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- Archive-name: cultures/irish-faq/part00
- Last-modified: 3 Jul 99
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- URL: http://www.enteract.com/~cpm/irish-faq/
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- Part zero of ten.
-
- FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions
-
- The FAQ has a new home on the web at www.enteract.com/~cpm/irish-faq/
- Please update your links.
-
- This document summarises answers to some questions that are asked a
- lot on soc.culture.irish. (It also contains answers to questions that
- are not asked very frequently, but are thought to be useful anyway.)
- The answers come from a lot of people who have volunteered their time
- to write them at various times and places. Originally, this document
- was part of the soc.culture.celtic FAQ (maintained by Craig Cockburn;
- Godfrey Nolan wrote most of the Irish part). Now this FAQ covers
- soc.culture.irish, though a lot of the original answers are still
- present almost unchanged.
-
- The answers here are not _the_ answers to your questions. No article
- posted to a soc.* newsgroup can ever contain _the_ answers if the
- questions are interesting. However, the answers should be as fair
- and accurate possible without being bland or burdensome. Please send
- comments and corrections to the the maintainer.
-
- Currently, the maintainer is Christian Murphy <cpm @ enteract.com>,
- but I prefer if you send FAQ related messages to <irish-faq@pobox.com>.
- If you have a question that is not answered in the FAQ, it is a much
- better idea to ask in soc.culture.irish than to ask me personally. I am
- not an expert in things Irish, just the guy who edits and posts the FAQ.
- The newsgroup is also the right place to discuss controversial questions.
-
- Irish accented characters in this document are represented using the
- ISO-8859-1 character set, which can be used to represent all western
- European languages. Also known as Latin-1, ISO-8859-1 is a de facto
- standard on Usenet. If you can't read the accented characters,
- ask for help (for example from your service provider). Slashes for
- accents are ugly and unnecessary.
-
- Again, please let me know if you find any inaccuracies in the FAQ!
- I cannot check everything and some things are bound to get out of date.
- The FAQ is corrected and updated fairly regularly, usually at least
- every month. If you are reading a version that is more than a couple
- of months old, it may be worth getting the current version.
-
- I'd like to thank the following people, who have
- contributed to the health and well-being of the FAQ by sending
- comments/suggestions/updates/corrections/additions or posting interesting
- information to soc.culture.irish.
-
-
- Aidan Hollinshead
- ┴ine McManus
- Bart Connolly
- Brendan Lawlor
- Clive Staunton
- Dave Westland
- Donal Mac Craith
- Fiona C Hyland
- Gerard Cunningham
- Godfrey Nolan
- Ivan Harrow
- Jeanne Cruden
- Joe Bernstein
- K.E. Dennis
- Markie Becker
- Paul Linehan
- Peter Muldoon
- Richard Logue
- Richard Marsh
- Robin Popplestone
- SΘamas ╙ Br≤gßin
- Sean V. Kelley
- Steve McKinty
- Timothy Murphy
-
-
- [ Obviously they do not all necessarily endorse the whole of this FAQ. ]
-
-
- My thanks also to others who contributed but did not want to be named
- and anyone I forgot to credit (please let me know!).
-
-
- Contents
-
- Part 1: Basics
-
- 1) What is the newsgroup "soc.culture.irish" about?
- 2) Where is the Irish culture?
- 3) I found a lot of nastiness here. Are real Irish people like that?
- 4) Could you please send me the Irish FAQ?
- 5) What is netiquette?
- 6) What is a troll? What should I do when I see one?
- 7) What are the basics I should know about Ireland?
- 8) What are the basics about the Republic?
- 9) What are the basics about Northern Ireland?
- 10) I'm a bit confused by all the names. Please explain.
- 11) What about Irish-Americans?
- 12) Why is there a conflict in the North?
- 13) Where can I find more information about the flags of Ireland?
-
-
- Part 2: Tourism and the Web
-
- 1) How can I contact the Irish Tourist Board?
- 2) How can I contact the Northern Ireland Tourist Board?
- 3) How can I contact hostels in Ireland?
- 4) What festivals are worth visiting?
- 5) Can I visit Ireland on the web?
-
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- Part 3: The Irish Language
-
- 1) What kind of language is Irish?
- 2) Tell me about introductory Courses to the Irish language.
- 3) Where can I learn Irish abroad (or online)?
- 4) What summer courses in Irish Gaelic are there?
- 5) Do you know of any Irish language Cassette tapes?
- 6) What bookstores in the States have Irish books?
- 7) What is the name of the pin worn by fluent Irish speakers?
- 8) Where can I find computer terms in Irish?
- 9) Are there any Irish speakers on-line?
- 10) What do all these Irish place names really mean?
- 11) How do you say "kiss my ass" in Irish?
-
-
- Part 4: Politics
-
- 1) What should I call it?
- 2) What should I call them?
- 3) Doesn't the Irish constitution lay claim to Northern Ireland?
- 4) What's special about elections in the Republic?
- 5) What are the political parties in the Republic?
- 6) What are the political parties in Northern Ireland?
- 7) Isn't contraception illegal in the Republic?
- 8) What about D.I.V.O.R.C.E. ?
- 9) Can anybody explain the abortion referendum?
- 10) Wasn't homosexuality banned in Ireland?
- 11) Where can I find the text of the Northern Ireland Peace Agreement?
-
-
- Part 5: History
-
- 1) Why is Ireland divided?
- 2) How did the "Troubles" in Northern Ireland start?
- 3) What books are there on Irish history?
- 4) Chronological list of dates from Irish History
-
-
- Part 6: The Famine
-
- 1) Why is it important?
- 2) Why is it controversial?
- 3) What happened?
- 4) Why did so many people die?
- 5) Was the Famine genocide?
- 6) Any references?
- 7) Where can I find other points of view?
-
-
- Part 7: Cuisine (Recipes)
-
- 1) Corned Beef & Cabbage
- 2) Colcannon
- 3) Irish Soda Bread
- 4) Shortbread
- 5) Boxty
- 6) Potato Cakes
- 7) Coddle
- 8) Hot Ginger & Lemon
- 9) Other sources
-
-
- Part 8: Miscellaneous
-
- 1) I'm considering looking for a job in Ireland. Any hints?
- 2) Where can I get information about moving back to Ireland?
- 3) How do I apply for Irish citizenship?
- 4) Do I qualify for Irish citizenship if my great-grandparent was Irish?
- 5) Could I not get citizenship by first getting a parent to get it?
- 6) Which Irish embassy or consulate should I contact?
- 7) Is dual citizenship allowed (for example if I'm a U.S. citizen)?
- 8) I'm an American student: can I get a working visa?
- 9) I'm looking for XXX from Ireland: how can I reach him/her?
- 10) What are black Irish and shanty Irish?
- 11) What are Scotch-Irish?
- 12) What are black protestants?
- 13) What are travellers?
- 14) How do I pronounce "celt" and "celtic"?
- 15) What's the difference between clover and shamrock?
- 16) Does anybody know the lyrics for [Danny Boy, Galway Bay, etc.] ?
- 17) Where can I order Irish turf in the U.S.?
- 18) What are Claddagh rings?
-
-
- Part 9: Irish Names
-
- 1) Does anyone have a list of Irish first names?
- 2) How do you pronounce that?
- 3) Are there any books of Irish names?
- 4) I'm looking for information about a family name.
-
-
- Part 10: Glossary
-
- 1) Geography
- 2) Irish Language
- 3) Irish Politics
- 4) NI Politics
- 5) NI Paramilitaries
- 6) Government
- 7) Semi-State Bodies
- 8) Taxation & Spending
- 9) Other Bodies
- 10) Sport
- 11) Current Affairs
- 12) NI Current Affairs
- 13) Dead White Males
- 14) Other Historical Terms
- 15) Monuments
- 16) Irish-America
- 17) Myth and Folklore
- 18) General Terms
-
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