British Colonization In Ireland

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The theory of colonization in Ireland has been wondered about for a while. Did it help Ireland or did it just cause more problems? Ireland didn’t want to be part of the British Colony, yet it was forced upon them. No matter how hard they fought to get away from the colonization, the British came back stronger. After long and vigorous fights, the irish finally won back control. Before the British colonized Ireland, it was invaded by Celts, who split the country in two different provinces. They had no one to control them and had no central power. People became very accustomed to the Christianity and Catholicism that was being spread. Then the vikings from the Nordic countries wanted to invade Ireland, and stop the rapid growth of religion. …show more content…

Although the vikings wanted to stop the rapid growth, in the end they accepted it. They had their own cultures and beliefs, yet they were willing to take in the Irish beliefs and cultures as well as theirs. Irish then became Catholic, Christian, and Pagan to accustom everyone. Tension in Ireland started rising as the British began colonize Ireland. The Norman conquistador Maurice fitz Gerald said “We are English to the Irish, and Irish to the English” (McNamee), meaning they are two different types of people. You can’t change one into the other and expect them to be happy. But the british rule thought differently. Religion became a main topic of disagreement in Ireland due to the different types of religion. The British were Protestant while the Irish were Catholic. The Irish had been Catholic for so long that they couldn’t remember being any other religion. When the British wanted Ireland to become Protestant and they wouldn't have it. Which led to the Irish being persecuted and the Protestants taking over control (I need help with this citation). Many children had a hard time dealing with what kind of …show more content…

One of the first things she remembered was in 1921, when the British burned their house down to get them out of the area, to continue their invasion (Beckett, p 302). The hardships they faced from having their house burned down was probably really hard, not to mention that they lost pretty much everything they had. The British were wrong to have done that to the innocent people, as it was hard for them to find a place for them to live temporarily. In 1935, she was living in another place, when they got a note threatening to burn them out if they didn't leave, so they packed their bags and left (Beckett, p 302). It seems as though the British were targeting one group of people. Anytime they moved, they wanted them to move again, and the cycle seemed endless. It wasn't fair to them to keep being pushed out of their places time and time again. She talks about on day everyone was in town, and the British started firing their guns and everyone ran to get away as fast as possible (Beckett, p 303). The Irish people were scared of the British and didn't want to upset them in any way so they tried to keep a low profile. However it wasn't always easy when everything they knew was being changed and they didn't like that. It was probably pretty hard to assimilate to a new culture and new belief with absolutely no control. They also had the fear of being burned out of their houses which was pretty

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