The Great Irish Famine and Its Impact

The Great Irish Famine occurred in Ireland between 1845 and 1850. During this time, severe crop failure meant that approximately one million people ______

After the Great Famine, many people decided to emigrate to different countries. They decided it would be better to speak English rather than Irish so they would be able to find work in Great Britain, Australia and ______

At this time, Ireland was ruled by Great Britain. The British banned the teaching of the Irish language and Irish history in schools in ______

Michael Cusack, Maurice Davin and Dr Douglas Hyde believed that Irish people should be proud of their language and traditions. They wanted the Irish language, music, dance, stories, writing and ______ to be revived.

While working as a teacher in Dublin, he was shocked to see how few children had any interest in Irish games. Together with Maurice Davin, he established an organisation called ‘The Gaelic Athletic Association’ (the GAA) to promote Irish sport and ______.

In 1913, the GAA bought a plot in Dublin, which would become Croke Park, where ______ and football matches and finals would be played

Croke Park was named after Archbishop Croke of Cashel, who was the first patron of the GAA.Dr Douglas Hyde, Eoin MacNeill and five other men met in Dublin to discuss how the Irish language could be preserved and ______

Nine years after the GAA was established, the Gaelic League was founded in 1893 to promote the ______

Dr Douglas Hyde was the first president of the ______

In 1898, the first English and Irish bilingual newspaper was published.It contained news of the day and news from Irish people in different countries, such as ______