The Provisional Irish Republican Army
When and why was the IRA founded?
The IRA was founded in 1917 to fight British subjugation of the Irish people and the RIC
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What is an "Irish hand grenade"?
A drink where a shot of irish whiskey and irish cream are suspended above a glass of guiness. When the "pin" or the shot of whiskey is pulled the cream falls down and mixes with the guiness to create a delicious drink.
What was the name of the paramilitary criminals sent into Ireland during WW2 to subjugate Irish peoples? Hint: well known for raping, pillaging and murdering
Black and tans
What is hate of Irish peoples called? (Prevalent in england)
Hibernophobia
The IRA is given credit for the invention of _____, now commonly used by terrorist organizations.
The car bomb
What does the green and orange represent on the Irish flag?
The green represents Catholics
the orange represents Protestant's
Name 3 Irish folk songs
Assorted
What happened after the Easter rising of 1916?
They executed 15 people
Declared Martial law
Sent 2000 people to internment camps without trials
Several mass shootings in which Irish citizens were used as human shields
Grenades were used to demolish businesses held by Irish patriots
Why was Ireland neutral in WW2? and did that work?
The IRA was founded by who?
Arthur Griffith
What does the white on the Irish flag represent?
The long lasting peace between the Catholics and protestant.
Why do we celebrate Saint Patrick's Day?
It celebrates Saint Patrick sending the snakes out of Ireland, or in other words sending the druid priests out of Ireland and converting the nation to Catholicism
Why is the "Irish Potato Famine" a misnomer?
Because the crop yields in Ireland were higher than ever before, but as disease killed potatoes, the British refused to let the Irish eat anything that grew above ground including corn, wheat and barley. In fact, the british were so laden with food at the time that barges were sinking because they had too much food on them
What happened on bloody sunday?
British army soldiers shot 26 unarmed civilians during a peaceful protest march in Derry
What was the political branch of the IRA?
Sinn Fein
What year did southern Ireland become free from British subjugation?
1922
Halloween or the festival of Samhain started in Ireland! Why did it start?
Trick or treat was there quite literally, as the parents would drink for the end of harvest season, the children would play pranks on the neighborhood. Parents found out that they could leave candy out and be spared
How did the British practice their invasion tactics?
They invaded small Irish towns and razed them to the ground.
Who was the first female President of Ireland?
Mary Robinson
When did the IRA declare a cease fire?
1997, but the fight for a united Ireland continues
When did Ireland join the EU? OR Name 5 Irish folk songs
1973
Name 3 traditional Irish meals!
Assorted
Why is northern Ireland not part of Free Ireland?
Because the British planted protestants in northern Ireland in something called "plantations" (unrelated to the southern slave thing). They did this to further subjugate Ireland because they are terrible, and at any point in history the British are usually terrible
other highlights of the British empire:
-addicting people to opium in China
-killing hundreds and giving too much power to the East India trading company
-basically everything they ever did in India
-over taxed Americans
-slavery
-all African colonies and essentially everything done there
ect.
Group Question: How many liters of beer are consumed by an Irish person on average every year?
The Irish consume in average 131.1 liters of beer per year - the 2nd highest per-capita consumption after the Czech Republic