Irish people
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.
Research draft, second pass
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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
is related to - another people entry
is related to - another people entry
is related to - the wider linguistic grouping
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
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.
- Who are the Irish people, how do they describe their identity, and what roles do the Irish language and English play? provenance
- Is the presentation using self-designations and attributed? boundary
Culture
Culture.
Culture
Culture.
- What are the main features of Irish culture, music, literature, sport and traditions, in their own terms? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific tradition? action
History History.
Attribution.
History
History.
History
History.
- How do historians describe Irish history from early Gaelic society through colonisation, famine, independence and partition? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific period? action
Contested
Contested matters.
Contested
Contested.
- How should contested matters such as partition, the Troubles and claims about indentured servitude be presented, with positions and historical findings attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
Diaspora Diaspora.
Reference.
Communities
Communities abroad.
Communities
Communities.
- Where do Irish diaspora communities live, and how did emigration shape them? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific diaspora community? action
Identity
Diaspora identity.
Identity
Identity.
- How do diaspora communities express Irish identity, and how does Ireland engage with them? provenance
- Which entry fits diaspora policy? action
Learn Study and teaching.
Education.
Sources
Sources.
Sources
Sources.
- Which scholarly and community sources are standard for Irish studies? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Teach
Teaching.
Teach
Teaching.
- How can Irish history and culture be taught with balance? action
- 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?