What about Ireland?

If you have any possible questions about Ireland feel free t oask. I may or may not answer seriously.....

When you land in the airport is there really 3 foot high booze bottles?

At 1/13/2009 1:04:40 PM, crackofdawn_Jr wrote:
When you land in the airport is there really 3 foot high booze bottles?

I am sorry to say no, there is not. However, customs is more of a breeze. There is the spire, which is a huge stick in the middle of Dublin. http://www.procedureman.com...
We also have the St. James brewery, one of the first factories to produce guiness.

What's so great about Ireland?

Is eldorado really the capital of Ireland, or is that just a myth?

Is this "Ire-land" at all related to the "ice-land" which I have heard spoken of?

If you walk up and kiss an Irish person, will saying "What, you're IRISH" get you off the hook?

Does this change depending on what part of their body you kiss them on?

Why doesn't N Ireland want to be part of the Republic? Never understood that. It can't JUST be about religion, can it? Do you consider them true Irish?

At 1/14/2009 7:19:19 AM, jjmd280 wrote:
Why doesn't N Ireland want to be part of the Republic? Never understood that. It can't JUST be about religion, can it? Do you consider them true Irish?

Or traitors?

@ Diablos:
You're country wouldn't be nearly as nice if the Irish were not around to build the railways and buildings. Oh and cheers for burying the bodies who died on the side of the road and not telling the families.

@Harlan:
El Dorado, loosely speaking, is the capital of Ireland. Vikings started it up, and stored gold in Dublin. El Dorado is the city of gold. Dublin = El Dorado. (We have used all the gold to but beer, sorry!)

Ireland and Iceland are related in so far that
1) We are Islands.
2) We are cold
We are in no other way connected.

@ Ragnar:
If you randomly kissed someone is the streets of Dublin, you would be punched in the face. They would continue to beat you. They would drag you into the nearest pub and shout 'We have a proddy (protestant)'. You would then be beat you within an inch of your life. But no one cares if you're female, so long as it isn't limited to a kiss. Unless you have a death wish, or orgasm out broken bones, it is not recommended.

@ Jjmd280:
During the 16th century, the English wanted a greater grip over ireland. They decided to take land off the Gaelic Irish lords, Anglicise it (make it all British), settle English and do a runner after 5 years. The best one happened in Ulster. British soldiers were awarded land, so they wouldn't be budged easily. Scots, who were Presbyterian, also settled there. They were too tough and were not driven easily from the land. When Ireland rebelled in the 1916, and negotiated with Britain in the 1920's, part of the agreement was that the 6 counties that form N Ireland would remain part of the Union.

The divide in Ulster was great. There was a split between protestant and Catholics. Cities such as Derry and Belfast have zones for each side. Paramilitary groups such as the Unionist UVF (Ulster Volunteer force) and Nationalist IRA ( Irish republican army) often clashed. The unionist gained the upper hand, as the police force were sympathetic to them. As the troubles ended, both sides lay down there arms. The catholic to protestant ratio is currently 45:55 and rising in favour of the Catholics. Ireland and the UK both agree that it is solely the choice of N Irish people to decided on whether to join the republic or not. Eventually, within the next 100 years, we may see a united Ireland.

I have heard many a legend about the far-away land that they call "Ire-lan"...

Is it true about the camels?