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Irish people

vr.tr.irish-people · SOC.ORG

Let an agent describe the Irish people in their own terms, explain language, culture, history and diaspora with attribution, and present contested historical and political matters neutrally with positions attributed.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent describe the Irish people in their own terms, explain language, culture, history and diaspora with attribution, and present contested historical and political matters neutrally with positions attributed.

An ethnic group and nation native to the island of Ireland, of Gaelic origin with later Norse, Norman, English and Scottish contributions, sharing the Irish language and English, distinctive culture, music, literature and sport, and including the people of both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland as well as a large diaspora in Britain, North America, Australia and elsewhere; Irish identity encompasses varied religious and political traditions, and contested aspects of Irish history are described with attribution.

What it is for: The Irish people.

It can be describe the people in their own terms; explain language, culture and diaspora; present history with attribution; handle contested matters neutrally.

Distinguishing features

Gaelic heritage

Irish language and English

Large diaspora

Diverse traditions

What it looks like

Not physical; a people.

How it is recognised

Ethnic group and nation of Ireland

Gaelic origin with later contributions

Irish citizens include people of other backgrounds; Scots are a related Gaelic-descended people

Related models

is a kind of - category

Gaels

is related to - another people entry

Ukrainians

is related to - another people entry

Chinese people

is related to - the wider linguistic grouping

Indo-European people

In practice

Families and kinds

Irish people in the Republic of Ireland

people of Northern Ireland identifying as Irish

Irish diaspora in Britain

Irish diaspora in North America and Australia

historical Irish migrants and emigrants

Standards and regulation

Census and citizenship law

Good Friday Agreement provisions on identity

Irish language legislation

Failure modes and hazards

Stereotyping

Unattributed claims about contested history, including myths about Irish indentured servitude as equivalent to chattel slavery

Conflating national and religious identities

Also called

IrishNorthern IrishAnglo-CelticIrish indentured servantsIrish CatholicIrish CanadiansIrish QuebecersCíarraigeIrish people in the United KingdomDál gCaisMancunian IrishIrish-Scots

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand Who the Irish are.

Self-designation.

Identity

Identity and language.

Identity

Identity.

  1. Who are the Irish people, how do they describe their identity, and what roles do the Irish language and English play? provenance
  2. Is the presentation using self-designations and attributed? boundary

Culture

Culture.

Culture

Culture.

  1. What are the main features of Irish culture, music, literature, sport and traditions, in their own terms? provenance
  2. Which entry fits a specific tradition? action
History History.

Attribution.

History

History.

History

History.

  1. How do historians describe Irish history from early Gaelic society through colonisation, famine, independence and partition? provenance
  2. Which entry fits a specific period? action

Contested

Contested matters.

Contested

Contested.

  1. How should contested matters such as partition, the Troubles and claims about indentured servitude be presented, with positions and historical findings attributed? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
Diaspora Diaspora.

Reference.

Communities

Communities abroad.

Communities

Communities.

  1. Where do Irish diaspora communities live, and how did emigration shape them? provenance
  2. Which entry fits a specific diaspora community? action

Identity

Diaspora identity.

Identity

Identity.

  1. How do diaspora communities express Irish identity, and how does Ireland engage with them? provenance
  2. Which entry fits diaspora policy? action
Learn Study and teaching.

Education.

Sources

Sources.

Sources

Sources.

  1. Which scholarly and community sources are standard for Irish studies? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Teach

Teaching.

Teach

Teaching.

  1. How can Irish history and culture be taught with balance? action
  2. Which misconceptions arise? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should diaspora communities be separate entries?
  • How should historiographical debates be attributed?
  • How should census sources be linked?