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http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/troubles
https://www.britannica.com/event/Great-Famine-Irish-history
http://www.history.com/topics/st-patricks-day
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/irishflag1.html
http://www.irelandseye.com/dance.html

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The Troubles refers to the Northern Ireland conflict that took place in the late 1960s–1998. This conflict arose when Northern Ireland; which was mainly Protestant and considered themselves British, wanted Northern Ireland to remain under the United Kingdom's control; while the rest of Ireland; which was Catholic and considered themselves Irish, wanted Northern Ireland to join a united Ireland. This conflict was met with a lot of violence, ultimately ending with the Belfast "Good Friday" Agreement, that stated that a multi-party agreement by most of Northern Ireland's political parties and an international agreement between the British and Irish governments.

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Today St. Patrick's Day is celebrated in many ways. People wear green and shamrocks because it has been said that St. Patrick used a shamrock to explain the Holy trinity to the pagans. People also celebrate the holiday by drinking alcohol; particularly Irish whiskey, beer or cider.

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St. Patrick's Day is a cultural and religious holiday. It was created in order to remember St. Patrick, who helped convert the pagans living in northern Ireland to Christianity. People have been known to say that St. Patrick drove the "snakes" out of Ireland. St. Patrick died on March 17, this is why St. Patrick's Day is celebrated on that particular day.

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The Potato Famine took place in Ireland from 1845-1849. The crop failures were caused by late blight, a disease that destroys both the leaves and the edible roots of the potato. This caused many people in Ireland to starve to death, get diseases, and/or move to America to escape.

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Irish dancing is a large part of Irish culture. It started when the Gaels came over to Ireland. Irish dancing become much larger, when the Celts came to Ireland. Irish dancing started as a part of religious events and now has expanded to an activity that many people participate in for fun and to compete.

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The flag of Ireland has three, vertical stripes that are green, white, and orange. These three colors were chose for very important reasons. The orange "stands for Irish Protestants". The green "signifies Irish Catholics and the Republican cause". The white "represents the hope for peace between them.