To suggest Ireland and Irish people were at the heart of the empire is false. Irish people were used as cannon fodder, there was very little investment in Dublin. And it was home to the biggest slums in Europe. The country was exploited for food etc, and the industrial revolution was restricted to Belfast and its hinterland.
Any clue about the song at @49:15? It's haunting me. I tried searching, but no luck.
The irish never voted for union ; did vote against it - when eventually allowed
To suggest Ireland and Irish people were at the heart of the empire is false. Irish people were used as cannon fodder, there was very little investment in Dublin. And it was home to the biggest slums in Europe. The country was exploited for food etc, and the industrial revolution was restricted to Belfast and its hinterland.
No real history in these documentaries