Partly because they preferred to be Irish and partly because of religious differences Ireland was mainly Catholic and England was protestant Before Irish independence there were several laws descriminating against Catholicism and against Irish nationals in favour of the occupying English Now Ireland (Eire) is a Catholic nation and Northern Ireland is largely protestant. Continuing troubles in the North still arise from religious differences.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.