On Sat, 07 May 2005 09:00:14 GMT, "Tim Martin"
wrote:


"Patric" wrote in message
.. .

"It might also help a reasonable person to understand why many people of
Irish extraction don't exactly hald the English is very high regard"

It's worth noting that that attitude is mainly displayed by non-Irish people
"of Irish extraction"; the Irish and English themselves get on fine ...
Lots of us have dual citizenship, being Irish Citizens and British Citizens.

Tim


Probably because the foreign Irish aren't as well versed in history. I
was Cromwell who did most of the unpleasant stuff to the Irish. While
he has doing that, he was screwing the English over comprehensively as
well.

d

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