Bammy Bammy Bammy or bami is a traditional Jamaican cassava flatbread descended from the simple flatbread eaten by the Arawaks, Jamaica's original inhabitants. Today, it is produced in many rural communities and sold in stores and by street vendors in Jamaica and abroad. Bammies have been consumed since pre-Columbian times and is believed to have originated with the native Arawak people. For centuries, it was the bread staple for rural Jamaicans until the cheaper, imported wheat flour breads became popular in the post-World War II era. In the 1990s, the United Nations and the Jamaican government established a program to revive
France–Ireland relations France–Ireland relations France–Ireland relations refers to the current and historical relations between France and Ireland. Both nations are members of the Council of Europe, European Union and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. France and Ireland have a long history of relations. In 1578, the Irish College in Paris was established as a Catholic school to train Irish students. In 1689, France supported Ireland during the Williamite War to restore King James II of England to the throne. After the Treaty of Limerick, for the next hundred years, the French Army would include an Irish Brigade in its army.