Language awareness Irish English and NI English

Language awareness
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Language awareness
Which accents do you hear in this video?

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Language awareness Irish English and Northen Irish English

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Historical context:
Pre 12th century: Celtic language
12th century: Normans arrived in Ireland. 
Brought the English language to Ireland.
+-1300: The King of England established "the Pale"- a region around Dublin for English settlers.
1542: Kingdom of Ireland: Only English Protestant men could own land (exception: Connaught).
1802: Formation of the United Kingdom
1922: Irish Free State (Ulster remained in the UK). 

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Where it all started:
Pre 12th century: Celtic language ("Gaelic").




12th century: Anglo-Norman invasion in Ireland 
Brought Old English  to Ireland

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+-1300: 
Norman control (=blue on the map) over large parts of Ireland.
However, the English King had little control - establishment of "the Pale", a region around Dublin for English settlers.

14th- 15th century: 
Norman control lessened
The Pale (=grey)
English Lords (=blue) in the south of Ireland and in a small part of Ulster

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16th century: Control, land ownership and religion
Catholic Ireland was seen as a threat to Protestant England
1542 - Kingdom of Ireland (Henry VIII)
1552: Land Ownership Act - only Protestant, English men allowed to own land (exception: Connaught)
Plantations:
1585: Munster Plantation (Mary I)
1603: Ulster Plantation 

Ban on education for Catholics led to "Hedge schools" 

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19th -20th century: 
1802: Formation of the United Kingdom (Act of Union) -Protestant control

1845-49: The Potato Famine
1 million deaths, 1 million emigrated
(population pre Famine= 8.5m)
Connaught hit hardest by the Famine

1916: The Easter Rising
1922: Irish Free State (Ulster remained in the UK). 

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Irish English words

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Dublin accent: Trailer The Commitments

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Lesson 2: Northern Irish

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Northern Irish accent: Joanna Lumley interviews Derry Girl

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Northern Irish words

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