CORBIS-BETTMANN/Library of Congress Saint patrick Saint Patrick, known as the Apostle(早期基督教传士) of ireland, became bishop of Ireland sometime after 431. Many legends exist about his life, including that he drove the snakes outof Ireland, as is depicted here. Saint Patrick's Day is celebrated each year on March 1 Ireland was not invaded by the romans, or settled by the Anglo-Saxons who followed the Romans into Britain. So the majority of Irish people were descendants of the original Celtic people. At the end of the 1 6th century the government of England by that time a Protestant state, sought to consolidate its power over all of Ireland During the English bourgeois revolution (in the 17th century), Oliver Cromwell invaded the island. By the 17th century, Protestant British settlers had conquered the region's Catholic, Gaelic inhabitants, and this started the immigration of the English protestant settlers. So as far as the religion is concerned, most Irish people remained Catholics, while most British people had become Protestants(p21, paragraph 2) In 1801 the Act of Union created the legislative union of great Britain and Ireland. under the name of United Kingdom. Thus. United Kingdom became the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (p20, paragraph 3). Yet a number of crises in the 19th century, including the great Famine of the 1840s, built momentum (adJ) for Irish Home Rule(limited self-government ). Irish Famine from 1845 to 1850 causes Irish population to decrease by 2 million due to death and emigration By the 1880s, Irish nationalist members constituted a large third-party bloc in the 66 S aint Patrick Saint Patrick, known as the Apostle (早期基督教传士) of Ireland, became bishop of Ireland sometime after 431. Many legends exist about his life, including that he drove the snakes out of Ireland, as is depicted here. Saint Patrick’s Day is celebrated each year on March 17. Ireland was not invaded by the Romans, or settled by the Anglo-Saxons who followed the Romans into Britain. So the majority of Irish people were descendants of the original Celtic people. At the end of the 16th century the government of England, by that time a Protestant state, sought to consolidate its power over all of Ireland. During the English bourgeois revolution (in the 17th century), Oliver Cromwell invaded the island. By the 17th century, Protestant British settlers had conquered the region’s Catholic, Gaelic inhabitants, and this started the immigration of the English protestant settlers. So as far as the religion is concerned, most Irish people remained Catholics, while most British people had become Protestants (p21, paragraph 2). In 1801 the Act of Union created the legislative union of Great Britain and Ireland, under the name of United Kingdom. Thus, United Kingdom became the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (p20,paragraph 3). Yet a number of crises in the 19th century, including the Great Famine of the 1840s, built momentum (动力) for Irish Home Rule (limited self-government). Irish Famine from 1845 to 1850 causes Irish population to decrease by 2 million due to death and emigration. By the 1880s, Irish nationalist members constituted a large third-party bloc in the