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In the area of politics, the Irish were upset with their merger with Great Britain into the united kingdom. Identify and explain two areas of discontent.

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Beginning in 1801, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland became a single entity. Many Irish were unhappy with this because they felt it diminished their identity as Irish, and because many viewed England as a historical enemy.

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