Ireland Or United Kingdom?

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the governmental leaders of the republic have tried to restore Gaelic.
So far, they have had little success. Today, it is spoken by only a few
people.

Religious and moral training is a basic goal of Irish education.
Almost all primary education is run by religious groups and is supported
by state funds. The Irish people are deeply religious. Most of the
inhabitants of the republic are Roman Catholic. As a result, laws on
divorce and on censorship of films and literature are more restrictive
than in most other countries. The Constitution of Ireland guarantees
freedom of worship to all religions. There are small Protestant
communities whose members are prominent in the professions and in industry.


Ireland is a democratically governed country. All citizens over
the age of eighteen may vote. The National Parliament, or as they call it
, the Oireachtas, is composed of the Dail Eireann ( House of
Representatives), Seanad Eireann (Senate), and the president. There ...

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the kings of England were long aware
of the island to the west. In 1169, during the reign of Henry II (133-89),
an attacking force led by the Norman barons came to Ireland. Henry
himself came in 1171, and the Gaelic kings submitted to him. They were
used to the loose authority of the Irish High King and were
willing to transfer their allegiance. They were wrong. Year by year, the
English rulers tightened their grip. The English colonists in Ireland
soon spoke English and Norman French, rather than Gaelic. In time, they
began to intermarry with the Irish and to adopt their customs. In 1366,
laws were passed to keep the Irish and the English apart. It became
illegal for ...

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