Archive for July, 2010
Irish Soccer Team – 1994-2002
July 27th, 2010 | 
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Mick McCarthy was appointed manager of Ireland after Charlton narrowly missed out on guiding Ireland to the Euro 96 Finals in England. On an emotional night which would be Charlton’s final game in charge, the Irish succumbed to a two nil defeat at the hands of the Dutch in a playoff. The team was now in transition, an ageing team had to make way for youth, and a long ball game had to make way for the now worldwide pass and move philosophy. Read the rest of this entry »
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Scientific Wrestling – The Fighting Irish
Fighting Irish to Fighting Coaches, Leahy and Rockne
There were several concerns about the name Fighting Irish. Specifically, many asked the question why the university used the word Irish. Some were worried because it sounded exclusive to the Irish race. Although the name was very specific, the university welcomed athletes of different ancestries. Many also suspect that the school team is exclusive to the Catholics; however, they also welcome students who hold other religion.
Notre Dame Football – The Fighting Irish
There is not a fan of football who would not be interested in hearing words such as “Fighting Irish”. Becoming synonymous to college football the Notre Dame Football has a tradition considered hallowed as the flag is with America. Those who are new to college football will only recognize teams of schools such as the Crimson tide, the Buckeyes, the Trojans and the Gators, but of the schools mentioned none of them hold the record of being the most favored choice in the national titles, nor have they produced All-Americans as the school Notre Dame. The fame made by the Fighting Irish is the fact that they are the only school that is independent and regularly signs television contracts to broadcast their home games. But why is this team so special and how do the team draws the attention of their fans making the team a part of their lives?
A remarkable history
The teams Notre Dame Fighting Irish are actually winners in their own right, manifesting the qualities of a winner. Sports fans are fond of winners, even people who do not attend school those who did not have the opportunity, or those who don’t even know where it is located in the map, they would say that their team is the Irish. The team fought the Football field for not less than 120 seasons, and only lost 13 of the seasons. The percentage of their victory is more than 73 percent, making them only behind the Wolverines and Longhorns of Michigan and Texas respectively in terms of victory rating. In a country that highly regards winners, there is no doubt that the Irish are so well loved.
Pennsylvania Irish – Coal Region History
Because of the great potato famine in Ireland in 1845-1849, a large number of Irish immigrants reluctantly descended on Pennsylvania coal regions for employment. They really never wanted to leave Ireland. These immigrants were mostly from the Irish counties of Mayo, Galway and Donegal, in north-west Ireland, where the famine hit the hardest. These Irish immigrants did not have skilled mining backgrounds and were mostly farmers and basic laborers, trying to escape starvation in Ireland. Coming to Pennsylvania was more a necessity than a privilege to them. They were financially destitute and did not even have much wealth to get started on. These two factors lead to these Irish immigrants ending up in the rough and poor areas of Pennsylvania. Needless to say, the north-west Irish, in the coal regions, did not get along with the south-central Irish of Kilkenny and Laois, who had already bonded with the Welsh and English years before.