So, the Brits say they own all of Lough Foyle.
Lough-stealing backstards!
Thatcher is back.
Where does Lough Foyle begin and end?
It starts at Culmore Point Derry City on one side and runs up to shroove Inishowen. On other side it starts at lisahally and runs up to magilligan
Interesting that this should become an issue now. I have to wonder if it is somehow related to the court cases ongoing, as it as clear example of a mess if Brexit occurs and Lough Foyle is regulated by a cross border body which connects to the Good Friday Agreement.
Actually there is a another school of thought that all waters around NI belong to Dublin. The 1920 act provided that the 6 counties could secede from Ireland, but didn't clearly state that they could bring the territorial waters with them.
Ireland has never accepted the UK's claim to the whole of Lough Foyle, according to the Irish Dept of Foreign Affairs.
Lord Shaftsbury owns Lough Neagh apparently though.
So what about the River Foyle between Tyrone and Donegal I always thought it was down the middle of the river?
Carlingford lough also.
Quote from: snoopdog on November 18, 2016, 08:58:29 PM
Carlingford lough also.
FFS dont start about that, them Armagh ones will be claiming part of it is thiers again
Quote from: BennyCake on November 18, 2016, 04:39:07 PM
So, the Brits say they own all of Lough Foyle.
Lough-stealing backstards!
LOL.
And then of course there is Rockall
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockall (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockall)
Quote from: omaghjoe on November 18, 2016, 09:00:15 PM
Quote from: snoopdog on November 18, 2016, 08:58:29 PM
Carlingford lough also.
FFS dont start about that, them Armagh ones will be rightfully claiming part of it is thiers again
Quote from: BennyCake on November 18, 2016, 09:50:16 PM
Quote from: omaghjoe on November 18, 2016, 09:00:15 PM
Quote from: snoopdog on November 18, 2016, 08:58:29 PM
Carlingford lough also.
FFS dont start about that, them Armagh ones will be rightfully claiming part of it is thiers again
I remember well the British minesweeper patrolling carlingford lough. There was numerous incidents were they illegally boarded vessels including (charlie haughey 's yacht ). At one point The much larger le Aoife actually patrolled opposite it, I think the Aoife was deployed in response to one of these boardings along with an official complaint from the Irish government(not that the British gave 2 flying f#@ks).
What precious substance has been discovered that it is so important to know who owns it?
We need the Wolfetones to write a song about this
Looking on the bright side, all the sh|te in Moville ends up in a Crown Estate.
Quote from: manfromdelmonte on November 19, 2016, 01:15:56 PM
We need the Wolfetones to write a song about this
Or a real good Mass
Britannia waives the rules, yet again :-\
Maybe a wall should be built halfway. Well, everyone else seems to be building one.
I was thinking it should be fairly shallow and easy to reclaim from the sea. I think that was done up around Newton cunningham.
Would be fierce good fertile land if it was done, maybe thats what the Brits are thinking, considering they are a net importing food country and the verge of leaving the common market
I presume as Derry was an important port, with access to the North Atlantic through Lough Foyle, was the reason the Brits wanted to hang on to the Lough. But what do they need it now for?