Enduring Features of Irish National Identity

1) Choose 3 of the following 8 enduring features of Irish national identity and describe how each has evolved over the centuries: use historical events, people, and social/political issues to illuminate your answers.

1) Religion 2) Language 3) Imagery and links relating to the landscape

4) Irish or European 5) Community 6) Legitimacy of history

7) Unionist or Nationalist 8) Self-sufficiency

2) Choose one of the following topics for second question:

Option A: What were the economic policies of the 1980s and 1990s and how did membership in the European Union help Ireland achieve economic freedom and self-reliance? How did these policies as well as EU membership lead to the Celtic Tiger? (Include discussion of tourism policy.)

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Option B: How has immigration changed Irish nationalism? Where are most immigrants from? How has emigration stopped/reduced (or has it)? You may think holistically from the earliest periods of Irish history to the present day, or you may focus on one particular time period in your answer.