I think he might be talking about long ago in Ulster which, of course, is not Ireland rather part of the UK, (so "England" as he defines these things ).
Re: Why is Ireland inferior to England? "Ulster " comprises 9 counties (Antrim, Armagh, Cavan, Down, Donegal Fermanagh, Monaghan, Tyrone) and is one of the provinces of Eire.
"Northern Ireland" comprises of only six counties (Antrim, Armagh, , Down, Fermanagh, Tyrone) and is the name of the semi antonymous British portion of the Island of Ireland.
Northern Ireland has different laws, a different tax system, different currency and has a different legal system to the rest of the island.
to claim that the two are one makes as much sense as claiming that mexico and the US are one.
for what its worth "Ulster" and the rest of Ireland have been at each others throats since the very earliest of times - long predating any British involvement
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Re: Why is Ireland inferior to England? "Northern Ireland has different laws, a different tax system, different currency and has a different legal system to the rest of the island." because it is part of the UK or "England" as Philler puts it.
Re: Why is Ireland inferior to England? there are a few (very minor) points in that video I would take issue with but it does show that Eire is in no way inferior to "England" or UK.
I enjoyed trying to identify some of the scenery - quite a lot of it was quite close to me
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Re: Why is Ireland inferior to England? Just a mild correction....
"Ulster " comprises 9 counties (Antrim, Armagh, Cavan, Down, Donegal Fermanagh, Monaghan, Tyrone) and is one of the provinces of Eire.
"Northern Ireland" comprises of only six counties (Antrim, Armagh, , Down, Fermanagh, Tyrone) and is the name of the semi antonymous British portion of the Island of Ireland.
You omitted (London)Derry.
The six counties of Northern Ireland are FATDAD, ie Fermanagh, Armagh, Tyrone, Derry, Antrim, Down.
To get it right.....Ulster is the ancient Irish province made up of nine counties, three of which are now in the Republic of Ireland (Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal) and six of which are in Northern Ireland (Antrim, Down, Armagh, Derry, Fermanagh and Tyrone).
Re: Why is Ireland inferior to England? "there will be no hard border" according to any English or Irish politician you care to name (several local politicians arent so sure)
''the hard(ish) border will be down the Irish Sea'' according to English and Irish politicians
"there will be no border down the Irish Sea" according to several NI politicians
Its going to be interesting times!
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still, I like to hear other people's perspectives.
I lived in London briefly in 2000. It was a wonderful experience.
but, I have no desire to go back. I think I saw everything. Plenty of brits here in the states.
I have visited Ireland, a handful of times But, I keep on being drawn back. One of my favorite novelists was Maeve Binchy her novels were about Ireland and I just could relate with her characters and her novels made Ireland intriguing. I have a good friend from Ireland, and she's delightful. I just have a totally different perception than Phil.
There is certainly something to Ireland that draws you back, I love it and I also was a fan of Maeve Binchy's books.
There was although I don't know how many but in 1974 the IRA bombing in Dublin caused 33 deaths and 300 injured. I have always been pro a united Ireland although it is not my business but I am against terrorism to achieve results. The first time I lived in the UK, the 90's there were more IRA bombings than previously. I was in two incidents, one where I had been in Piccadilly Square and went past the United Airline office and was bombed as I had barely passed and at the tube station in Central London, evacuated from bomb threat. I followed the lead of the English, stoic, then have a cuppa........makes it all okay. If a person thinks either Ireland or N. Ireland is "inferior" to England, they haven't been there! They are funny, fun, kind, warm, helpful and most of all they don't give Americans the kind of grief you get in England as an American, which is a lot!