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simsomsam (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
God, no one wants to live in londonderry. it looks a hole!
bacabu30 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
At the end of the day, it doesn't matter if (London)derry is Catholic or Protestant or whatever. It is a nice, friendly city and county and very important in Irish history, as you say. People need to get along and respect one another, be they Cath, Prot or other/none.
bacabu30 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
Sorry, that was a typo. I just meant it has little to do with religion...one could be a Martian and still be on the 'wrong' side. Many people in Northern Ireland nowadays have put history behind them but it's some Loyalists who don't accept the natives of the country or the country they moved to 400 years ago.As for the immigration to Ireland, what can one do? Immigration is a feature of modern day life in the Western "democratic" countries. Some are friendly, quite a few aren't.
albert19441 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
I just think that people of a small island should be able to live together in peace since religion should be forgotten when one talks about housing, schooling, civil rights and so on.
jnm0319 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
I'm not quite sure what "so it doesn't matter is you're a martian" means. I know enuf bout Irish history to know some are stil upset about the english supplanting irish during the plantation period & domination over the island 4 100's years. My point concerning the "immigrant-Irish" and some being insincere is that a lot of eastern europeans and asians are coming to Ireland. I found them not as hospitable as the native born Irish we encountered in ulster and in the republic.
bacabu30 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
Your post shows that you know little about Ireland's history. The situation in Northern Ireland has little to do with religion, so it doesn't matter is you're a martian.You're saying you found Irish people's friendliness insincere? And who was 'rude' exactly? Well, we're far more genuine than most yanks.
jnm0319 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
Hey what the hell is wrong with you folks over there (not you personally)? I was on the Emerald last month. Loved the "Irish" people in both the north and south, but didn't like so many of the (rude)"immigrant-Irish" in the south. It is just because I was a foreigner (USA) Irish folks in both the North and South were so nice (tourist means money)? I'm protestant my wife's catholic. Friends here are both protestant and catholic. Why can't yall just get over it? I'd be curious to hear your reply.
bacabu30 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
Thanks for your sarcastic comment! Of course, you're not 'correcting' me at all. I just prefer not to use racist and bigoted terms like you because I'm not a racist, angry and pro-apartheid person like you!I have travelled a lot and find people like you very pathetic and sad really. I feel sorry for you. Hopefully you will grow up one day.
guinness184 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
sorry i hav 2 correct u instead of catholic/ nationalist it shud be taig/fenian
LIKABACKELEM (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
Im from londonderry,n guess wat dats da name, look in any map.your man is correct the area he showed was a protestant area it was the inside of the walls, it dosnt matter that derry is 75% catholic it is a protestant city. Londonderry is so important to Protestant history cus wen King James landed in Ireland the protestants from south of Northern ireland wer bein killed so everyone kept moving north,until they reached Londonderry, where 1000s lay under siege. Then King Billy Prince of Orange |
