Irish people are different in to rest of British (England) in terms of mentallity, way of thinking & fighters?

Question

So Irish people must be of Gaelic native ancestry, cnt be same as saxons danes etc as England, their way of life is different , they tend to be united , jst everything about them is different so i cant understand when people say they are just as same as rest of British.

Answer 1

French people are different to English people.
German people are different to English people.
Dutch people are different to English people.
Chinese people are different to English people.


What's your point? You expect Irish people to be the same? Why?

Answer 2

Anyone who says that the Irish and the British are the same clearly have no concept or Irish history (or the fact that except for Northern Ireland, that Ireland is not part of Great Britian). You are correct that the Irish are primarily of Celtic heritage (with a wee bit of Viking and even some Spanish tossed in), while the English are primarily of Anglo Saxon/Norman heritage. The native language of the Irish people is different and they do have a very different mindset than the English do. Any similiarities you may find are a result of the years that the Irish people spent as subjects of England before gaining their independance.

It's just plain ignorance when people make assumptions like that. It would be the same as if someone tried to compare England to the United States.

Answer 3

Firstly I'd like to say to my countrymen and women cut people some slack with the righteous indignation about being called a Brit.Its dated and lame.
Right the Irish as distinct from the Scots,Welsh or English tend to have a more balanced outlook on life.Its not all Careerdriven and work hard all the hours of the day.We tend to be more laid back and philosophical on life.We are also known for our love of the Craic(fun)that doesnt necessarily mean bucket loads of drink but a bit of banter,music,song and dance.We are a very highly educated country,the old stereotype of the dumb Paddy has been confined to history.
We're a proud people,we are proud ofour Irishness and heritage and there is a certain pride taken in getting one over on the English,however the Scots and Welsh do have more in common with us that a lot of English do.We are also a more sociable people,ready to chat and regale with stories and give directions and such.yet sometimes we become too parochial and could be classed as being nosey,more so in smaller communities.
As for us being fighters well thats true,look at the contributions the Irish have made to the Armies of the world,US Navy,founded by John Barry,also Irish have fought in every major war in the last 300 years.thousands died in the Napoleonic Wars,American Civil War,Boer War, WW1 etc and also WW2 though they fought in the main for the British and American Armies,
We've been known to fight amongst ourselves too but just watch us unite if one is threatened.
Through or years of British rule we have grown to have a compassion and empathy for the oppressed nations of the world,thence we would side with the Palestinian people rather than the Israeli.
We are hard workers behind everything ,we built Americaand also rebuilt England after WW2. There isnt an Irishman or woman who doesnt have some friend or family member who has had to leave these shores for England or further afield so we can be found everywhere.We are universally loved and in reality Rule the world,just we havent told anybody about it yet.
Look at Saint Patrick's day for example,its the only Country thats celebrated worldwide with parades and festivities every year when the rest of the world wants to become one of us.If we ever tapped that potential we truely would Rule the World.
Hope that answers your question. :)

"We are the music-makers,
And we are the dreamers of dreams,
Wandering by lone sea-breakers,
And sitting by desolate streams; -
World-losers and world-forsakers,
on whom the pale moon gleams;
Yet we are the movers and shakers,
Of the world for ever, it seems.
With wonderful deathless ditties,
We build up the world's great cities,
And out of a fabulous story,
We fashion an empire's glory:
One man with a dream, at pleasure,
Shall go forth and conquer a crown;
And three with a new song's measure,
Can trample an empire down."
-- Arthur O'Shaughnessy

This pretty much sums everything up I said about the Irish :)

Answer 4

When you say 'the rest of British' you are implying that we, too, are British. The Irish are not British and never have been. We were colonised by Britain for hundreds of years but never gave up fighting for independence. The Republic of Ireland has achieved that. We also have our own language although, in fairness, it isnt spoken much because English is the business language of the world. We are not the same as the British but we have certain interests in common.

Answer 5

What i discover offensive, or maybe ideas-blowing, is the stupidity of lots of the solutions right here... "i discover it offensive to be stated as British whilst i'm English" grew to become into one in each and every of them. Do those human beings no longer understand that being English skill which you're by using definition British? the comparable is going for Welsh, Scots, and northern Irish, as area of the united kingdom of large Britain and northern eire. I wish human beings could learn some historic past, or maybe only learn something. "British Isles" isn't approximately being British, that's some geographical area. there is the comparable situation over the English Channel, and the French who want to call it la Manche, or Las Malvinas / Falklands. So, till now looking those words offensive, possibly you're able to desire to study the place they arrive from traditionally and geographically.

Answer 6

hello,
We are all of us Irish Different than people all over the world, but one thing is very common about us, No matter where you are in any region of the world, if you go into a pub for a drink, you will find one of us in there enjoying the ambience of the establishment. Go over to him/her. and ask them why they are there, and Iwill wager they are there to earn a living, and they are just enjoying a pint of plain, after their work. I am not very good at Gaelic speaking, never needed it since after I did my Leaving Certificate, years ago, but my 'Cert' says I am an educated man. I am not a fighter, never was, but I am aware that the Irish have been trying to get the british out of Ireland for over 800 years, but I wouldn't take it as far as wanting to physically force them to leave, they are welcome to stay now, so after hearing John Lennon sing and shout " all we are saying , is give peace a chance" well it has worked for me, and for that statement alone we do have our similarities to the British people.
just one more point though, almost 95% of Irish people are of the catholic religion, and about half of these people are at mass every week, a place where we are taught to love our fellow man. I find no fault in anyone, it isn't down to me to incite any hatred for anyone. I am not sure if you really asked a question, but I do so hope that this will answer any doubts you have about how freindly an Irish person can be, Bless you...... Tony M

Answer 7

We're actually less than 7% celtic, the rest of Europe has a much higher percentage of celtic DNA. Most of us are from a race that predated the Celts in Ireland, who arrived at the earliest at around 1000 BC.

I suppose what contributes to Irish grouping together when abroad (not something I tend to do as it usually involves anti-social drinking) is the fact that Ireland is very sparsely populated compared to the UK, in particular England. The population of the island as a whole is still less than 6 million, compared to 22 million inhabitants of the greater London area alone.

You should come here and see us in our natural environment.

Answer 8

As a fully paid up card carrying member of the Tuatha De Danann I object to almost everything which has gone before.

Ever since those Celtic invaders came to these green and fertile shores, we've had nothing but trouble.

I also have it on reliable authority that there are a few of the Fir Bolg still hanging around.

Answer 9

The "Rest of the British"????? Please check your history and geography books as I think you will find that Ireland is different from Britain. Also you will find that there are various strands of ancestry here in Ireland including Celtic and Viking just as there are in most countries in the world.

There is this thing called a culture-you may like to look it up in the dictionary.....

Answer 10

Ireland is not part of britain. We are an independent country who have our own culture and identity. It is insulting to the irish people as a whole to compare us to another nation. WE ARE NOT BRITISH

Answer 11

We are not the same as the british! Ask any Irish person, they are proud to be Irish, sure ask any American.... they're proud to be Irish if their second cousin, twice removed's aunt's husband nephew who hails fomr Australia has a drop of Ireland in there blood. So to sum it up....... no.