Free State to Republic

Overview


 * Its 420, that's exciting
 * Also, I am editing my thesis for the last time right now, hopefully


 * Militarily Ireland wasn't a part of WWII
 * There was an "accidental" British bombing
 * Left-ward surge of Government idea
 * Governmental intervention increased, encouraged by the Left/Socialist ideas
 * Irish Nationalism had long promised that Irish Independence would solve everything "Happily Everafter"

Party Politics

 * Strike in 1945 -> Educators lodge grievances
 * Archbishop McQuaid supported it
 * Educators intervened in All-Ireland Final (During Half-Time)


 * Ideas of what Ireland should do/how it should work were changed and re-imagined
 * New Parties emerge to challenge Fianna Fail


 * 1948 - Interparty Government
 * First stirrings of debate about economic policy
 * Wanted to challenge Eamon de Valera by declaring Ireland a Republic in 1949


 * Irish as "Republic"
 * Put nail in Coffin of unity with Northern Ireland
 * British PM said this valued completely autonomy over end of partition


 * Fianna Fail -> Remained a "Catholic" party
 * But had important protestant leadership


 * Ireland applied for Post-War Marshall Program
 * By 1950 had received 150 million pounds of aid


 * League of Nations -> UN as platform for working on international scene
 * Generally pro-western and "third world policy"


 * Ireland applied for membership in ECC in 1961
 * Rejected -> Mitigated by the fact that British were also rejected


 * De Gaulle didn't like how "close" they were to US


 * Consequently, Irish and British became closely allied


 * After de Gaulle, Ireland joined EEC in 1973
 * Supported by 83% of the population

Guest Lecture

 * Music Librarian
 * Ethnomusicologist
 * Fluent in Irish


 * Irish is Indo_European Language
 * From Celtic Sources (not Slavic, Romance)


 * An Ghaeilge
 * Not called "Gaelic" but "Irish"
 * Not to be confused with Scottish "Gaelic"


 * Irish people pushed their language into Scotland, hence the gaelic language in scottish


 * Ta me fuar -> I am hot
 * Verb, Subject, Object --> am I hot


 * Official Language of Ireland
 * Very small percentage of speakers have the language and use


 * Irish Speaking Ares of the Country
 * Schools only taught in Irish
 * Business is supposed to only happen in Irish
 * Gaeltacht -> Irish-Speaking Area
 * Along the western Fringe of Ireland


 * The Irish Language (book)
 * Grant for raising an Irish speaking child (260 Euros a year)


 * Mairtin O Cadhain -> Greatest Irish Novelist
 * Lives in Conomarra
 * Didn't like the idea of a ghettocizing Irish Language


 * 1 million people on census say they speak some Irish


 * rothar -> means bicycle
 * but Irish just use "bicycle"


 * Language Act of 2003, Increased funding for signage in Irish (confusing tourists w/o Irish)


 * String names / Home Names (Names in Irish)


 * Irish like to designate ppl within surnames (Mexican Mike Sullivans)


 * Sean-nos : Old-style singing