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.
In the Northeast, however, the 6 counties were about 45% Irish Catholic (Brits were primarily protestant) and the two groups started fighting. Ireland wanted Northern Ireland to join them and become a part of their Republic and the Brits wanted them to stay with the UK. It's all better now and there's no fighting. long time ago people from Scotland tried colonizing the Northeastern part of Ireland. When Ireland fought for independence it was granted, but with the condition that 6 counties in the Northeast stay with the Brits. Ireland (southern Ireland) was soon declared a Republic.