Is Northern Ireland irish?

[Guest A.C.]

"Ireland" is the name for an Island of Western Europe. The Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland share this Island. People from this island are from Ireland and therefore are "Irish", semantically at least.

[Guest The B-Man]

To break it up further. There is the following:

 

Britain - Northern Ireland, England, Scotland, Wales

 

Great Britain - England, Scotland, Wales

 

UK - Northern Ireland, England, Scotland, Wales

 

So basically Acid is saying Canadians are American since they are part of the same land mass North America.

[Paul 584]

However Baz, you still miss that Canada isnt called North America while North Ireland IS called well.....North Ireland! :P

 

And by what you are saying everyone in Britain can be called English, Welsh or Scottish if fform the respective countries, but from NI means you are nothing but British? Is that a bit elitist? :lol

[Guest The B-Man]

However Baz, you still miss that Canada isnt called North America while North Ireland IS called well.....North Ireland! :P

 

And by what you are saying everyone in Britain can be called English, Welsh or Scottish if fform the respective countries, but from NI means you are nothing but British? Is that a bit elitist? :lol

 

No Darky it's called NORTHERN Ireland. Is it that hard to say Northern Irish??

[Guest MrFill]

However Baz' date=' you still miss that Canada isnt called North America while North Ireland IS called well.....North Ireland! :P[/quote']

But Canada is part of the continent of North America, which means that they should be called Americans, since they're on the same land mass & continent.

 

It's "North of Ireland", but the country is called NorthERN Ireland.

 

Tell you what, go over to Belfast and tell them that they're Irish - see how long you last. :lol

[Paul 584]

Tell you what, go over to Belfast and tell them that they're Irish - see how long you last. :lol

 

 

My stepmum and her family are from Northern Ireland, they say they are Irish. My grandfathers family came from Belfast and said they were Irish. So maybe, just maybe, I know what I am on about with family ties and all. :P People may consider themselves to be other than they are, doesn't alter the basic facts really.

I will conceed Barrys point about saying someone is Northern Irish quite happily as that would be the most ideal. However missing off the Northern is hardly something worth getting offended over is it?

Edited May 7, 2006 by Paul

[Guest Inno]

once we get this cleared up, can we start fighting over leprechauns? :D

[Guest MrFill]

However missing off the Northern is hardly something worth getting offended over is it?

And yet they seem to like fighting over it. :P

[Guest Russ]

once we get this cleared up' date=' can we start fighting over leprechauns? :D[/quote']

 

Typical response from a North Englander. :roll

[Guest Inno]

Shut it Teuchter boy :P

[Guest A.C.]

So basically Acid is saying Canadians are American since they are part of the same land mass North America.

 

Close but no cigar...

 

People from Canada would be considered to be North American in the same way that people from Brasil and Peru are considered South American.

[Guest MrFill]

People from Canada would be considered to be North American in the same way that people from Brasil and Peru are considered South American.

but if you ask most Americans, the continent is America, not North America. :P

 

Oh, and a Canadian would never admit to being anything with the word "American" in it. :D

[Murph 93]

Except maybe "Anti-American". Edited May 7, 2006 by Murph

[Guest The Man Beast]

english basterds took our land

[Guest The Crippler]

Who gives a ****?

 

It's a great topic for all pedants of the world but that's about it.

 

If someone says I'm Irish, I won't argue because I don't see myself as not being Irish. If someone says I'm British, I won't argue because I don't see myself as not British.

 

I'm an Earthling, all the rest is fairly insignificant.