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

Question

Welsh, Scottish, English are all in there, why not Ireland? What make them so special?

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

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.

Answer 4

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!!

Answer 5

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.

Answer 6

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).

Answer 7

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

Answer 8

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.

Answer 9

some thing to recollect is that each and all the individuals in eire have been British voters decrease than the ACT of UNION of 1801. the individuals of the 26 counties (now the Republic of eire) did no longer do away with that imposed citizenship until 1948.The Republic of eire Act 1948 (No. 22 of 1948) is an Act of the Oireachtas (parliament) which declared eire to be a republic, and vested interior the President of eire the potential to workout the administrative authority of the state in its exterior family, on the advice of the government of eire. The Act replaced into signed into regulation on 21 December 1948. yet additionally rember. in a colloqual experience the islands of england and eire are nonetheless noted because of the fact the British Isles. So ALL Irish human beings in a feeling are British because of the fact British skill English, Scottish, Welsh, and Irish.

Answer 10

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

Answer 11

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.