Britain's Control Over Ireland

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Ireland is a small country who has always had a large target on their back. The Irish always faced Britain’s iron fist. The Irish and the British had quite the history, and it was a rebellious one. Ireland suffered greatly from Britain’s intrusion. Ireland was not given the opportunity to develop their country on their own before Britain would invade, impeding on Ireland's growth. This affected Ireland and its society. Ireland has always suffered from another country’s rule, but has always survived. This makes Ireland a remarkable country. No matter what has happened throughout their history, they always manage to bounce back. Britain lacked the ability to keep a healthy and stable hold over Ireland resulting in an unsuccessful reign.
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At the time, the British were struggling with a governance in their country. For instance, English colonists regarded themselves as Irish due to the resentment London’s domination and the lack of power to rule themselves (“Ireland”). If England could not control their own country they could not run another one. This would be the main reason England’s control over Ireland was unsuccessful. Britain would continue to torture Ireland once again by involving themselves in Ireland’s religion. For example, Ireland faced religious persecution at the hands of Britain (Simonton). Religion was, and continues to be, an important part of Ireland’s society, yet Britain ruined this. Not only did Britain intervene into Ireland’s religion, but under their rule they intervened in business and trade as well. Irish commerce was crushed. The Irish exports to England in cattle, milk, butter, and cheese was forbidden (“Ireland”). England stopped a substantial amount of trade for Ireland. This put a considerable amount of strain on Ireland’s economy, further diminishing Ireland’s image of England. The Irish began to notice the horrible job England was doing and decided to rebel. The Irish started a rebellion called the “Easter Rebellion”. The Easter Rebellion, the uprising of Irish nationalists against the rule of Great Britain, was centered mainly in Dublin (“Easter Rebellion”). This uprising …show more content…

Britain was unable to gain control over Ireland’s government, religion, and economy resulting in an unsuccessful reign. England took a small, proud country and attempted to turn their society and beliefs upside down. Britain undoubtedly left their mark in history by way of destruction. Fortunately, the Irish were able to stand up for their strong beliefs through all the chaos and disarray. The power of their beliefs made them successful by loosening and then breaking Britain's grasp over them. In the end, England ended up getting their hats handed back to them. This small country decided that they were not going to let the bully take advantage of them. Ireland fought with a vengeance to win and maintain their freedom. Once freedom was obtained, they got back up on their feet and turned their country around, all of which with their religious beliefs intact. They grew into a more advanced country in technology, industry, and many other aspects. Ireland faced Britain’s iron fist and came out victorious. Britain had picked the wrong country to take

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