Smiling Irish

[redrage]

Out of curiosity how many Irish BFTB recruits have we here?

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[Golden Puma]

That's a tricky one to answer living north of the border, depends if you call someone Irish if they live on the island of Ireland or if they live in the Rebublic, sorry to bring that up but that's the way it is here.

I would classify myself as Northern Irish, what about you Double Tap?

[redrage]

I guess i mean the geographical island of Ireland. Not meaning to enter any sort of political conversation on this.
Identity is a personal thing and if you see yourself as British or Irish or as you said Northern Irish it's all the same to me.

To be honest we have all in these islands been so tightly interwoven in the last few thousand years the differences are not as big as some might think. Similar sense of humour and approach to life by all.

So back to my original question. Who is close enough to me and not seperated by sea to perhaps assist in my love of action force.

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[Golden Puma]

Double Tap and I are both on this side of the Irish Channel, both in the wonderful city of Belfast

Where do you live?

[Celticjoe]

I live in Co. Laois

[redrage]

At the moment Galway but back in Dublin in July!

Was thinking of going up to Belfast for the England / Ireland one day international
Never been to a game of cricket but can't knock a sport if you never try it.

Love Belfast. Saw James Taylor there last year.

Do you know the Crown bar. I like it anyway. Apparently it has been exactly copied and is in i think Drumoyne in Sydney

Well enough of my ranting

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[Andy1672]

Im sure there are more of you in ireland than there are in cumbria !


soooooo ........ any members on here from Cumbria ?

" Andy waits and watches the tumbleweeds roll by .........

[Sundance]

james taylor the wrestler?

[redrage]

james taylor the wrestler?

The singer . . . . "You got a friend!"

[Double-Tap]

That's a tricky one to answer living north of the border, depends if you call someone Irish if they live on the island of Ireland or if they live in the Rebublic, sorry to bring that up but that's the way it is here.

I would classify myself as Northern Irish, what about you Double Tap?

this is a tricky one.
i consider myself an Ulster-man or Northern Irish although lived in Scotland when i was a kid and came back home when i was 15.
i drank in a very dodgy bar called the avenue 1 when i was 16, it was next door to college and didnt know at the time that it was the main uda bar for that part of belfast. everyone thought i was scottish and i got into a rather drunken debate when i claimed i was northern irish. a rather nice chap tried to explain that there is no such thing as northern irish and that i was british, i stated i was both until he pulled a gun out of his coat and held it to my knees. i had only been back a couple of months and quickly agreed that i was indeed british. luckily the doorman got me out and sent me home in a taxi.
i do play the irish card when i'm abroad tho as the ladies seem to appreciate it.
Bill