Young Ireland


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Young Ireland

n
(Historical Terms) a movement or party of Irish patriots in the 1840s who split with Daniel O'Connell because they favoured a more violent policy than that which he promoted
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The five-time All-Ireland winner is walking the pilgrimage route in Spain to raise funds for Cardiac Risk In Young Ireland.
She pays strong attention to the November 1830 Rising in Poland and compares it to the Young Ireland movement.
JAMES QUINN concludes his study of Young Ireland by admitting that they "produced no great historian nor any great work of history" (147).
Cawn glywed mai Cymro o dras oedd Thomas Davis (1814-1845) sefydlydd y mudiad Young Ireland a chyfansoddwr caneuon grymus megis A Nation Once Again a The West's Awake, a hefyd Arthur Griffith, sylfaenydd Sinn Fein.
James Quinn examines the 1842 forming, activities, and historical impact of the Young Ireland group, their founding of the newspaper The Nation, and their call for a retelling of Irish history by the Irish.
At home, the nonsectarian nationalism of Young Ireland produced John Mitchel, who eventually supported slavery.
Brian O'Driscoll makes it a day to remember for these young Ireland fans at Aviva Stadium BOYS FROM BLACK STUFF They say it's good for you, but Rob Kearney is flying in for an 'extraordinary experience' IT'S A ROYAL FAMILY AFFAIR Champion jockey Tony McCoy celebrates his win on Jezki at Down Royal with his family NOW THAT'S A GOOD SHOUT!
But South African Test fast bowler Vernon Philander and outstanding young Ireland left-arm spinner George Dockrell conceded only 12 runs from the first eight overs after tea and it soon became obvious Hamilton-Brown and Batty had decided that risking defeat to try to win was not a tactic they wanted to pursue.
BROTHERS PEARSE suffered a double blow which wrecked their Gaelic football semi-final play-off hopes when they crashed to Wolf Tones (Liverpool) 16 (1) and then went down to Young Ireland by a similar scoreline.
Anyone who studies Irish nationalism of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries recognises the wide influence of the Young Ireland movement of the 1840s, but for decades Young Ireland received little scholarly attention.
The Wolves boss said after seeing the young Ireland international both open and close his side's account at Pride Park: "I am thrilled for Andy.
The team are well prepared for the Games, having taken part in two tournaments this year; the Three Nations Youth Championships in Scotland and Young England versus Young Ireland last week, in which Quigley was the outstanding boxer of the tournament.
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