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"vincent Brannigan" wrote:
| Brett wrote: | | | Where were your parents born? | Where were you born? | If the answer to either question includes someplace other than Ireland, | you are Irish wanna-be. | | The heir to the British throne is a British wanna be? since his daddy is | ole phil the Greek? Ol Phil served in the Royal Navy before he renounced his Greek citizenship and became a naturalized British citizen. | Or De Valera was irish wanna be? Yes. | the Irish know who they are And a large number, like you are just Irish wanna-be's, your answer confirmed that you and your parents were not born there. |
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"Jim Watt" wrote:
| On Fri, 08 Aug 2003 16:35:00 GMT, "Brett" | wrote: | | "vincent Brannigan" wrote: | | | | | | Brett wrote: | | | | " | | | | So what - it just confirms my comment - you are just an Irish | wanna-be. | | | | no, I am an Irish citizen | | No you are an Irish wanna-be. | | I think you have to concede if Vince holds Irish citizenship | then he can reasonably claim to be Irish As I said Irish wanna-be. |
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On Fri, 08 Aug 2003 19:57:35 GMT, "Brett"
wrote: "Jim Watt" wrote: | On Fri, 08 Aug 2003 16:35:00 GMT, "Brett" | wrote: | | "vincent Brannigan" wrote: | | | | | | Brett wrote: | | | | " | | | | So what - it just confirms my comment - you are just an Irish | wanna-be. | | | | no, I am an Irish citizen | | No you are an Irish wanna-be. | | I think you have to concede if Vince holds Irish citizenship | then he can reasonably claim to be Irish As I said Irish wanna-be. I prefer the term 'Plastic Paddies' when appropriate. Having met a few who have not been there for six generations who knew more about the place than me who had the week before. -- Jim Watt http://www.gibnet.com |
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"Brett" wrote in message ...
"vincent Brannigan" wrote: | Brett wrote: | | | Where were your parents born? | Where were you born? | If the answer to either question includes someplace other than Ireland, | you are Irish wanna-be. | | The heir to the British throne is a British wanna be? since his daddy is | ole phil the Greek? Ol Phil served in the Royal Navy before he renounced his Greek citizenship and became a naturalized British citizen. Im an Irish citizen from Birth. Ole Nick the Greek needed a job so he joined the royalnavy. Married money and changed his name, jsut like lots of immigrants to the USA. I have more ancestors who were British subjects then he does. He had so many german relatives they couldnt invite them to the wedding I guess the will elt anyone be british Talk about a Wanna-Be | Or De Valera was irish wanna be? Yes. Res ispa loquitur. Vincent Brannigan |
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"vince" wrote:
| "Brett" wrote in message ... | "vincent Brannigan" wrote: | | Brett wrote: | | | | | | Where were your parents born? | | Where were you born? | | If the answer to either question includes someplace other than | Ireland, | | you are Irish wanna-be. | | | | The heir to the British throne is a British wanna be? since his daddy | is | | ole phil the Greek? | | Ol Phil served in the Royal Navy before he renounced his Greek | citizenship and became a naturalized British citizen. | | Im an Irish citizen from Birth. So why don't you do the US a favor and go live there |
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"vince" wrote in message ... I guess the will elt anyone be british The ones that didn't invade us run here anyway. It makes life entertaining. It also means you don't have to eat domestic cooking with decent ethnic food shops and restaurants on every street corner. Having once been the home of the greatest empire the world has ever seen has its compensations, unless you actually like food boiled to death. -- William Black ------------------ On time, on budget, or works; Pick any two from three |
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In article , Jim wrote:
And which bit of the island of Ireland is occupied against the wishes of a majority of its inhabitants? William Maybe I am mistaken, however I beleive there is only one island called Ireland and one people called Irish. Which contains two states, one a republic, one a constitutional monarchy and two nationalities, one Irish Rebublican, one British. From the history I have read, Tails I have been told when visiting, I am lead to beleive the Irish would have prefered the British had left a few hundred years ago and the British stayed by force or arms. Probably analogous "tales" can be told when visiting Indian reservations in Yankland. **** happens, though, and lines have to be drawn. What the present inhabitants think is more important than what those a few hundred years ago thought. Currently the Island is split into notheran Ireland (British) and Sotheran Ireland (the country). No, it's divided into Northern Ireland, a part of the United Kingdom, and the Republic of Ireland. On my Visit to Ireland I came to the understanding from talking to Irishmen that the majority of "Irish" would perfer the British left... The "Irish" as a whole aren't relevent, just as the "British" as a whole aren't. The majority of both don't live in Northern Ireland. The residents of Northern Ireland are the only people whose voices are relevent in the debate over whether Northern Ireland should leave the Union. I say "leave" the union, as they may choose to apply to join the Republic, but, of course, the Republic could refuse. At that stage, and only at that stage, do the opinions of the residents of the Republic matter. The Irish I talked with made it clear there was 1 Ireland and the only reason there is a notheren is a minority of Irishmen (ulsters??) wish the Brits to remain. There is only one Ireland, but it's a geographical term, in the same way there is only one Great Britain. There are, however, two Irish states, in the same way there are three states in Great Britain. A majority of the residents of Northern Ireland presently wish to remain in the Union. Please note that whilst all of Northern Ireland is in Ulster, the two are not interchangable, as there exist three counties in Ulster that are part of the Republic, since they were majority Nationalist. -- I give confidential press briefings. You leak. He's been charged under section 2a of the Official Secrets act. -- Irregular verbs, Yes Prime Minister. |
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David Henderson wrote in message ...
In article , Jim wrote: And which bit of the island of Ireland is occupied against the wishes of a majority of its inhabitants? William Maybe I am mistaken, however I beleive there is only one island called Ireland and one people called Irish. Which contains two states, one a republic, one a constitutional monarchy and two nationalities, one Irish Rebublican, one British. It contains *three* nationalities. The Irish Republic, the English, and the Scottish. The difference between the English and the Scottish, is that the Scottish have military training, they seem to actually know something about the military, winning Battles, and Submarines. Whereas the English are really only good for a French joke or two every now and then. |
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