| Hands up and all say 'aye' if you are Irish and believe that means we are a unique race ..
Posted: 1/1/2009 1:52:19 AM | My question here revolves around the assumption that as Irish people; the majority of us have traveled far and wide as a natural course of our lives - we're famous for being immigrants, renowned for the awful effects the famine had on our nation but prior to that we had the travelling bug as exemplified by Saint Kevin who discovered North America and ended up establishing an Irish enclave in Nova Scotia - a part of the world where people still speak a form of Gaeilge and love their Irishness.
We, as a race have been quite prolific missionaries...we've spread the word all over the world.
I'll never forget meeting Native Americans in British Colombia who were named for our Irish saints..Brigid and Patrick - bloody mind blowing to be honest.
Each culture in the world has had a far reaching effect on other cultures..the Romans in Britain..the English in Ireland..the Dutch, the French...the Arabs...etc.
I particularly want to visit Iceland because we have a big historic connection with them from way back whence we as a nation and Island were known as the 'Isle of saints and scholars' and our monks and nuns visited there and caused the country to be populated with very gifted arty farty types.
In particular I want to know if you as an Irish man or woman have felt a bit frustrated that people don't get your sense of humour when you alight upon their shores and try to be a part of their lives ?? | |
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| Hands up and all say 'aye' if you are Irish and believe that means we are a unique race ..
Posted: 1/3/2009 3:12:48 PM | Ms Grundy I think your last statement is making sweeping generalizations that are'nt based in any kind of facts. I live in the US we have tons of native Irish people here and they feel welcomed. They come here get jobs, buy houses, marry Irish/non Irish and their accent seems to get them anything they want. The Irish are loved by the Americans and just about every other American is a descendant of Ireland.
Now on the flip side, I am an American that lived in Galway for two years and was quite put off by being called a Yank all the time, or a blow in. Ok maybe they were joking, but after awhile it gets old. I would never refer to an Irish person as a Mick that would be an insult. So Miss Grundy the finger is pointing right back at you. | |
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| Hands up and all say 'aye' if you are Irish and believe that means we are a unique race ..
Posted: 1/6/2009 11:41:35 AM | quote: I particularly want to visit Iceland because we have a big historic connection with them from way back whence we as a nation and Island were known as the 'Isle of saints and scholars' and our monks and nuns visited there and caused the country to be populated with very gifted arty farty types.
well when I was in Iceland in the school it was taught that Irish monks landed on Iceland and established a colony. They prayed all day but it did not help. They were swept away by a bunch of Vikings lead by a woman. These Vikings are the Icelanders of today, no Irish blood there. Women 'rule' in Iceland even today so nothing much changed since that first landing of the vikingurs.
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| Hands up and all say 'aye' if you are Irish and believe that means we are a unique race ..
Posted: 1/7/2009 6:15:09 PM | i know what your logic is? but sorry ive came over here from scotlnd and as youve said most of your travelling countrymen were saints? well my name is michael the patron st of travelling and since ive been here have had the your just a blowin yes thats true but thers no sutch a thing as a free ride you have to earn respect wherever you go not like the heathans who raped and pillaged wherever they thught fit? nothing against yourself but i like your enthusiam ,and i lovethe irish never meet a better people.xx ? dont you agree? | |
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| Hands up and all say 'aye' if you are Irish and believe that means we are a unique race ..
Posted: 1/14/2009 2:59:46 PM | "In particular I want to know if you as an Irish man or woman have felt a bit frustrated that people don't get your sense of humour when you alight upon their shores and try to be a part of their lives ??"
If there's one thing I've noticed as an Irish person who has travelled the world, it's just how uptight the rest of the world can be. *laughs*
Nobody seems to get the loose, honest humour of the Irish except Irish. | |
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| Hands up and all say 'aye' if you are Irish and believe that means we are a unique race ..
Posted: 1/17/2009 12:21:06 PM | ^^^ bloody hell Paddy, you're supposed to become all whimsical and wax lyrical about the old homeland when you end up living far away not start knocking the whole country and it's people every chance you get ....Jaysus you are a bit miserable aren't you ?
If there's one thing I've noticed as an Irish person who has travelled the world, it's just how uptight the rest of the world can be. *laughs*
Nobody seems to get the loose, honest humour of the Irish except Irish.
I totally agree with you there Luthion although I haven't been to the West Indies or Asia
yet or even the southern hemisphere and not too many places in Europe either. | |
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Possibly more. The debate would be how much is Scottish and how much is Irish. I think I might be more Scottish....
