Aftermath of the Ryan, Murphy and Cloyne Reports

    University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för östkyrkliga studier

    Author : Graeme Stirling; [2023]
    Keywords : Catholicism; culture and social issues; Catholicism in Ireland; Religiosity and secularisation;

    Abstract : Abstract Throughout the period of 1972-2022 and previously, Catholicism has been a robust aspect of Irish national culture and identity and the institutional Catholic church has enjoyed a degree of sociopolitical influence and extensive co-operation with the Irish state. This has led to characterisations of Ireland as an outlier amidst secularisation patterns worldwide, whilst the 2009 scandals following the publication of the Ryan, Murphy and Cloyne Reports into clerical sexual abuse have led to claims of the collapse of Irish Catholicism and the church. READ MORE

  3. 2. An Hibernian Tale – Representations of Identity in the Irish Big House Novel

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Ludvig Bertilsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Big House; Irish Literature; Castle Rackrent; The Real Charlotte; Maria Edgeworth; Somerville and Ross; Irish History; Irish Identity; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : The genre of the Irish “Big House” novel is one deeply entrenched in historical context. To be unaware of the setting, and the significance of identity within it, lessens the understanding and impact of character, motivations, and conflict in the text. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Rattlin' Bog: The role of cultural values in discourse around peatland use in Ireland

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Niamh Mulville; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainability science; turf-cutting; cultural practice; just transition; peatland conservation.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Ireland is reducing its reliance on turf (peat fuel), as draining peatlands for fuel-harvest impacts biodiversity and global warming. Turf-cutting is a historically important practice in Ireland, with many relying on it for fuel and employment. READ MORE

  5. 4. Whose War Is It Anyway? : Reflections on identity formation of ethnic minorities in nationalintegration of U.S. and British militaries during World War One

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen

    Author : Zachary Christy; [2022]
    Keywords : nation; nationalism; imagined community; invented traditions; Black Americans; German Americans; Irish; World War One; identity; Fog of War Complex;

    Abstract : This thesis concerns the study of ethnic minority groups and their national identity formation process as a result of their collective experience during, and understanding of, World War One. The groups observed are Black Americans and German Americans from the United States, as well as the Irish from Great Britain. READ MORE

  6. 5. Narratives of recent migration: Young, well-educated Croats in Ireland

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Anja Biser; [2021]
    Keywords : well-educated migrants; EU migrants; Ireland; migration narratives; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In July 2013 Croatia has become the latest member state to join the European Union. Access to this single European area, in particular, to economically well-developed countries with a more robust labor market and a higher standard of living than Croatia resulted in intensification of emigration from Croatia. READ MORE