Irish diaspora

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/irish-diaspora

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the Irish diaspora?The Irish diaspora is when many people from Ireland move to other countries, sharing their culture and language worldwide.
2. How many people from Ireland have moved to other countries?Between 9 and 10 million people born in Ireland have left for other places since 1700.

Irish Diaspora: The global dispersion of ethnic Irish people and their descendants, forming communities outside the island of Ireland.
Emigration: The act of departing one's country of origin to settle permanently in another.
Assimilation: The socio-cultural process whereby minority groups adopt the customs and attitudes of the prevailing culture.
Cultural Persistence: The continuation and maintenance of cultural traditions and identity within a diaspora community over time.