42 résultats pour "ireland"

• Ireland - country.

  F Plants and Animals Ireland’s animal life does not differ markedly from that of England or France. Over many centuries of human settlement almost all of Ireland’s natural woodlands werecleared, and indigenous animals such as bear, wolf, wildcat, beaver, wild cattle, and the giant Irish deer (a type of fallow deer) gradually disappeared. However, thehardy and versatile Connemara pony, Ireland’s only native pony breed, has been used by Irish farmers since prehistoric times. The great auk, or gar...

• Dublin (city, Ireland) - geography.

  Phoenix Park, DublinWith an area of some 709 hectares (1,750 acres), Phoenix Park in Dublin is one of the largest urban parks in Europe. Its name is acorruption of fionn uisce, Gaelic for “clear water.”The Slide File Many of Dublin's historic edifices are in the old section of the city, south of the Liffey. Dublin Castle, the nucleus around which the modern town developed, formerly housedthe offices of the British viceroy of Ireland. Most of this structure, which occupies a ridge overlooking the...

• Famine in Ireland

  In 1848, facing this poverty, Irish persons saw in America a good solution to avoid the famine. Further to the number of dead persons, thousands of Irish persons left their native country to go in America by cargo ship. Several persons died because of the storm and the diseases. Ireland's population decreased by more than 2 million people (8,5 to 6,5). For Irish persons, United States gave a real dream to begin a new life: the famous American dream. It gave them the opportunity to have a new lif...

• At the end of 1994, the opening of negotiations between Ireland and the United Kingdom about the autonomy of Northern Ireland marked a development in a situation deadlocked since 1920, the date of partition by the British into Catholic majority Ireland and Protestant majority Northern Ireland.

• Civil rights in Ireland

  Oral – 1963 : Terence O'Neill wants to resolve the feeling of alienation felt by Catholics – 1967 : creation of the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association – October 1968 : the civil rights movement in Northern Ireland became internationally known – Reforms are expected for the allocation of public housing, a "one man, one vote" electoral system, the end of gerrymandering, a fair employment, and a restructuring of the RUC (Royal Ulster Constabulary) – December 1968 : O'Neill made a...

• Dublin (city, Ireland) - geography.

• About Ireland : a few symbols

• Bloody Sunday in Ireland

• Ireland, John - compositeur de musique.

• Roman Catholics and Protestants in Ireland

• Ireland Facts and Figures.

  Male 75.4 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 5 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 340 people (2006) Population per hospital bed 233 people (2003) Literacy rateTotal 98 percent (1995) Female Not available Male Not available Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 5.3 percent (2002-2003) Number of years of compulsory schooling 10 years (2002-2003) Number of students per teacher, primary school 19 students per teach...

• Victoria (queen) I INTRODUCTION Victoria (queen) (1819-1901), queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1837-1901) and empress of India (1876-1901).

  Queen Victoria never truly recovered from Albert’s death in December 1861 at the age of 42. For almost a decade she remained in strict mourning. She rarely set footin London, and she avoided most public occasions, including the state opening of Parliament. She made an exception, however, for the unveiling of statues dedicated toPrince Albert and, after a few years, for attendance at army reviews. Behind the scenes, she continued to correspond with and talk to her ministers, and she took comfort...

• IRELAND in 1996 (History and Geography)

• Eisschnelllauf: Medaillengewinner der Weltmeisterschaften.

  . Sprintvierkampf MännerJAHR GOLD SILBER BRONZE 1970 Waleri Muratow, URS Keiichi Suzuki, JPN Magne Thomassen, NOR 1971 Erhard Keller, FRG Ove König, SWE Ard Schenk, NED 1972 Leo Linkovesi, FIN Waleri Muratow, URS Ard Schenk, NED 1973 Waleri Muratow, URS Jos Valentijn, NED Eppie Bleeker, NED 1974 Per Björang, NOR Masaki Suzuki, JPN Eppie Bleeker, NED 1975 Alexander Safronow, URS Jewgeni Kulikow, URS Waleri Muratow, URS 1976 Johan Granath, SWE Dan Immerfall, USA Peter Mueller, USA 1977 Eric Heiden...

• United Kingdom - country.

  B Natural Regions and Topography The island of Great Britain can be divided into two major natural regions—the highland zone and the lowland zone. The highland zone is an area of high hills andmountains in the north and west. The lowland zone in the south and east consists mostly of rolling plains. The zones are divided by an imaginary line running throughEngland from the River Exe on the southwest coast to the mouth of the River Tees on the northeast coast. The lowland zone has a milder climat...

• Oliver Cromwell I INTRODUCTION Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658), leader in the English Revolution (1640-1660) and the first commoner to rule England.

  as well as to the abolition of the House of Lords. He was an active member of the High Court of Justice set up for the king’s trial and boldly signed the king’s deathwarrant. For Cromwell, Charles’s execution was a divine judgment against a tyrant. Following the king’s execution, the Commonwealth of England was formed, ruled bya Council of State that included members of the Rump Parliament. For the next two years Cromwell remained a soldier in service to the state. The new Commonwealth had power...

• Oliver Cromwell.

  as well as to the abolition of the House of Lords. He was an active member of the High Court of Justice set up for the king’s trial and boldly signed the king’s deathwarrant. For Cromwell, Charles’s execution was a divine judgment against a tyrant. Following the king’s execution, the Commonwealth of England was formed, ruled bya Council of State that included members of the Rump Parliament. For the next two years Cromwell remained a soldier in service to the state. The new Commonwealth had power...

• Immigration.

  1655, only to lose all of their North American colonies to the British in 1664. These early colonies were often quite cosmopolitan, drawing settlers from many nations.When the English seized New Amsterdam, the city was home to perhaps 1500 residents, including Walloons, Huguenots, Swedes, Dutchmen, and African Americans. C The French and Spanish The French and Spanish also established colonies in North America. The Spanish established the oldest permanent European settlement in Saint Augustine,...

• Immigration - U.

  1655, only to lose all of their North American colonies to the British in 1664. These early colonies were often quite cosmopolitan, drawing settlers from many nations.When the English seized New Amsterdam, the city was home to perhaps 1500 residents, including Walloons, Huguenots, Swedes, Dutchmen, and African Americans. C The French and Spanish The French and Spanish also established colonies in North America. The Spanish established the oldest permanent European settlement in Saint Augustine,...

• European Union .

  safeguard the interests of the member states, a common assembly with advisory authority only, and a court of justice to settle disputes. D European Economic Community (EEC) In 1957 the participants in the ECSC signed two more treaties, known as the Treaties of Rome. These treaties created the European Atomic Energy Community(Euratom) for the development of peaceful uses of atomic energy and, most important, the European Economic Community (EEC, often referred to as the CommonMarket). The EEC tr...

• T.P.E: L'Irlande et le « terrorisme » : « Le terrorisme à l'époque des conflits Irlandais était-il perçu positivement ou négativement ? Cette idée est-elle toujours d'actualité ? »

  2) The Wind that shakes the Barley (Le vent se lève), de Ken Loach, 2006. C'est l'histoire d'une Irlande occupée en 1920, par des Britanniques. Un petit groupe de l'IRA lutte pour voir leur payslibre, être indépendant. Les personnages principaux sont Damien et Teddy O'donovan, deux frères qui sont toutd'abord unis contre les forces britanniques et qui par la suite, se séparent et se déchirent. Pour sa patrie, Damienabandonne ses études de médecine pour se consacrer à la lutte pour son pays. Il r...

• Republik Irland - geographie.

  3.3 Religion Etwa 93 Prozent der Iren sind römisch-katholisch, 3 Prozent gehören der anglikanischen Kirche an. Die verbleibenden 4 Prozent verteilen sich auf andereGlaubensrichtungen oder sind konfessionslos. Der Einfluss der katholischen Kirche auf die Kultur und die Politik in Irland ist traditionell sehr groß, die Belange derSozialpolitik sind durch christliche Wertvorstellungen stark geprägt. So waren z. B. Ehescheidung und Schwangerschaftsabbruch durch die Verfassung verboten.Empfängnisver...

• Founder State of the Commonwealth, the United Kingdom comprises England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

• Book I INTRODUCTION Kelmscott Chaucer The Kelmscott Chaucer was published in 1896 by William Morris' company, the Kelmscott Press.

  B Medieval European Books Illustration of Saint Mark in the Ebbo GospelsThis is a page from the illuminated manuscript known as the Ebbo Gospels (about 816-835). It depicts Saint Mark lookingheavenward for inspiration as he writes his gospel account, and is drawn in an expressive, energetic style typical ofmedieval art of that period. The full name of the Ebbo Gospels is the Gospel Book of Archbishop Ebbo of Reims. This pagemeasures about 25 by 20 cm (about 10 by 8 in).Bridgeman Art Library, Lo...

• Education in Great Britain ? Education is compulsory from the age of 5 (4 in Northern Ireland) to the age of 16.

  Child ren study English, M athe matics, Science , Inf orm ation technolo gy, hist ory, Geog raphy , Mo dern foreign languag es, Art, Music, Phy sical Education a nd religio us Education.  In Great Britain pa rents ha ve a choice b et ween State schools an d In depend ent schools. State schools ar e scho ols run by th e g ov ern ment. The y a re financed b y p ublic funds: t he money com es fro m the n ational a nd local taxes .In depend ent schools , als o ca...

• Elizabeth I I INTRODUCTION Elizabeth I (1533-1603), queen of England and Ireland (1558-1603), daughter of Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn.

  Catholic challenges and plots persisted through much of Elizabeth’s reign, and Elizabeth reacted to them strongly. In 1569 a group of powerful Catholic nobles innorthern England rose in rebellion but were savagely repressed. The northern earls were executed, their property and those of their followers was confiscated, and theirheirs were deprived of their inheritance. In 1570 the pope excommunicated Elizabeth, sanctioning Catholic efforts to dethrone her. In 1571 an international conspiracywas u...

• Terrorism.

  exploitation, ethnic discrimination, and religious persecution. Perceived inequities in the distribution of wealth and political power have led some terrorists to attempt tooverthrow democratically elected governments. To achieve a fairer society, they would replace these governments with socialist or communist regimes. Left-wingterrorist groups of the 1960s and 1970s with such aims included Germany’s Baader-Meinhof Gang, Italy’s Red Brigades, and the Weather Underground ( see Weathermen) in the...

• Vereinigtes Königreich Großbritannien und Nordirland - geographie.

  Wild lebende Großsäugetiere sind Rothirsche und Rehe sowie die eingebürgerten Damhirsche, Sikahirsche, Wasserrehe und Muntjaks (die beiden letzteren in Südengland).Die früher heimischen Wölfe und Wildschweine wurden ausgerottet. In Exmoor, auf den Shetland-Inseln und im New Forest gibt es halbwilde Ponys. Insgesamt entsprichtdie Säugetierfauna Großbritanniens weitgehend derjenigen Mitteleuropas. Das Eichhörnchen wird durch das ausgesetzte nordamerikanische Grauhörnchen verdrängt. InSüdengland le...

• Britain: The physical background

  Northern Ireland is 8° 10' West. It is just under 600 miles (966 km.) in a straight fine from the south coast to the extreme north of mainland Britai n and about 300 miles (483 km.) across in the widest part. Owing to the numerous bays and inl ets no point in Britain is as much as 75 miles (121 km.) from tidal water. The seas surrounding the British Isles are everywhe re shallow — usually shallow waters are important because they provide excellent fishin...

• United Kingdom Facts and Figures.

  Muslim 2.7 percent Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, Buddhist 2.4 percent Nonreligious 15.5 percent Other and not stated 7.8 percent *2001 Census HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 78.8 years (2008 estimate) Female 81.5 years (2008 estimate) Male 76.4 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 5 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 601 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 238 people (2003) Literacy rateTotal 99 percent (1995) Female Not...

• Soccer's Big Show Comes to the United States.

  There were many doubters, both overseas and within the United States. Some U.S. sportswriters derided the idea of holding the World Cup in the United States asakin to staging the World Series in India—how could there be any local interest? Foreign critics felt that money was the sole reason for FIFA's decision and that thesport was about to be cheapened to make it acceptable to Americans. The rumors flew: FIFA was going to enlarge the goals, it would allow timeouts (unheard of inthe sport) to ac...

• Irish Revolution .

• Saint Patrick's Day.

• Swift Biography

  II)    S wift's first m a j o r  p r o s e  w o rk ,   A Tal e  o f  a Tu b , d e m o n strat e s  m a n y  of  the  th e m e s  and  te c hni q u e s  h e  w o ul d   e m p l o y  in hi s  lat er w o r k.  It i s  r e all y  pla yful and funn y  b ut p o i nt e d  and c r iti c al. T h e   Tal e   r e c o unts the  e x p l o its o f  thr e e   s o n s,  r e p r e s e ntin g  th e  C h r i stianity, wh o  r e c e i v e  a c o at e a c h,  with th e  in stru cti o n s  to m a k e  n o  c h an g...

• Golf Tournament Winners.

  2007 Zach Johnson 2008 Trevor Immelman Source: Professional Golfers' Association ofAmerica.. United States Open Championship.Year Winner 1895 Horace Rawlins 1896 James Foulis 1897 Joe Lloyd 1898 Fred Hard 1899 Willie Smith 1900 Harry Vardon 1901 Willie Anderson 1902 L. Auchterlonie 1903 Willie Anderson 1904 Willie Anderson 1905 Willie Anderson 1906 Alex Smith 1907 Alex Ross 1908 Fred McLeod 1909 George Sargent 1910 Alex Smith 1911 John McDermott 1912 John McDermott 1913 Francis Ouimet* 1914 Walt...

• BIOGRAPHY OSCAR WILDE

  5.    After graduating from Oxford, when he met and courted Florence Balcombe. However, when she rejected his proposal to marriage, Oscar left Ireland permanently in 1878. He met Constance Lloyd and fell in love with her. So on may 29 1884, Oscar married Constance Lloyd.   6.   Cyril Holland, born in 1885, was the older of the two sons of Oscar Wilde and Constance Lloyd and brother to Vyvyan Holland, who was born the following year, and died on the 10 October 1967.   7.  Lord Douglas, of his fir...

• Civilisation britannique: Elections and Political Parties

  Weaknesses Strengths Future 1 Introduction Britain and France are democracies But : British and French political systems are NOT the same Britain : a very old and stable democracy a continuing and slowly evolving system the result of : the declining power of the monarch over the centuries the increasing power of parliament, the slow evolution of parliament - the development of the franchise (vote) - the development of the electoral system - the development of

• Summer Olympics Medal Standings.

  Great Britain GBR 56 51 38 145 United States of America USA 23 12 12 47 Sweden SWE 8 6 11 25 France FRA 5 5 9 19 Germany GER 3 5 6 14 Hungary HUN 3 4 2 9 Canada CAN 3 3 10 16 Norway NOR 2 3 3 8 Italy ITA 2 2 0 4 Belgium BEL 1 5 2 8 Australasia ANZ 1 2 2 5 Russia RU1 1 2 0 3 Finland FIN 1 1 3 5 South Africa RSA 1 1 0 2 Greece GRE 0 3 0 3 Denmark DEN 0 2 3 5 Bohemia BOH 0 0 2 2 Netherlands NED 0 0 2 2 Austria AUT 0 0 1 1 Source: International Olympic Committee (IOC).. Stockholm, 1912.Par...

• Summer Olympics Medal Standings.

  Great Britain GBR 56 51 38 145 United States of America USA 23 12 12 47 Sweden SWE 8 6 11 25 France FRA 5 5 9 19 Germany GER 3 5 6 14 Hungary HUN 3 4 2 9 Canada CAN 3 3 10 16 Norway NOR 2 3 3 8 Italy ITA 2 2 0 4 Belgium BEL 1 5 2 8 Australasia ANZ 1 2 2 5 Russia RU1 1 2 0 3 Finland FIN 1 1 3 5 South Africa RSA 1 1 0 2 Greece GRE 0 3 0 3 Denmark DEN 0 2 3 5 Bohemia BOH 0 0 2 2 Netherlands NED 0 0 2 2 Austria AUT 0 0 1 1 Source: International Olympic Committee (IOC).. Stockholm, 1912Part...

• Victoria (queen).

  Queen Victoria never truly recovered from Albert’s death in December 1861 at the age of 42. For almost a decade she remained in strict mourning. She rarely set footin London, and she avoided most public occasions, including the state opening of Parliament. She made an exception, however, for the unveiling of statues dedicated toPrince Albert and, after a few years, for attendance at army reviews. Behind the scenes, she continued to correspond with and talk to her ministers, and she took comfort...

• Europe - geography.

  movement of a segment of the Earth’s crust against the stable shield during the Caledonian orogeny (about 500 to 395 million years ago) raised the mountains of Ireland,Wales, Scotland, and western Norway. Subsequent erosion has rounded and worn down these mountains in the British Isles, but the peaks of Norway still reach 2,472 m(8,110 ft). The second major geological region, a belt of sedimentary materials, sweeps in an arc from southwestern France northward and eastward through the Low Countri...

• London (England) - geography.

  In the northern part of the West End is Bloomsbury, the city’s traditional intellectual center, with its concentration of bookshops and homes of writers and academics. Inthe early 20th century a number of famous writers, critics, and artists who lived here became known as the Bloomsbury Group. Here, too, is the British Museum, one ofLondon’s chief tourist attractions. Nearby is the giant complex of the University of London, whose various colleges and departments have taken over much ofBloomsbury...