Question to anyone from Republic of Ireland

Question

I am from Belfast but I am a nationalist and therefore consider myself to be Irish, have an Irish passport and all the rest of it. My question is this: do people from the south consider us northerners to be Irish or British, or even somewhere in between?

Answer 1

It's all down to your own opinion of your nationality, really. If I know you call yourself Irish, I'll call you Irish. If you call yourself British, I'll call you British. If I don't know I'll call you Northern Irish to avoid causing any offence. =]

Edit: Wow, Ciara Marie. Forward thinking, if I've ever seen it. People who think like you make me ashamed to be Irish.

Answer 2

To be brutally honest most of us here in the republic hardly give a second thought about the north, there is much more important things to worry about  

Answer 3

Certainly Northern Irish

Answer 4

northern Irish

Answer 5

To be honest, and may I stress that I don't wish to be offensive to you in any way, but I think you Northerners are a breed apart, regardless of  whether you're British or Irish or Protestant or Catholic.

I live in County Limerick, was born in County Waterford.  

Answer 6

Im from waterford. Im not that ignorant that I consider everyone from northern Ireland British.  I would always try and find out so as not to insult anyone.  Its a tricky and complicated area.  

Answer 7

Im from Waterford ... id consider you to be Irish!

Answer 8

i myself would consider you Irish if youare nationalist, if you were unionist id consider you a brit from northern ireland  

Answer 9

Alan M, the IRA hasn't been defeated militarily, their political wing Sinn Fein has been given a new mandate by its supporters to pursue a political path leading at some stage in the future to a united Ireland.  I believe this is a long way off as a referendum will need to be held in Northern Ireland where the population will be asked if they want to join the rest of Ireland or  keep things the way they are.  I doubt very much that the current leadership of Sinn Fein will see a united Ireland in their lifetime.  And the Protestant population will not be leaving.

Answer 10

You are in between. You are Northern Irish.

Nationality has absolutely nothing to do with where you were born. Nationality is what you identify yourself with. By defintion it has nothing to do with origin. YOu can have several nationalities in any state. That is why Yugoslavia was so problematic. So next time someone gives me a thumbs down look up your dictionaries. He is a British citizen doesn't mean his nationality is British.

Answer 11

I dont really know to be honest. I never really thought about it.  

Answer 12

Some do some dont. Bottom line is no matter your preference or their wishes if you are born in a country then thats your nationality. So if born in Belfast you are British no matter your thinking. You can however apply to have dual nationality and be part Irish under the New Good Friday Agreement. Many of the more xtreme republicans from IRA connection aspire still for a United Ireland however since their military defeat they are less vocal nowadays. The smarter ones leave well alone. Give peae a chance they say.

Answer 13

alan m - nobody from the Republic calls their country Southern Ireland (from another question) so where are you from?

Answer 14

Sher whatever you're havin yourself!

Answer 15

sometimes northerners. if you have an Irish passport then you are Irish, If you have a British passport then you are British. If you've both, I neverstood that. I live in the Republic. I've relatives in in Co. Down and Belfast and I consider them to be Irish because that's their nationality. I call people from the north British if the area that is named is a known protestant area and therefore all the people who live there would more than likely be British. And the same with known Catholic areas they'd be Irish.