Ireland
Next up is Ireland, the home of St. Patrick and Leprechauns.
May the road rise up to meet you.May the wind always be at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
and rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.
- an Old Irish Blessing
Celtic Tribes
1840 The potato famine in Ireland drives the Irish to England, who are hired to build more railroads. |
The Great Potato Famine
St. Patrick
St. Patrick's History |
Shamrocks
The Blarney Stone
St. Patrick's Science |
Rainbows
Leprechauns
St. Patrick's History |
Catholic-Protestant Strife
books:
- Nory Ryan's Song, Patricia Reilly Giff; Set in Ireland during the potato famine.
- Favorite Fairy Tales Told in Ireland, Virginia Haviland
- Kate Culhane, A Ghost Story, Michael Hague
- The King of Ireland's Son, Brendan Behan
- The Pirate Queen, Emily McCully
related posts:
- The Barbarian Kingdoms and the Return to Christianity {9-500}
- Changes in England 1700-1850: The Industrial and Farming Revolutions
- St. Patrick's Math
- St. Patrick's Science
- St. Patrick's History
- St. Patrick's Geography
- St. Patrick's Day
- The History of Halloween and Turnip Jack 'O Lanterns
- Elevenses
- Celtic Oat Cakes
- Celtic Shield