| Delegate Robbie Hager presented information on the Cliffs of Moher. The Cliffs of Moher in north Clare are the highest cliffs in Europe. at the top of the cliffs viewing points is O’Briens tower. The Cliffs are one of Irelands top tourist attractions. They stand day after day against the might and force of the Atlantic Ocean. One mile past the Cliffs of Moher visitors centre is St. Bridgid’s Well, one of the most famous holy wells in Ireland. Each year on 1 Feb., people gather from far and wide, praying, leaving petitions and messages of thanksgiving on the walls of the little well house continuing a long tradition at holy wells. Right click on the poster and Open in New Window to read more about the Cliffs of Moher. Delegate Hager's Question: How high are these Cliffs? |
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| Delegate Chelli Harrell discussed the foods of Ireland including the specialties for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It seems that Breakfast is the most important meal – AND – of course, potatoes are a popular part of the diet. In her talk, Delegate Harrell informed about the Potato Famine when a disease attacked the potato crop and destroyed nearly one half – continuing more hardship on the farmers who had been put of the lands of those for whom they farmed. Read more about the potato famine – Right Click the poster and Open in New Window. Delegate Harrell’s Question: What year did the potato famine occur? |
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| Delegate Emily Matthews proffered information on the religions of Ireland . . . By the end of the 17th century, England controlled all of Ireland except the northern province of Ulster. Under Queen Elizabeth’s rule, England defeated the resistance in Ulster and proceeded to transplant a Protestant society on top of a Catholic Irish society, at first greatly restricting the Catholics’ freedom. By the early 1900s, there had been many uprisings and in 1921, Britain divided the island into Northern Ireland, which remained under British rule, and the southern part of the island which was granted independence. Peace came after hundreds of years of conflict between Irish and Catholics, which intensified from 1969 to 1998 in a violent period known as “the Troubles.” The country remains predominately protestant in the north and Catholic in the south. Delegate Matthew’s question: Does the government require religious teaching in public schools? |
| Read about the Church of Ireland (Anglican) - Right Click the poster and Open in New Window |
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