Another British isles discussion

[Dodge]

I am PEDANTOR!!!!!

[strangeirish]

IONA sounds terrible though

It depends what context you are using it in. For example, 'IONA house' or IONA pair of thermal knickers', then it sounds good.

[Lionel Ritchie]

Well, except for those of us who invaded in 1179 (sorry about that), with the Vikings or the Danes (I think my conscience is clear here), in a plantation (maybe) or from Poland (not me).

My ancestors are Viking apparently. They set sail because they heard of a fair land of opportunity with generous social security, excellent health-care and properly funded education sysyem.

Evidently they got blown off course and landed here instead.

[jebus]

Don't know why people get so uptight when someone refers to these islands as the British Isles, especially as Ireland is only a mini Britain anyway, and I'm not trying to WUM here, I genuinely don't see any difference between us and them in modern society and so don't care if we are called the British Isles

[osarusan]

I am PEDANTOR!!!!!

Keep him away from kids. In fact, just lock him up. Bloody pedantors.

[gael353]

Fair enough lads but i think im right lol ammm no i think the eire one was a british translation of the word éirinn/eireann but you cant use those words on their own so its like saor stáit eireann...drop the free state after the constitution and translate to english and you get EIRE. You see eire is a british for a ireland as the british or trinity guys see it, but ireland isnt a word in the irish language, eg muintir na heirinn/heireann...we'll go back to hibernia in the end @)

[bennocelt]

As for the term British Isles, it's as good as any, and angrily rejected by those insecure in their nationality. The word British comes from the name of the Celtic peoples who are our ancestors.
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well thats not true........if you are Irish why the hell would you want to be confused with been British

silliest thing i ever saw on TV was when Tom Mccuirk was rambling on and he said Dublin was the fifth biggest city in the British isles, then exactly 10 minutes later he was going on about how terrible it was that the British press kept calling it "The British Lions".....................bloody fool

as for Eire, it is kind of what the country is called in Irish, but i do feel that the British use it in a very patronising way towards us

[BohsPartisan]

I have no problem with the term British Isles as it was not actually the British who enslaved us. It was a motley crew of Normans, Danes, Anglo-Saxons that enslaved the real British to begin with and along with help from our own miserable ruling class enslaved the Irish people. However to clear up crossed meanings etc. I like the name Atlantean Isles.

[-lamb-]

afaik (and yes, i had to check it out not so long ago) "ireland" is the official name of the state.
to make an official distinction between "ireland" the state and "ireland" the island the name (description) "republic of ireland" should be used when not referring to the island as a whole but specifically the state of "ireland".
confusing, but understandable once the mud has settled!

[Dodge]

to make an official distinction between "ireland" the state and "ireland" the island the name (description) "republic of ireland" should be used when not referring to the island as a whole but specifically the state of "ireland".
confusing, but understandable once the mud has settled!

Thats not strictly true either.

The name of the state is Ireland.

The words republic were only brought in when we left the commonwelath

The distinction bit above is wikipedia ********. There's nothing official in it

[DmanDmythDledge]

The other one that annoys me is the word Eire...this word is a British word for our country, eire doesnt actually exist and nothing smells of **** more then some guy going around with a retro t shirt with eire on the back with number 6 for mr sunderland!

Not as bad as people saying ROI.

[pineapple stu]

I'm just waiting for the first English person to come on here complaining about the term "Irish Sea", and demanding that it be called the "Inter North East European Islands Sea" instead.

We'd take the **** out of them. And rightly so.

[dfx-]

As for the term British Isles, it's as good as any, and angrily rejected by those insecure in their nationality.

Agree 100%.

*resists the temptation to say 110%*

[Réiteoir]

Agree 100%.

*resists the temptation to say 110%*

pfft - you can prove anything with percentages

64% of people know that

[First]

What about the Irish sea surely it should have some British reference to it as it laps up against both .

[noby]

The Irish sea is thus named, by the British, because it is the sea between them and Ireland.

[bennocelt]

I'm just waiting for the first English person to come on here complaining about the term "Irish Sea", and demanding that it be called the "Inter North East European Islands Sea" instead.

We'd take the **** out of them. And rightly so.

they could call it pretty much anything they want, its all toxic anyway

[Jerry The Saint]

The Irish sea is thus named, by the British, because it is the sea between them and Ireland.

B@stards!

I vote we rename it the Tan Sea. That'll learn' em.

[First]

I'm just waiting for the first English person to come on here complaining about the term "Irish Sea", and demanding that it be called the "Inter North East European Islands Sea" instead.

We'd take the **** out of them. And rightly so.

Only mentioned to see how long it would take for the pi$$ taking to start.

[Jerry The Saint]

Irish coffee is pretty offensive when you think about it. Implies that we have some sort of fondness for alcohol.