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Only part of Ireland left the Union. Northern Ireland remains a part of the UK.
by jackgavigan 12y ago
Only part of Ireland left the Union. Northern Ireland remains a part of the UK.
- te_chris 12y agoThat may be true, but it's also a pretty contentious statement as for all intents and purposes Ireland wanted to separate from Britain.
- jackgavigan 12y agoI'm Irish. I have to be contentious. It's the law (on both sides of the border).
- handelaar 12y agoAgain, not all of it: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uybffw4llGM/T6V0rxjth5I/AAAAAAAAAYI/bPPnTxuAEjg/s1600/1918.png http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uybffw4llGM/T6V0rxjth5I/AAAAAAAAAY...
- pbiggar 12y agoMy understanding is that the country Ireland left the union, and a new "country" (territory? unsure) joined the UK.