Ray Brown wrote:
>>>> Ireland [sic],
>>
>>
>> Why the [sic]?
>
>
> Because in the context it might have been read by those on 'tother side of
> the Pond & elsewhere who are ignorant of rugby that I had made an error
> and meant Northern Ireland. I wished to make it clear that I made Ireland.
>
>> The IRFU is All-Ireland, and the teams represents the
>> whole island.
>
> I should have made that clear also - mea culpa.
No problem. The only bad thing about it is that cringworthy rubgy
anthem. *shudder*
>> If it's the use of 'nation', if you can have nations
>> without a country, surely you can have a nation split between two
>> countries?
>
> I am not sure that I would describe the six counties as a country - but I
> do not want to get into minefield of Northern Irish politics.
Nor I, so we'll go no further with that. :-)
>> For which informal use, a certain loon attacked me for being in the
>> pay of the English
>
> ..and many of us English avoid this use - IMO it is best avoided except,
> of course, when talking about the actual historical provinces of Ulster,
> Munster, Leinster & Connaught.
That it is. The use of Ulster = NI is political dynamite, and we'll say
no more.
K.
--
Keith Gaughan -- talideon.com
The man who removes a mountain begins
by carrying away small stones...
...to make place for some really big nukes!