If Ireland is in the UK, wouldnt Irish be considered British?

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because I am irish John darling.........

E B

we are not part of the uk!!!!! the north maybe but not the republic of ireland we fought for our independence against the british and won!!! we may have lost our language but we didnt lose who we are and were we're from.

Steveh

all depends on which Ireland your talking about. Northern Ireland is British. Southern Ireland is not, and is not part of the United Kingdom either. NI is.

mark

If Ireland was in the UK they Irish would be British, but it isn't, so they are not!!

It was part of the UK until 1922, when the Irish decided they'd be better off without the rest of the UK.

Unfortunately there were quite a few people in Ireland who disagreed with this and decided to stay part of the UK (the provence now known as Northern Ireland).

maxhedr00m

Man you are treading on dangerous waters here. Ireland is an independent nation and not a member of the UK. Northern Ireland is considered a part of the UK.

mad_4_it_oasis

Ireland is not part of the UK. Northern Ireland is part of the UK. Britain is mainland Britain and is different to the United Kingdom. The UK is actually the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland is not part of Britain or the UK

Christine

Your getting politics mixed up with geography, its part of the British Isles, that's the Geography part, but its not British, its a separate country, and please call it either Ireland, Eire or Republic of Ireland, a country called Southern Ireland does not exist.

Dreamweaver

I think there is a slight confusion here.
Ireland is split into 2 parts.
Eire which is southern Ireland and is not part of the UK
and Northern Ireland which is part of the UK

So people who come from Northern Ireland are British

Tony BinEye

The Irish are a seperate nation! They were once part of the British Empire, and Britain's record there is a shameful one!
The island of Ireland is considered one of the British Isles, in a geographical sense. Ulster, or Northern Ireland, is British, and the people are British.
I am not Irish (though I have Irish blood from way back) and in my opinion, Northern Ireland should be handed back to the Irish. Ian Paisley and his gang can come and live in Britain if they want, though I'm pretty sure the British would rather he went somewhere else!!

mikeb

Northern Ireland is part of the UK. The Republic of Ireland (Eire) isn't.

For the reasons behind this you need to read up on the history of the island of Ireland. A lot of people have lost their lives for the cause of either being, or not being, a part of the UK.

Lyndsey b2b 150510

Ireland is not part of the UK, they have their own government.

Sapphire

Northern Ireland is part of the UK, Eire is not. Most people in Northern Ireland have a British passport, irrespective of religion, so I guess they are British.

Adacadus

UK is a contraction of:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland IS in the UK
Republic of Ireland is NOT in the UK
NEITHER are part of GB

Therefore, the Irish are not technically British.

Kevan M

Ireland is not in the UK. Nor is Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland and The Republic are two distinct countires outside of the United Kingdom (Yes the passport does say United Kingdom AND Northern Ireland, the AND gives it away, you will also find this on most forms of legal seals which bear the Monarchs seal). Yes they are part of the British Isles, but so is the Isle of Man, and assorted Channel Island Dependancies they are also not in the United Kingdom.

Even when Ireland was part of the Empire, it was always called Ireland and the native inhabitants or those born there Irish. As per previous questions and Answers there is no such thing as British.

And the reason for them being so special is that they never accepted and almagamated with the Commonwealth and Empire since colonization in the 1500's and have been a thorn in the side of England since the Roman Days.

Jason O

Ireland is part of the British Isles, not the UK. The UK includes Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales & England. Great Britain is the single island that incorporates Wales, Scotland & England. The British Isles includes Ireland, Jersey, Guernsey etc

jackie m

On the front of our passport it says UNITED KINGDOM & NORTHERN IRELAND

Annieb

Fanella
Great Britain and the United Kingdom are the same It's just another way of saying it. The Republic of Ireland is not part of the UK or GB. It used to be. But in 1922 Ireland became divided. There are six counties in the North of Ireland with the capital of Belfast. It is still part of the UK or GB. The Republic of Ireland has twenty six counties. The capital is Dublin. It is completely, separate from Great Britain with it's own government and laws.
Ireland North and South along with Wales The Isle of Man the Scilly Isles , the Outer and Inner Hebrides the Orkney's and the Channel Isles are all regarded as being in the British Isles. That is to say geographically where they lie when classified on a map.

Glendon

Ireland is NOT in the UK. Ireland in in the British Isles along with the UK. the UK consists of England Northern Ireland Scotland and Wales and some smaller islands

take a look at this if you want to know the details
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Isles

Kenchelski

Ireland is not in the UK, but would be considered British if they were.

fanella

no the uk includes them all great britain doesnt

rem

northern Ireland is British, Ireland is separate from the united kingdom (not physically)

deborah

because England Scotland and wales are all in one island and Ireland is a island on its own

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