To want to shout at people who write Southern Ireland

[ParadiseCity]

THERE IS NO SUCH FUCKING COUNTRY! And if you really were as clever as you pretend to be, you might just fucking know that. Arrrgghhh.

I feel a bit better for that. Please feel free to add your own

I don't think people (in the main) are trying to be offensive

I think the real issue is they don't care when they are being.

My grandfather was from Ireland and I am considering applying for an Irish passport for EU reasons as well as heritage ones. Would my children then be able to get one too. Sorry off topic a bit

I'm Irish and not in the slightest bit offended.

Dopey, only if you fully understand all the issues being debated on this thread, which will be asked at interview.

Just kidding.

www.citizensinformation.ie/en/moving_country/irish_citizenship/irish_citizenship_through_birth_or_descent.html

I'm Irish and not in the slightest bit offended

So what? Doesn't mean others can't be. And it's more irritated than offended, for most.

My grandfather was from Ireland and I am considering applying for an Irish passport for EU reasons as well as heritage ones. Would my children then be able to get one too

No. You would but they wouldn't, you can't claim through a great grandparent.

So what? It's a thread of people's opinions and feelings. I gave mine. No more or less.

Notever - agreed, but this is not restricted to Ireland. I'm from Scotland and work in the tourist industry, I've had people from all over the world assuming that we have no running water/baths/electricity etc etc.

By the way - we do have those things but it's not easy taking a bath in a kilt with a haggis as a sponge!

Thanks for both replies wotking though the issues :-)

Furthermore, It has always saddened me how much the Irish Americans celebrate Irishness and are proud of their heritage, they way they celebrate "Patty's Day" etc, yet the Brits, so many of whom are descendants of Ireland, really don't give a damn

Every British person of Irish descent I have ever met celebrates St Patrick's day.

Alltouched, any of the English of Irish descent that I know (I know many) fiercely claims they are Irish and not English, even if they have been born, raised, educated and worked in England all their lives. So maybe that's why it seems that no English people of Irish descent celebrate Irish stuff, it's because they have already reclassified as Irish. (Disclaimer: I'm sure there are many exceptions to this).

Every British person I know celebrates st Patrick's Day, Irish descent or otherwise

Every British person I know celebrates st Patrick's Day, Irish descent or otherwise confused

Really? How do they celebrate it?

In many ways, as there's no one way to celebrate anything

I celebrate it fiercely with much Guinness

I live in N Ireland and no one I know does anything at all for St Patricks day, aside from enjoy a day off work. I know there is a big parade in Belfast but I've yet to meet anyone who has ever been to it, we all assumed it was for tourists.

Exactly treaclesoda The St Patrick's day parades in Belfast and London and some other UK cities are just an American import to attract tourists and a marketing ploy to part people from their cash in return for some nationalistic joviality.

When I was at school in the 60's and 70's we had the day off school but the day before we had a very solemn long assembly (with a re - enactment of St Patrick's life at Primary School) and we invariably sang St Patrick's breast plate every year - it was all quite serious.

I'm an athesit so I don't do anything and besides St Patrick wasn't even Irish!

I can't avoid st Patrick's day as the parade goes right past my house but other than point out some good floats to the DC through the living room window (because it's always rains!) we don't do anything. In previous years we took part in the parade but it's gotten extremely shit and once you've done it you've done it IYSWIM.

St George was Greek. Nobody's ever claimed St P was Irish have they, he was a missionary to Ireland so he couldn't have come from there.

It was meant light heartedly crocodile - sorry if I caused offence.

I live in NI and I always do something for St Patrick's Day The kids are off school, usually for 2 days depending on when it falls- sometimes we go into town for the parade, or we head out for the day somewhere. Most people I know do something and not a tourist among us.

Not offended at all - don't be daft!

In many ways, as there's no one way to celebrate anything hmm

Of course not, but you said everyone you know celebrates it, and I am asking what you mean by that. Is it a difficult question?

well yes noteven I know a lot of people
I also said every British person I know celebrates it, I also know lots people of other origins too. Guess I'm lucky.