Irish people living in England for years to sit in bars singing about getting Brits out of Ireland??

Question

The question is just how hypocritical are the Irish??

Answer 1

Yeah and they probably should.

Answer 2

My father is Irish living in England for over 40 years and he sings Irish songs whatever format they take, the songs are passed down through generations, it doesn't matter where they live they are hereditary.

You should see how many people sing these rebel songs on St Patricks night, Irish or not they still sing them.

Answer 3

I dont believe Irish are hypocritical at all - most just keep their mouths shut - a little like black people and slavery, the scars go deep. it is a very touchy subject and best kept private. for most people the songs are just fun, mostly when theyve had a few jars and they start feeling patriotic, so what. they're only songs. the most important thing is that fingers crossed the troubles are over. but you cant delete history. pound to a penny the Scots and the Welsh have similar songs.
And anyway you are referring to a minority - whatever people, think not all Irish sit in bars...

Answer 4

This is not hypocrisy this is the result of the Irish having to leave to get work and is a form of mawkish homesickness ,look at the british pubs all over the world,same with the scots and irish,why do you think the Aussies hate the poms ,they still cry into warm beer with sentimentallity over something they left in order to gain a better life.

Answer 5

'Allen B' in WW 1 the Irish were not conscripted and in WW 2 the Republic of Ireland was neutral. There was no conscription in Northern Ireland. A closer study of the real situation at the time you speak of with the PIRA 'Troubles' would perhaps make your statement factual.

Answer 6

Well the Irish immigrated, whereas the British invaded, so there is a bit of a difference there.

Whats more hypocritical is that the UK claims to have religious freedom, yet your Monarch cannot marry a Roman Catholic, they can marry a Muslim or a Hindu but not a Roman Catholic.

Answer 7

For people who "living in England for years to sit in bars singing about getting Brits out of Ireland" they still amazingly managed to physically build most of England in the post-war era - And in the face of discrimination from post-imperial jingoistic Brits having a hard time dealing with Uncle Sam ordering them out of Suez.

The trauma of Imperial collapse shows it self in dependancy on erstwhile untermench and humiliation at the hands of a new master -painful still, eh?

Answer 8

Funny that during your 2 World Wars that your own people had to be conscripted and the Irish were volunteers, sad that you had to be forced to fight for your own country ! !
As for Brits Out, this referred to Northern Ireland which is part of the UK and where 85% of the army was Northern Irish soldiers.
Selective memories from old Empire thinking.
If you went to war without Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland you'd get your conscripted asses kicked !!

Answer 9

Why don't you move to Eire and sing about getting the people who are singing about getting the Brits out of Ireland out of Britain then ?

Answer 10

So get out already

I’m sorry but seeing that the Brits have been mucking about in Ireland for how many hundreds years is it, see you complain about a few Irish parked in a bar seems silly...doesn’t it.


Here here to Allen, well said mate, well said indeed.

Answer 11

The difference is...the Irish in the UK don't pretend that they have the right to be in charge.