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OpenLearn Ireland
Brexit and the Irish border
How are Brexit and the Irish border connected? Dr Philp O'Sullivan reflects on the changing geographical relationship between the UK and Ireland.
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Society, Politics & Law
Homage to Celtalonia
What could Brexit mean for Wales, Ireland and Scotland?
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OpenLearn Ireland
The future of rural Ireland - nuances, scale and fighting back
The future of rural Ireland - nuances, scale and fighting back
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OpenLearn Ireland
Southwest Donegal: uniqueness and interdependence in 2015
In Southwest Donegal, we see both the local uniqueness and different interdependencies and interconnections with other places.
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OpenLearn Ireland
A new layer: Culture, the Irish language and identity in 2015
We revisit the Glencolmcille folk village in 2015 to see whether the dilemma of development and the local language and culture has been resolved.
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OpenLearn Ireland
The dilemma of tourism and the Irish language, 1983
Father James McDyer discusses the dilemma of the Glencolmcille holiday village between development, language and culture and the threat of depopulation. Tourism is important for economic development but what impact does it have on local culture and the Irish language?
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OpenLearn Ireland
Culture and the manufacturing industry, 1983
In 1983, the fight to retain a unique Irish speaking culture meant that jobs had to be created locally in manufacturing and tourism so that Irish speakers no longer had to emigrate, but industrialisation also threatened the survival of the Irish language.
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OpenLearn Ireland
The realities of rural life in the 1950s-1980s
The period of the 1950s to 1980s was the beginning of modernisation in community life and farming and the development of manufacturing industry in the West of Ireland.
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OpenLearn Ireland
The rural dimension – after rundale
How did the rural areas of Western Ireland change after the rundale system was replaced?
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OpenLearn Ireland
The rural dimension – rundale in the West of Ireland
The rundale system once governed how farmland was distributed between tenants in Ireland. It supposedly died out in the 19th century, but this was not actually the case in some parts of the West of Ireland.
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OpenLearn Ireland
Culture and regional distinctiveness
Culture and how language identifies that culture are key to understanding what makes a region unique.
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Scotland Colleges
The West of Ireland: Dimensions of distinctiveness
How do you define 'the West of Ireland'? Do you look at cultural factors, geography, or something else?