An Post ashamed of our history?

Started by red hander, February 05, 2010, 05:34:35 PM

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Quote from: Nally Stand on February 09, 2010, 10:41:09 PM
Well as i say i often do refer to it also as the 26 counties. Unlike you however, i would never say something like 'Eire has 26 counties'. In my opinion as a republican, this statement forgets those Irish citizens north of the border who regard themselves as Irish and from Ireland/Eire. When I hear 'Ireland' or 'Eire', I think 32 counties. Anyway this is getting off topic.

When I was living in Australia I had an Irish passport, did that make Victoria a county in the Irish state.
Time to take a more chill-pill approach to life.

Nally Stand

Puckoon if you understood my point of the last two or so posts you would see that they are totally anti partitionist
"The island of saints & scholars...and gombeens & fuckin' arselickers" Christy Moore

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Quote from: hardstation on February 09, 2010, 10:38:39 PM
Quote from: mayogodhelpus@gmail.com on February 09, 2010, 10:34:10 PM
Quote from: hardstation on February 09, 2010, 10:26:51 PM
Éire has 32 counties too.

The State not the Island, so Éire 26 counties too.
So, it's the island but a part of the island also?

That'll not work to be honest.

Well if this town is not big enought, maybe the ones with the International legal title on the name should have it, i.e. the ones with a written constitution of their own, the ones recognised by the European Union, European Court of Human Rights, the United Nations and the International Red Cross.

I think the Island and the State can share the name but if not!
Time to take a more chill-pill approach to life.

Nally Stand

No but if you were born and lived you life in Victoria with no Irish blood at all in you you would not be entitled to an Irish passport. Unlike in Tyrone. Hence am I to take it that you regard Tyrone as being as much a part of Ireland as Victoria by that logic?
"The island of saints & scholars...and gombeens & fuckin' arselickers" Christy Moore

winsamsoon

Quote from: hardstation on February 09, 2010, 10:47:57 PM
It'll get a bit confusing.

"I'm heading to Éire on my holidays"

"Portrush again, aye?"

lol going to start claiming i am more Irish than you next ;D ;D
I never forget a face but in your case I will make an exception.

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Quote from: winsamsoon on February 09, 2010, 10:42:02 PM
I fail to see how anyone can take offence at me calling the 26 counties a Free State, It doesn't make any assumption on any person and certainly doesn't imply that they are of different nationalities. It recognises partition but it has to because whether we like it or not Ireland was divided so it is merely a term that refers to this division. What should we call it. If i say Ireland this is confusing as Ireland in it;s truest form is 32 counties so to differientiate i say the free State. Actually wrote it on a cv once for a job lol ;D

The Irish State.

I can tell you if You wrote Free State on any CV of anyone I know or any company I know, you wouldn't even get a second look at your C.V.

I had a mate from Derry back in college, a big Nationalist, once addressed a letter to him (post was still coming to our house even though he had moved out) addressed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the other lads where trying to get me to write Londonderry instead of Derry, bit too much for me to stomach, the other lads thought it would be funny coz he would hit the roof when he say it.
Time to take a more chill-pill approach to life.

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Quote from: Nally Stand on February 09, 2010, 10:46:57 PM
No but if you were born and lived you life in Victoria with no Irish blood at all in you you would not be entitled to an Irish passport. Unlike in Tyrone. Hence am I to take it that you regard Tyrone as being as much a part of Ireland as Victoria by that logic?

If it was I'd be moving to Tyrone to get an Australian passport  ;D

A Jesus I'm going to stop now, can be an awful p***k when I start  :-X
Time to take a more chill-pill approach to life.

winsamsoon

I forgot to mention that the job was the quarter master of the IRA  :D ;D ffs lighten up
I never forget a face but in your case I will make an exception.

delboy

Quote from: Myles Na G. on February 09, 2010, 09:43:53 PM
Quote from: delboy on February 09, 2010, 02:48:25 PM
Quote from: Donnellys Hollow on February 08, 2010, 09:26:25 PM
Those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it

A platitude, both cultures know their history and both seem to keep making the same mistakes. I'd rather use sound judgement than sound bites.
Best sound bite so far!

At least it came out of my own brain box  :)

Nally Stand

Mayo ur not lookin to emigrate are you? Things that bad in the free state?;-) peace!
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Quote from: Nally Stand on February 09, 2010, 11:26:14 PM
Mayo ur not lookin to emigrate are you? Things that bad in the free state?;-) peace!

Emigrate, to Tyrone!  ;)
Time to take a more chill-pill approach to life.

Nally Stand

Haha not enough Gaelic culture about Mayo? Or wud it be in search of a decent football time?;-) I shouldn't say anything. Ye lot tend to get the better of Tyrone in recent years in the league!
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Quote from: Nally Stand on February 09, 2010, 11:49:38 PM
Haha not enough Gaelic culture about Mayo? Or wud it be in search of a decent football time?;-) I shouldn't say anything. Ye lot tend to get the better of Tyrone in recent years in the league!

Plenty of Gaelic culture in Mayo, more than most counties. We have plenty of decent football.
Time to take a more chill-pill approach to life.

Nally Stand

Don't worry it's only a bit of slagging!
"The island of saints & scholars...and gombeens & fuckin' arselickers" Christy Moore

haveaharp

Quote from: Nally Stand on February 09, 2010, 07:49:02 PM
P.s Haveaharp, your post reeks of partitionism talking about us lot in the north and you lot in the south. You almost suggest that  the Rising is only part of the south's history. Need I remind you that Ireland was not divided in 1916 and volunteers from north and south fought? Should we forget about them because it "failed"? Would you be so quick to say that if your great grandfather was involved?

Partitionism ? As enshrined by the dropping of the constitutional claim to the north.  ::)
I am fully aware that the country was not divided in 1916 - didnt take them long though.