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Cultural Nationalism and De-Anglicisation
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In which decades did Irish nationalism shift from political to cultural identity?

1870s and 1880s

Who were three key figures in the cultural nationalism movement?

Douglas Hyde, W.B. Yeats, Lady Gregory

What strategy did the Conservative govt use to try to diminish demand for Home Rule?

Kill Home Rule with Kindness

Which term did Douglas Hyde use to describe efforts to reverse English cultural spread?

De-anglicisation

What did critics call those who embraced British culture in Ireland?

West Britons

In what year did Charles Stewart Parnell die, leading to divisions in the Home Rule movement?

1891

When was the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) founded?

1884

What does Anglicisation refer to?

Spread of English culture into Ireland

Which two nations' unification was driven by cultural nationalism in the 19th century?

Italian and German

What concept refers to a distinctly Irish culture independent of English influence?

Irish Ireland

Which traditional Irish sports did the GAA aim to revive?

Hurling and Gaelic football

What does cultural nationalism define a nation's identity through?

Culture - language, customs, traditions

What literary movement sought to renew interest in Irish literature and folklore?

Anglo-Irish Literary Revival

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