Social Science and education in Southern Ireland

SOCIAL SCIENCE AND EDUCATION

I will focus this essay in many characteristics of Irish social sciences. Among them, history, demographics, economy, politics, and actual characteristics of Ireland today, as the Irish education system.

           

The beginning of the history of Ireland starts with the first known settlement around 8000 BC. When hunter-gatherers arrived from the continental Europe, probably through a land bridge. There are not many traces from them, but their descendants and later Neolithic arrivals were the responsible for the majority of Neolithic sites like Newgrange. At the arrival of Saint Patrick and other Christian missionaries in the early 5^th century AD, Christianity began to overcome the indigenous Celtic religion, a process that lasted until the year 600. 

Newgrange

Around 800 AD, with a century of Viking invasions brought disturbance to the monastic culture and on the island's regional dynasties, but both survive and assimilate the invaders. The arrival of Cambro-Norman mercenaries in 1169 marked the beginning of more than 700 years of direct English and British involvement in Ireland. The period between 1534 and 1691 was marked by a Crown policy of “plantation” that led the arrival of thousands of English and Scottish Protestant settlers and the displacement of the pre-plantation of Catholics. In the 17^th century the defeat of the Gaelic Ireland became evident, making the role of the religion as a divisive element more pronounced. From this period, sectarian conflict became a recurrent in the Irish history.

Southern Ireland's flag

SOUTHERN IRELAND – ÉIRE

INTRODUCTION

Southern Ireland in green

The Republic of Ireland, known also as Éire (in Irish), is a state in Europe which occupies five-sixths of the Ireland island, with a population reaching 4,6 million in 2011. The capital of Southern Ireland is Dublin. Although Southern Ireland is considered a small country, it has made an enormous contribution to the world, in terms of arts, music, literature, sports and many more. Arts has roots that go centuries back, just like music and literature. Both with highly Celtic influence at its beginnings. Later, the influences of other cultures play a major role, but the celtic-style was never lost. Economy, demographics and education in Southern Ireland are topics mentioned in this work. Traditions, myths and legends, cousine and sports can also be found with an enormous celtic root. But in this case, their expansion throughout the world has been bigger.

Newgrange

Book of Horus.
Iluminated manuscript

High Cross Sculpture