THE HISTORY OF IRELAND

By Marta & Lidia 3ºA

THE HISTORY OF IRELAND

1. History of ireland.........................................dp32. Arrival of the Celts.....................................dp43. Celts....................................................................dp54. The potato famine.......................................dp65. What happened to the IRA?...................dp7

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The Celts colonized the island in a series of waves between the 8th and 1st centuries BC. The Gaels, the last wave of Celtic invaders, conquered it and divided it into five kingdoms, in which a rich culture flourished despite constant conflicts.

1. History of ireland

Since the arrival of the first inhabitants in the s. VIII BC, it took the different Celtic tribes about 500 years to establish themselves in Ireland. The latter, known as Gaelic (something like "foreigner" in the local language), landed in the s.

2. Arrival of the Celts

The Celts were a group of tribes from northern Europe (France, England, Germany ...) Their main economic activity was livestock (sheep, goats and pigs) although they knew agriculture and iron metallurgy.

3. Celts

The immediate cause of the famine was potato disease, which devastated potato crops throughout Europe during the 1840s. ... The famine was a milestone in the history of Ireland, which was then part of the Kingdom Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

4. The potato famine

After the signing of the Good Friday Agreements for the end of the conflict, on July 28, 2005 he announced the cessation of the armed struggle. The Official IRA (OIRA), formed from the remains of the organization after the secession of the Provisional IRA in 1969, and currently inactive militarily.

5. What happened to the IRA?

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