While the English language reached Ireland during the Middle Ages, the first major flowering of English literature in Ireland came during the eighteenth century.
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Irish Contribution to Literature
Posted in Literature 
Tags: Bernard Shaw, James Joyce, Jonathan Swift, Literature, Oscar Wilde, Seamus Heaney, Ulysses 
Last Updated: 2 Nov 2010Fri 2nd September 2005
Patriotism: Early Irish Nationalism
The term ‘patriot’ is best known in relation to the American War of Independence but the origins of Patriotism began in Ireland with the writings of Jonathan Swift and William Molyneux who wrote: “liberty seems the independent right of all mankind”.
Posted in Biography, History Tags: Daniel O'Connell, Jonathan Swift, nationalism, Patriotism, Rebellion, William Molyneux Last Updated: 2 Nov 2010
