Ireland - The Great Hunger

This week, I would like to write about chapter 6 of Ireland. Chapter 6 is about the Great Hunger, thousands of people died because of hunger in the west Ireland in the 1840s. In 1795 and 1798, the Irish people fought the British with the help of French ships and soldiers, but they defeated and most Catholics were　killed. Three years later, the Act of Union made Ireland and Britain one countly in London. For a hundred years after this, Catholic Irishman and Protestants　came into conflict because they have different opinions about the Act of Union. At this time, the Great Hunger started in the west of Ireland. Many Catholics had nothing to eat. The most of them went to America to find a new better life, but hundreds of them died on the ships to move. When these poor Irish people died, the Irish language nearly died with them. Most Catholic people spoke　English and Irish teacher had to use English in school. At that period, many people thought that Irish is not important. However, in 1893, a group of Irish　writers tried to help the Irish language, and a lot of people agreed with their opinions. They called themselves Sinn Fein, which is Irish for 'We Ourselves'. 'Many countries have a language, games, music, and stories that belong to them. We must have those things too.' (p.18) It is a quote that Sinn Fein said. I　think it is important for us because we live in global society. I like other　countries' culture and want to imitate, but love my country's culture as well as them. So, I must remember this quote. div class="booklog_html">

Ireland (Oxford Bookworms Library: Factfiles, Stage 2) 著者 : TimVicary Oxford Univ Pr 発売日 : 2008-03-15 ブクログでレビューを見る»