PROJECT OF IRELAND

HISTORY OF IRELAND

The Celts arrived at Ireland arround 300 b.C, they left traces in art and culture that can be found today. Christianity arrived at Ireland between the III and V century, The Vikings ruled from the XVIII century onwards until the country became part of the British kingdom in 1169.

A long fight for independence took place until 1922, when the 26 counties in southern Ireland became independent from the United Kingdom, they became the Republic of Ireland. During the fighting, the island was divided creating Northern Ireland. Meanwhile, the Republic of Ireland joined what would in the future be the European Union.

WRITERS

OSCAR WILDE: He was born in Dublin in 1954 and died in Paris in 1900. He was a writer of novels, children's stories, plays and poems like “The happy prince”.

ELIZABETH BOWEN: He was born in Dublin in 1899 and died in 1973. She was a storyteller and wrote novels like “The death of the heart”.

SAMUEL BECKETT: He was born in Dublin in 1906 and died in Paris in 1989. He was an important novelist, critic and poet. One of the best known works is “Waiting for godot”.

JOHN BOYNE: He was born in Dublin in 1971 and he didn’t die. He is a writer of novels for adults, novels for young people and stories.he has famous works like the boy with the striped pyjamas.