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Irish people

vr.tr.irish-people · thing-q170826

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 SOC.ORG
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Understand Who the Irish are.

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.

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.

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.

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

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Society, people and institutions
Entry kind
thing
Plane
SOC
Domain
SOC.ORG
Other names and narrower kinds
Irish, Northern Irish, Anglo-Celtic, Irish indentured servants, Irish Catholic, Irish Canadians, Irish Quebecers, Cíarraige, Irish people in the United Kingdom, Dál gCais, Mancunian Irish, Irish-Scots

What it is Filled

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.

Why it exists Filled

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.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Gaelic heritage
  • Irish language and English
  • Large diaspora
  • Diverse traditions

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Use stereotypes or slurs about Irish people.
  • Present myths about Irish history, such as unfounded claims about servitude, as fact.
  • Take sides on political questions about Northern Ireland as if they were settled.
  • Infer a person's religion or politics from Irish identity.

Only with a human decision

  • Publishing content on contested history or sectarian topics.

May

  • Describe Irish people, their history, language and diaspora with sources.
  • Present contested episodes of Irish history with the main perspectives attributed.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Irish people have faced discrimination and sectarian violence.
  • Historical myths can be used to fuel hostility against other groups.

Who is affected

  • Irish people
  • Diaspora communities
  • Communities in Northern Ireland

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody: a people, each person their own authority.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q692312 - registry parent class

related

  • Gaels - category
  • Ukrainians - another people entry
  • Chinese people - another people entry
  • Indo-European people - the wider linguistic grouping

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.irish-people
  • Wikidata: Q170826 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q170826)

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

Not applicable

Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • 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
  • Not physical; a people.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • describe the people in their own terms
  • explain language, culture and diaspora
  • present history with attribution
  • handle contested matters neutrally

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Stereotyping
  • Unattributed claims about contested history, including myths about Irish indentured servitude as equivalent to chattel slavery
  • Conflating national and religious identities

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Census and citizenship law
  • Good Friday Agreement provisions on identity
  • Irish language legislation

Context of use required Filled

  • The Irish people.
  • 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

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q170826: Irish people - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Irish people - general description of the item

Open questions

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

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q170826/spec.json