Southern Ireland

[vinegar hill]

What I was trying to communicate was that the UK would be much better off if it had a written constitution. The royals are fine really, the Queen in particular - just there is too much scraping and bowing to them which encourages this division in society.

Much less stable countries than us have written constitutions.

 

[TwasOnTheFifthOfMay]

Latin.

Praesignis!

 

[Fred Secrets]

Praesignis!

Go raibh maith agat.

 

[BiffaBeercan]

I've never found people from the South of Ireland to be anything but friendly, even one lass, brought up to believe that the English were devils, turned out to be a great friend when she'd spent some time with us Mackems.

 

[Alcoholic_Author]

I'm shocked I tell you - shocked

Ooh, the void who has me on block keeps reading my posts shocker!

 

[shadowplay]

At least history is on the school curriculum in Ireland. Do you know that Irish Indepedence isn't mentioned on the British schools curriculum. Now I know AA probably thinks Ireland is irrelevant in the scheme of things - but that was a very important event in the history of the British Empire. The first big crack in the 'precious' Union.

Is it not? I remember covering it for my GCSEs.

It's on BBC Bitesize... The partitioning of Ireland - CCEA - Revision 1 - GCSE History - BBC Bitesize

 

[lostinfrance]

Will its people always hate the English?
.

Probably for the same amount of time the English hate the Irish.

 

[DubLass]

In Ireland they actively teach Anglophobia in their schools under the guise of history, that isn’t to say some of the teachings are not accurate from a historical sense but the differential isn’t made in the teachings, so it fosters genuine Anglophobia. Until quite recently this didn’t manifest outwardly as Irish society didn’t entertain Anglophobia in its discourse so it was left to neo-IRA cosplayers and random nutjobs, since Brexit however it has entered the fore and is creeping into legitimate debate. Better?

And you know this based on what?They hardly taught us our own history in school here and what kind of educators teach children to hate? Give your head a shake you're talking shite

 

[thehighground]

Is it not? I remember covering it for my GCSEs.

It's on BBC Bitesize... The partitioning of Ireland - CCEA - Revision 1 - GCSE History - BBC Bitesize

I had a look at that - it looks like it was produced for 5 year olds - a fairy story.

 

[Fred Secrets]

Ironically, this thread has brought the usual Irish haters out to voice their opinions.

Great work from the OP.

 

[jacko100]

Ironically, this thread has brought the usual Irish haters out to voice their opinions.

Great work from the OP.

He’s a tedious wum so prob job done as far as he’s concerned.

 

[Fred Secrets]

He’s a tedious wum so prob job done as far as he’s concerned.

I was actually being sarcastic. There's many, many more positive comments about the Irish on here than negative ones.

 

[jacko100]

I was actually being sarcastic. There's many, many more positive comments about the Irish on here than negative ones.

It’s a tedious well trodden thread that pops up far too regularly. There may well be more positive than negative comments this time but that’s not always the case.

OP just being a wum to draw out the usual knuckle draggers

 

[shadowplay]

I had a look at that - it looks like it was produced for 5 year olds - a fairy story.

I'm not saying it's a good write up, it's just generic revision notes, but it's evidence that schools cover it. My GCSE coursework in the 00s was on Irish history so it would surprise me if it's not covered now.
I've checked the Dept of Education paper on GCSE History which states 40% of the course should be based on British history which includes the UK nations and Ireland in context, alongside Europe and wider world.

 

[Teejay]

Either Eire or Ireland but I guess you already knew that.

The Free State.

And itll mainly be people frim Northern Ireland well have a problem with post Brexit.

 

[jubblies]

It’s a tedious well trodden thread that pops up far too regularly. There may well be more positive than negative comments this time but that’s not always the case.

OP just being a wum to draw out the usual knuckle draggers

TBF there's some awful attitudes from the usual suspects from both sides.

I only ever see comments from a few posters on these bi-weekly Irish/N Irish threads, they never seem to post on anything else. Weird

 

[dangermows]

Articles by Irish people listing reasons why the Irish hate the English and apparently its not true. Oh well lying is better than hating.

 

[Black Cat Gypsy]

The Free State.

And itll mainly be people frim Northern Ireland well have a problem with post Brexit.

The Republic of Ireland. Nobody has used The Irish Free State since 1937.

The 26 counties in Leinster, Munster, Connaught and the 3 from Ulster (Donegal, Cavan, Monaghan) make up the Republic of Ireland or Éire.
The remaining 6 counties in Ulster make up Northern Ireland.
All 32 counties on the island make up Ireland.

 

[Teejay]

The Republic of Ireland. Nobody has used The Irish Free State since 1937.

The 26 counties in Leinster, Munster, Connaught and the 3 from Ulster (Donegal, Cavan, Monaghan) make up the Republic of Ireland or Éire.
The remaining 6 counties in Ulster make up Northern Ireland.
All 32 counties on the island make up Ireland.

It is colloquially known as the free state, especially by catholics from the north.

 

[MackneyHackem]

The Republic of Ireland. Nobody has used The Irish Free State since 1937.

The 26 counties in Leinster, Munster, Connaught and the 3 from Ulster (Donegal, Cavan, Monaghan) make up the Republic of Ireland or Éire.
The remaining 6 counties in Ulster make up Northern Ireland.
All 32 counties on the island make up Ireland.

The second biggest island in the British Isles iirc.