Kinsale Essays

  • Hugh O'Neill as the Tragic Hero of Making History

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    audience. O?Neill had been fighting, backed by the Irish population, for Spain's support to rid themselves of the English for many years. When the Spanish finally agreed to help and announced they will land at Kinsale, a large distance from them, O?Neill at once spots the difficulties, ?Kinsale is out of the question. If the insist on landing in the south?tell them to cancel the expedition.? Only Harry understood the complications, ?We?d have to march an army through the full length of the country to

  • Analysis Of Healthy Food

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    small shops in Kinsale where healthy food can be bought. Healthy food products are also available to varying degrees in local supermarkets such as Supervalu, Centra and EuroSpar. In addition every Wednesday in Kinsale takes place farmers market where fresh fruits and vegetables, fresh squeezed smoothie, bread, cheese and meats can be bought directly from local producers. The following table shows, on a scale of 0 to 10, store “Essence of Health” in relation to competitors in Kinsale: “Essence

  • Flight Of The Earls Essay

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    Ireland through exploration of the solidification of British rule in Ireland, along with key events in the years prior to the Flight of the Earls such as Hugh O’Neill’s campaign and onto the nine years war and the Battle of Kinsale and the Treaty of Mellifont after the Battle of Kinsale. The nine years war lasted from the years 1594 to 1603. This war was fought between Irish Earls and the English army. As the Irish rebellion began to gather force Queen Elizabeth sent the 2nd Earl of Essex along with an

  • Lusitania 10101

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    torpedoed by the German submarine U-20 on May 7, 1915. 1198 people died of a total of 1959 people on the boat. The ship sunk in 18 minutes. Second most famous passenger liner after the Titanic. It was destroyed 8 miles from the coast of Old head of Kinsale, Ireland. Built by John Brown and company of Clydebank, Scotland. First Launched Thursday, June 7, 1906. After the Sinking of Lusitania the U.S threatened war. The Lusitania was destroyed in the same was as the Titanic as they could not pull the

  • Health Food Store Case Study

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    use of fair prices is therefore crucial for the business, as prices for health food products are generally more expensive from the usual products available in the supermarket. The size of the store will be a big issue. The location in the center of Kinsale is crucial for business, but there are very few properties that would have appropriate size. Partial solution may be to locate the office and treatment room on

  • County cork

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    Philipps-Universität Marburg Fachbereich 10: Fremdsprachliche Philologien Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik PS: The Landscape of Ireland Leitung: Madeleine Kinsella Hausarbeit von Mathias Weber County Cork County Cork The aim of this term paper is to give an overview of the county Cork, beginning with its geographical location then present some historical events that are relevant to the history of Cork and finally show the places of interest, both of the county

  • Northern Ireland Catholics Vs. The Protestants

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    culture through an "anglicization" program that imposed England's language, laws, culture and religion on Ireland; and they "re-conquered" Ireland by defeating the Gaelic lords at Kinsale, thereby extinguishing the old Gaelic order and paving the way for plantations and eventually for "union" with England. The Battle of Kinsale, along with the "Flight of the Earls", marked the end of the old Gaelic order, and established England as conqueror of Ireland. What followed next -- the 17th Century "Plantations"

  • William Dampier Research Paper

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    Did you know that William Dampier was the first person to circumnavigate the world three times. He was born at Hymerford House in East Coker, Somerset, in 1651. He was baptised on 5 September, but his actual date of birth is not recorded. He was educated at King's School, Bruton. William Dampier was Australia first natural historian. Dampier married Judith around 1679, then left for the sea a few months later. William explored for England and was one of the most important british explorers. In

  • Theme Of Identity In Making History And Spies

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    how the time period can influence the protagonist’s identity. Making History explores Hugh O’Neill’s struggle as he is forced to choose with his allegiance to the Irish, his birthplace, and his loyalty to England. O’Neill is within the battle of Kinsale; similarly, within Spies, the protagonist Stephen Wheatley is also within a Country at war. During World War two, German Jews escaped the Nazi regime, often to England and were given false English names to detract attention from them being German

  • My Teaching Experience In School Placement

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    An assumption according to the oxford dictionary is defined as ‘A thing that is accepted as true or as certain to happen, without proof.’ According to Brookfield ‘Hegemonic assumptions are assumptions that we think are in our own best interests but that actually work against us in the long term.’ (Stephen D. Brookfield, 1995). Unfortunately, for teachers there are a lot of hegemonic assumptions out there regarding the best strategies to deal with classroom management, student – teacher relationship

  • 10 Good Reasons to Visit Ireland

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    1. The clean freeh air of Ireland! Ireland doesn’t have the warmest climate of Europe – with temperatures in the summer months rarely averaging above 22°C. Getting off the beaten track in Ireland, to the rural areas of the country is the best way to enjoy the fresh air and enjoy beautiful scenec drives and walking routes. West Cork and Kerry, the Connemara region of Galway and North West Clare (around Doolin and the Cliffs of Moher) are some of the best places you can go to enjoy the open air

  • Lambert Simnel's Failure Essay

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    This essay will focus on reasons for Lambert Simnel's failure to gain the acceptance in England. The logic behind these actions were for the reason that the actual Earl of Warwick was still alive, the planning was mainly done abroad with international interference such as Ireland and Belgium, he failed to gain enough support inside England and Henry Tudor was a reasonably popular King at the time In English history there have been many pretenders of the heir to the throne. These pretenders according

  • Irish Bagpipes (Brian Boru pipe)

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    Irish Bagpipes (Brian Boru pipe) The bagpipes have been a huge part of Irish music for many years. Today the bagpipe is synonymous with Scotland, but the pipes really came from Ireland. The earliest bag pipes date back to 4000 B.C. in the Middle East, where a bagpipe is found in Chaldean sculptures. This evidence shows it is ancient, certainly as old as the harp and nearly as old as the drum. Greeks, Egyptians and Romans all marched to the sound of the pipes to battle. As for Ireland, a seventh-century

  • The Pros And Cons Of Transition Town

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    “When faced with a radical crisis, when the old way of being in the world, of interacting with each other and with the realm of nature doesn’t work anymore, when survival is threatened by seemingly insurmountable problems, an individual life-form—or a species—will either die or become extinct or rise above the limitations of its condition through an evolutionary leap.” ~ Eckhart Tolle How can we, as individual citizens, create real change in our town toward living in a Low Carbon Society? I get

  • The Sinking of the Lusitania

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    The Sinking of the Lusitania On the 7 May 1915 at 14:30, then 240 metre long and 27 meter wide ship the Lusitania sunk to the sea bed. Despite the fact that so many were killed, 1,195 people, this ship has not become one of history’s most well known vessels, unlike the Titanic. This is due to the fact that the Lusitania was sunk by the Germans during the First World War. The Lusitania and her sister ship, the Mauretania, were built by John Brown & CO Ltd in Glasgow for the purpose of winning

  • How Did John Rackham Influence Pirates

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    Everyone has heard the stories of pirates; navigating the seas and plundering any ship in sight. But nobody has ever heard the stories of those less victorious, but equally as important pirates. Most of these stories are based around the “ordinary” pirates, like Blackbeard or Henry Morgan. Also, other pirates who aren’t discussed often, like Anne Bonny, were just as impactful on history as the famous ones. She may not have been as successful when it came to riches, but she was a great fighter;