The basic unit of currency in Ireland was the pound and the smallest unit of currency was a penny. In 1998, after the film was made, there was finally a settlement of the disputes in Northern Ireland. “War of the Buttons” was made while The Troubles were still causing loss of life in Northern Ireland. Approximately 3,600 people died and 36,000 were injured in “The Troubles”, as the conflict was called. The Protestant militias tried to terrorize the Catholic minority and counter the IRA. The IRA tried to destabilize the Northern Ireland government and force union with the rest of Ireland. Ireland became an independent republic in 1937, but Northern Ireland continued to be ruled by Great Britain.īeginning in the 1960s and extending into the late 1990s, there was a low level civil war between Catholic militants, called the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and Protestant militias. When Ireland won home rule in 1922, Northern Ireland opted to continue to be governed by England. Eventually, the Protestants became a majority of the people living in Northern Ireland and the remaining Catholics were an oppressed minority. The Irish inhabitants of the area, almost all of whom were Catholic, were denied many rights. The Protestants were given land and for hundreds of years the English government granted them special privileges. In the 1600s, the English government encouraged Protestants from England and Scotland to emigrate to the six counties, now called Northern Ireland. Six counties in the north-eastern part of the island, about one-sixth of island’s land area, decided that they still wanted to be governed by England. Under home rule, foreign affairs were controlled by England but decisions about most local matters were made by the Irish themselves. In the movie, we are shown the teacher giving a lesson about events in this period.
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The Irish tried to free themselves through an alliance with the Spanish, however, the effort was unsuccessful. England was in competition with Spain, which was then a major power in Europe. More than 400 years ago England was ruled by Queen Elizabeth I. Over the centuries of English rule, the Irish made several attempts to win their freedom. For a kid in school, learning Gaelic was like learning a foreign language.
However, at that point English was the language used in almost all Irish homes. After 1922, when the Irish won control of their government, the schools began to teach Gaelic. The Gaelic language almost died out, but beginning in the late 1800s there was an effort to revive it. For example, only English could be spoken in the schools. The Irish spoke a language called Gaelic until the English government took steps to require people in Ireland to speak English. The first English invasion was in the 1100s but the entire island was not subjugated until the end of the reign of Elizabeth I, in the 1600s. Hundreds of years ago, England conquered and ruled Ireland.
"Come on, I just want to know if Emir likes me! That's got to be worth a pretty rock."
"UGH, come ON, Parse! It's pretty, isn't it? See how it catches the light? It almost looks magical!" "It's a rock," he said, picking at his nails. Smiling in triumph, the sheep opened her fist to reveal a piece of quartz. "Fiiiine, let's see what you've brought, then." He flopped back into his seat, his arms crossed over his chest. "Holly, I don't." He sighed in annoyance, pinching the bridge of his muzzle. "Well, I'm older than you so you HAVE to help me!" she shot back, slamming her fist on his table and forcing him to lunge forward to keep the top from flipping off its feet. "What? What sort of a reason is that? I don't want to help you because you're being a rude git." "You just don't want to help me because I'm a girl!" "Come on, man, I'm desperate!" Holly stamped her hoof in annoyance, her paws planted firmly on her hips.