By: Derry Koralek, Ray Collins. Play is the work of children  through play and interaction, children learn how to talk, listen, read, and write. Read about typical behaviors of emergent and beginning readers, and how each of these behaviors relate to reading and writing.
After years of civil war, Ireland became a republic in 1921. At this time, Britain negotiated with Ireland to keep the six counties in the north-east of Ireland. These six counties now make up what is known as Northern Ireland or Ulster. The southern part of the island is the Republic of Ireland, or Eire.
Ireland was once a predominately Catholic country until Henry VIII ruled. During his rule, Ireland was controlled by Protestant England. Instead of working things out as one country, the government split. The southern part of Ireland formed the Republic of Ireland which is now predominately Catholic. While the northern part of Ireland is controlled by England and is predominately Protestant. Since this time there have been idling tensions between the two religions, resulting in death among thousands.