Rep. Ireland person here, the British have planted their people and ideals in Ireland a long time ago, especially the North. Divide and conquer as Churchill said. Many ignorant people down here in the south have been fear-mongered into believing it will destroy our economy or cause a civil war, I just want an actual Irish country of all the Irish lands, religion be damned.
Absolutely. Unification not only makes economic sense, but it is the only way that true, lasting peace will flourish on the island. When all connections with Britain have been severed, the unionist population have the choice of either going to live in Britain if they find the thought of living under an Irish government abhorrent, or settling down and getting on with things. I look forward to a time when Ireland and the UK can be neighbours, with no bad blood.
A few things. First, Ireland didn’t decide it wanted independence in 1921. Ireland decided it wanted independence in 1916 after the brutal British reprisals for the Easter Rising. They voiced these feelings in the 1918 general election with a landslide Sinn Fein victory. The new government then adopted the Irish Volunteers as the national army and renamed them the Irish Republican Army. The IRA waged a 2 year war against the British and the British government felt that with the way the IRA was fighting, they could drag the war on forever. The UK offered the division of Ireland as a way to end both the war and the massive international backlash against the British for the actions of the British forces during the war. Second, the Free State consists of 26 counties, not 32. Third, as mentioned, the IRA was originally established as the national army of the independent 32 country Irish Republic. They lost the Irish Civil War due to Free State forces being funded and armed by the British. The final act of the second Dail was to make the IRA Army Council the new provisional government of the Irish Republic. So, depending on who you ask, the IRA is still the national army of the Irish Republic, a revolutionary state that never died. Fourth, the only reason the British offered the Good Friday Agreement was because they once again realized they couldn’t defeat the IRA.
Well summed up. I believe when they offered the treaty first it was a 24 county free state with Donegal and Monaghan in the north of Ireland. I heard this off a Donegal man long before we had internet on our phones, but I can't find anything on it.
Errrr.... no. the IRA was already defeated, if not destroyed. it was so penetrated by British informers that it could barely mount an operation without the British knowing about it. The only reason why Sinn Fein/IRA signed the Good Friday Agreement was because it realised that the "armed struggle" had failed. It was a smart, if belated, move, because they appear to have won the peace.
It WAS a union, the Irish Parliament passed the Act of Union in 1800. Prior to that Ireland was an independent country that shared a monarch with Britain but ruled itself otherwise
8:20 Fermangh and Tyrone just about had a catholic majourity only 4/6 were majourity unionist. The three parts of ulster in the republic cavan fermangh and donegal also had small pockets of unionist
The potato famine was caused by the English absentee landowners cutting down the areas the Irish tenants could grow crops on--not the ONLY cause but a big part of it. Henry VIII supported and began the Protestant revolution in England so he could divorce Catherine of Aragon and marry Anne Boleyn. Before that , he had been a true Son of the Church.
Classic English Divide and Rule. What manny people won`t say is that in truth Ireland was never divided between English and Irish or Protestants and Catolics,In truth Northern Ireland is the land devided in such fasion through out history.The % of Northern ireland that sees itself and Irish Catholic is 40% of the population even of all the forcful removing of Irish people and taking their land the British still ain`t the majority,only reason the country is not part of Ireland is British English Imperializam war crimes and Apartheid, Dont believe me check out Wikipidia demographics page...Here Ill even copy past it: 2001 2011 2021 Roman Catholic 678,462 40.2% 738,033 40.8% 805,151 42.3% Presbyterian Church in Ireland 348,742 20.7% 345,101 19.1% 316,103 16.6% Church of Ireland 257,788 15. 248,821 13.7% 219,788 11.5% Methodist Church in Ireland 59,173 3.5% 54,253 3.0% 44,728 2.4% Other Christian 102,221 6.1 104,380 5.8 130,377 6.9
There aren't border controls between Northern Ireland and Ireland like you suggest in the video. What border there are exist internally within the United Kingdom between the island of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
I think you'll find it was under Brian Bóruma mac Cennétig, Imperator Scottorum. There was also Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair, Ardrí na hÉireann. You could equally argue it was never united as part of the UK. 1798 Irish Rebellion of 1798 1800 Act of Union forming UK (which is disputed as evidence of bribery and corruption exists) 1803 Irish Rebellion of 1803 1831-36 Tithe War 1848 Young Irelander Rebellion 1867 Fenian Rising 1870-93 Land War 1916 Easter Rising 1919-22 Irish War of Independence.
You may be correct, though this is semantics. Ireland was united as one of the countries in the United Kingdom. This was not long ago historically. NI is faltering already after only just over 100 years in existence, and is unlikely to last another 25.
So what’s ur point exactly, if anything is to b taken from this video is Ireland will unite sooner or later we where never going to bow to English rule
Irish & NI people, what result would you want? Let me know!
Rep. Ireland person here, the British have planted their people and ideals in Ireland a long time ago, especially the North. Divide and conquer as Churchill said.
Many ignorant people down here in the south have been fear-mongered into believing it will destroy our economy or cause a civil war, I just want an actual Irish country of all the Irish lands, religion be damned.
“Northern” Irish person here and I want unification
Absolutely. Unification not only makes economic sense, but it is the only way that true, lasting peace will flourish on the island. When all connections with Britain have been severed, the unionist population have the choice of either going to live in Britain if they find the thought of living under an Irish government abhorrent, or settling down and getting on with things. I look forward to a time when Ireland and the UK can be neighbours, with no bad blood.
From north of Ireland reunification for me
A few things.
First, Ireland didn’t decide it wanted independence in 1921. Ireland decided it wanted independence in 1916 after the brutal British reprisals for the Easter Rising. They voiced these feelings in the 1918 general election with a landslide Sinn Fein victory. The new government then adopted the Irish Volunteers as the national army and renamed them the Irish Republican Army. The IRA waged a 2 year war against the British and the British government felt that with the way the IRA was fighting, they could drag the war on forever. The UK offered the division of Ireland as a way to end both the war and the massive international backlash against the British for the actions of the British forces during the war.
Second, the Free State consists of 26 counties, not 32.
Third, as mentioned, the IRA was originally established as the national army of the independent 32 country Irish Republic. They lost the Irish Civil War due to Free State forces being funded and armed by the British. The final act of the second Dail was to make the IRA Army Council the new provisional government of the Irish Republic. So, depending on who you ask, the IRA is still the national army of the Irish Republic, a revolutionary state that never died.
Fourth, the only reason the British offered the Good Friday Agreement was because they once again realized they couldn’t defeat the IRA.
Well summed up. I believe when they offered the treaty first it was a 24 county free state with Donegal and Monaghan in the north of Ireland. I heard this off a Donegal man long before we had internet on our phones, but I can't find anything on it.
Errrr.... no. the IRA was already defeated, if not destroyed. it was so penetrated by British informers that it could barely mount an operation without the British knowing about it. The only reason why Sinn Fein/IRA signed the Good Friday Agreement was because it realised that the "armed struggle" had failed. It was a smart, if belated, move, because they appear to have won the peace.
Also the Plantation of Ulster is named after Ulster, not the other way round.
It wasn’t a “Union” between Ireland and England, It. Was an occupation….. big difference!
It WAS a union, the Irish Parliament passed the Act of Union in 1800. Prior to that Ireland was an independent country that shared a monarch with Britain but ruled itself otherwise
8:20 Fermangh and Tyrone just about had a catholic majourity only 4/6 were majourity unionist. The three parts of ulster in the republic cavan fermangh and donegal also had small pockets of unionist
I am English by birth but have always supported United Ireland.
The potato famine was caused by the English absentee landowners cutting down the areas the Irish tenants could grow crops on--not the ONLY cause but a big part of it.
Henry VIII supported and began the Protestant revolution in England so he could divorce Catherine of Aragon and marry Anne Boleyn. Before that , he had been a true Son of the Church.
Wrong at the start Ireland was ruled by Irish kings before the British forcefully took over .
Many times your video clips did not match your narration... using 20th century battle scenes during your 17th century sections.
This video has some basic facts wrong.
Ahh typical Englishmen. Divide and Rule.
You forgot the siege of Derry 1688 and battle of the Boyne with king William 1690 . 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
King William was supported by the Pope and a Te Deum sung in St. Perer's Rome to celebrate. Read James Connolly.
Nobody cares
Classic English Divide and Rule.
What manny people won`t say is that in truth Ireland was never divided between English and Irish or Protestants and Catolics,In truth Northern Ireland is the land devided in such fasion through out history.The % of Northern ireland that sees itself and Irish Catholic is 40% of the population even of all the forcful removing of Irish people and taking their land the British still ain`t the majority,only reason the country is not part of Ireland is British English Imperializam war crimes and Apartheid, Dont believe me check out Wikipidia demographics page...Here Ill even copy past it:
2001 2011 2021
Roman Catholic 678,462 40.2% 738,033 40.8% 805,151 42.3%
Presbyterian Church in Ireland 348,742 20.7% 345,101 19.1% 316,103 16.6%
Church of Ireland 257,788 15. 248,821 13.7% 219,788 11.5%
Methodist Church in Ireland 59,173 3.5% 54,253 3.0% 44,728 2.4%
Other Christian 102,221 6.1 104,380 5.8 130,377 6.9
Uk ones because they are very historic and mostly ruins and ver peaceful and on 1 of them I saw writing from 1912 soo cool 😎
There aren't border controls between Northern Ireland and Ireland like you suggest in the video. What border there are exist internally within the United Kingdom between the island of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
"Unifying", not "Reunifying". What ever else the British may have done, depriving Ireland of a pre-existing unitary state wasn't one of them.
I live in ireland
A few mistakes- NI remains in the EU single market among others…
WHY PROSPEROUS, INDEPENDENT IRELAND WOULD WANT TO INTEGRATE TROUBLED, DIVIDED NORTHERN IRELAND - I JUST DO NOT KNOW!!!
It would be a difficult divorce.
Time for a fact check Ireland has never been united as one country separate for the UK
I think you'll find it was under Brian Bóruma mac Cennétig, Imperator Scottorum. There was also Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair, Ardrí na hÉireann.
You could equally argue it was never united as part of the UK.
1798 Irish Rebellion of 1798
1800 Act of Union forming UK
(which is disputed as evidence of bribery and corruption exists)
1803 Irish Rebellion of 1803
1831-36 Tithe War
1848 Young Irelander Rebellion
1867 Fenian Rising
1870-93 Land War
1916 Easter Rising
1919-22 Irish War of Independence.
Bullshit
You may be correct, though this is semantics. Ireland was united as one of the countries in the United Kingdom. This was not long ago historically. NI is faltering already after only just over 100 years in existence, and is unlikely to last another 25.
So what’s ur point exactly, if anything is to b taken from this video is Ireland will unite sooner or later we where never going to bow to English rule
I’m Irish
Which means, you're probably an American!🤔