09-06-2018, 10:07 AM
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Re: A United Ireland ???
When I was in Southern Ireland in the 70's, it was perfectly obvious that the local communities of the Southern Irish did NOT want anything to do with Northern Ireland. This is why I find it confusing , there will be opposition from either one or the other on any permanent change.... and it looks like they get support from foreign fighters. Some asking how much is paid to fight .A lot of outside influence could spark it all off again.
Arriving in Dublin during the troubles in the 70's.on a cargo ship. We had swarms of police and customs crawling all over it. Even my knicker draw was savaged by their dog.
All because we had been to Lebanon, (where we had been shot at and the ship held to ransom for bounty)
Lebanon were supplying arms and stuff to Ireland, and so the whole ship was locked down until everything passed inspection. That was British ship, they found nothing but foreign ships with no border controls are a bigger worry I suspect (but don't actually know)
09-06-2018, 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Missy
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Visiting and living here are two totally different thingsNI is still divided. The peace wall had got higher and taller since the Good Friday agreement
I live in the country so it’s not so marked but the towns and villages still are marked by Catholic and Protestant emblems and there are still places where you can’t live depending on which side you are from
Villages which are mixed have two schools and pubs , one for each side
Protection money is still paid
No one wants to go back to the days of the troubles but don’t ever be fooled into thinking tensions aren’t running high because they are always just bubbling away under the surface
If you want to see how it really is , watch the local news here. Barely any of the shootings, burning outs, knee cappings, which happen here daily are reported on the main news
09-06-2018, 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Longdogs
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Thank you for an honest thread based on fact.
Seconded.
09-06-2018, 10:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Uncle Joe
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The 'troubles' in Ireland have persisted since 1921 following the chaos that prat churchill caused after the first referendum. Now there is a distinct possibility of correcting that chaos with a new referendum and re-uniting Ireland permanently.
I would dearly love to see a United Ireland - but - the British contingent in NI voted, with the rest of the UK, to escape from the tyranny of Europe. Unfortunately Eire is still part of that. Unless our President takes Eire out of europe I cannot see NI wanting to be united.
What I do not want to see is another blood bath!
09-06-2018, 10:43 AM
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Re: A United Ireland ???
Originally Posted by tarantula
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I hope Ireland is united one day, I think it was a big mistake, for the North to have been annexed by the UK.
Serious question
09-06-2018, 11:40 AM
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09-06-2018, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by tarantula
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Britain invaded Ireland as they did with so much of the world, they had no business to be there. The uprising was Ireland trying to get rid of the invader. Holding on to the North did no one any favours and caused the terrible problems with the IRA further down the line. No I don't support the IRA and all the evil they perpetrated, but Britain has to take responsibility for its part in its treatment of that country.
What about the population of Northern Ireland who identify as British, the population that supported the division ?
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