English vs Irish

After reading the first Act of Translations, I was reminded of the cruelties that the English have imposed on the Irish after taking Ireland as a part of their empire.
"And from the very first day you go, you'll not hear one word of Irish spoken. You'll be taught to speak English and every subject will be taught through English and everyone'll end up cute as the Buncrana people." Bridget says on page 19.
This quote reminded me of a film from my childhood called "The Secret of Roan Inish. In one scene a boy is beaten for speaking Gaelic in school where he should be speaking English.
The bad sentiment between the English and Irish is beginning because of the enforcement of English culture on the Irish by language. In Frank McCourt's memoir Angela's Ashes he describes dislike towards the English at a young age. McCourt was taught at a young age that the English were evil while the Irish were good. McCourt goes on to believe that the English are the cause of all of the sufferings for the Irish people.
I think that this play will have a similar turn between the Irish and English people.