How anyone from the south of Ireland could have that level of entitlement is beyond me, but unfortunately I actually recently fell out with a friend because he said someone from Derry was British on a night out, I couldn’t believe it but seems like an attitude that’s more common with West Brit’s from Dublin rather then people in the rest of the southern counties
By that logic anyone from the 26 counties over the age of 100 is 'not Irish' either, as they were born in the UK. The oldest man in Ireland, from Galway, is 'not Irish'. All the famine victims were 'not Irish'. Michael Collins was 'not Irish' All four of my grandparents born pre-independence were 'not Irish', although the ones from Cavan became Irish when the border was drawn up by committee, while the ones living a few miles away in Fermanagh did not. Ridiculous!
I'm from Belfast and I lived in Galway for 11 years and I can emphasise with Emma 100% on this. I found this attitude very common in the South and I often had jokes and snide comments being thrown my way. I even remember one time in a university seminar one lady stating that we weren't exactly Irish and we weren't exactly British. So, I replied "What are we then, Brazilians..?". It got a laugh at the time, but this kind of thing happened often enough in varying contexts for it to become really very annoying.
I've came across this wile studying in London with some people I met who were from the south. At first I just wrote it off as just that person, but the more and more I encountered it, the less tolerant I've become of people who think like that.
I remember going to a bar in Dublin City down Camden street and when we tried to get into the bar the bouncer looked at my and my friends ID and called us half brits. Not all South are this way of course but I can confirm first hand that it exists presently, this was only a few months ago
She is totally right, I have had it form people that I work with in ROI. I have had comments like, ‘why have you got a yellow passport?” Or “you yellow reg’s!” Or “we have lived through the troubles and we don’t want the shiners down here.”
Oddly enough the loyalists probably have the same issue in Britain. All called paddy heh. It's an awkward situation as well the republic and England don't really want to get too into the Ulster issues day to day as well we are kinda powerless over it. I personally would joke and say ah sure their all just a bunch of Scots etc when someone goes too deep into the current politics there but well in reality you are what you identify with you are your culture. Wouldn't exactly be proud of the republic it's a greedy shithole providing for a few pretty much the same as Britain but nobody can take your culture and well while I care little for politics I would definitely see the people in Ulster as Irish as me but it's not the 70's main issues are economic now and alot in Britain and the republic have plenty of their own economic issues to deal with that sidetracks the economic issues of others regardless of them being your culture or not.
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How anyone from the south of Ireland could have that level of entitlement is beyond me, but unfortunately I actually recently fell out with a friend because he said someone from Derry was British on a night out, I couldn’t believe it but seems like an attitude that’s more common with West Brit’s from Dublin rather then people in the rest of the southern counties
By that logic anyone from the 26 counties over the age of 100 is 'not Irish' either, as they were born in the UK. The oldest man in Ireland, from Galway, is 'not Irish'. All the famine victims were 'not Irish'. Michael Collins was 'not Irish'
All four of my grandparents born pre-independence were 'not Irish', although the ones from Cavan became Irish when the border was drawn up by committee, while the ones living a few miles away in Fermanagh did not. Ridiculous!
I'm from Belfast and I lived in Galway for 11 years and I can emphasise with Emma 100% on this. I found this attitude very common in the South and I often had jokes and snide comments being thrown my way. I even remember one time in a university seminar one lady stating that we weren't exactly Irish and we weren't exactly British. So, I replied "What are we then, Brazilians..?". It got a laugh at the time, but this kind of thing happened often enough in varying contexts for it to become really very annoying.
they are 100% irish. the island of ireland. land ownership of another country is barbaric
We have no borders the world is Irish.
If your on our Island then your Irish 😃
100% Irish
It’s a non story .
People from NI are as Irish we are down South .
Anyone who makes any comment to the opposite is not Irish themselves.
I've came across this wile studying in London with some people I met who were from the south. At first I just wrote it off as just that person, but the more and more I encountered it, the less tolerant I've become of people who think like that.
Just as Irish as us down south.
Graham Norton said he always found that people didn't consider him to be "properly Irish", just because he was a Protestant... and he was from Cork!
I remember going to a bar in Dublin City down Camden street and when we tried to get into the bar the bouncer looked at my and my friends ID and called us half brits. Not all South are this way of course but I can confirm first hand that it exists presently, this was only a few months ago
I think she is talking absolute BS. 99% here of people know she’s Irish. She’s commenting on a minuscule minority of people who are confused.
She is totally right, I have had it form people that I work with in ROI. I have had comments like, ‘why have you got a yellow passport?” Or “you yellow reg’s!” Or “we have lived through the troubles and we don’t want the shiners down here.”
Sir Henry Wilson (Longford) and James Galway (Belfast), as far as I know, spoke of themselves as Irish.
Of course people in Northern Ireland are properly Irish.
I just wish people in NI would stop referring to the state I live in as 'the Free State'.
if you are born anywhere in Ireland your Irish
ofcourse their Irish.
one of the best times in recent Irish history is when Belfast native, Mary McAleese became President of Ireland.
💯 % Irish in my book. Even the other unfortunate wans who are slightly mentally unwell for time to time are just as Irish even if they don't think so
Appalling…
Very sad
Now we know how the Irish traveller felt, move along get along, shifted by their own..
Oddly enough the loyalists probably have the same issue in Britain. All called paddy heh. It's an awkward situation as well the republic and England don't really want to get too into the Ulster issues day to day as well we are kinda powerless over it. I personally would joke and say ah sure their all just a bunch of Scots etc when someone goes too deep into the current politics there but well in reality you are what you identify with you are your culture. Wouldn't exactly be proud of the republic it's a greedy shithole providing for a few pretty much the same as Britain but nobody can take your culture and well while I care little for politics I would definitely see the people in Ulster as Irish as me but it's not the 70's main issues are economic now and alot in Britain and the republic have plenty of their own economic issues to deal with that sidetracks the economic issues of others regardless of them being your culture or not.
We should be one Irish nation state.
By saying that we are not really Irish makes us more Irish and makes the ones who says it less Irish
Northern Ireland is England and they are lucky as bellfast has 2 airports.
I always thought most people in Northern Ireland had their ancestral roots in Scotland & Northern England .
A different breed or strain of Irishness.
Free Connacht !!
Northern Ireland is doing way better than south