Why is there so much hostility and animousity between the people of Northern Ireland and southern ireland?

Question

Why is there so much hostility and animousity between the people of Northern Ireland and southern ireland?

Answer 1

.There are many examples of similar behaviour between other countries - either friendly or otherwise.

England/Scotland, America/Canada, Jersey/Guernsey.

It is a shame that everyone can't live in "peace and harmony"!

Answer 2

Hmmmm, i thought it calmed since the infamous peace talks of 1997 etc etc

it was about ownership of land initiallly

Southern Ireland want Northern Irealnd, which Great Britain claim

Answer 3

The animosity is not between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland - its between Northern Ireland and Britain

Answer 4

is this a trick question or have been on another planet for last 20 years.?

Religion, as usual, cause of all wars and fighting.

Answer 5

1 is catholic&1 is Prodestant DUHHHA!!!

Religon is #1 for differences and WAR between people.

#2 is resources. that is why America is in IRAQ!!!

Study A little history and Then you will understand

the who what why and where ETC.

Answer 6

Good old religion rearing its ugly head again.

Answer 7

There really isn't any animosity.

The real problem is 'National Identity' in the 6 counties. The nationalists (rightly) identify with the rest of the island as being Irish.

The unionists are under the false illusion that there is such a thing as 'british', and they identify with this idea.

Unionists came to Ireland during the Plantation of Ulster, with a plan to rid the land of Irish people and completley take over the island. Thankfully the plan failed and the unionists are now a minority in Ireland, and are fast becoming a minority in the 6 counties.

Answer 8

There is no hostility between Northern Ireland and the republic, and never was.  The hostility is between two groups in Northern Ireland - those who want it to remain part of the UK, and those who want it to be united with the rest of Ireland.

Answer 9

There isn't, its more local in the north, where irish catholics and protestants live side by side.

Answer 10

actually there not really its between the Irish and the Brits they caused all the c**p in the first place and looked down on us as drunken Paddy's ah hello now we are acceptable to them well who cares look where their superior attitude got them!!now we suddenly acceptable to them like I'm BOTHERED

Answer 11

Invasion and colonization by a foreign power. But what you are referring to is just the North of Ireland, currently still part of the UK. I have attached  links on history of the plantation of Ulster, the Irish civil rights movement (inspired by the black civil rights movement in the US) etc...as there is too much ground to cover. It will give you the background. It is not really about religion, it's more about the abuse of power and politics. Religion is just the dividing line. The protestants are the foreign invaders (originally) backed up by the might of England and the Catholics were the powerless native people who had their land stolen.

It is much better now, things are being worked out slowly and there is powersharing and progress.

Northern Ireland these days is a great place to visit and the people are very friendly.

Answer 12

I don't think there is any hostility. I live near belfast and on the many many occasions I have travelled all round the Republic of Ireland I have honestly never experienced any hostility.

There is hostility to some degree in the North but we are moving on from that, peoples attitudes are changing and although there are still the odd bigots out there, we are generally getting along quite well, and I know that with all the circles of friends I move in etc, if there was ever a bitter comment made about either religion, whoever made it would be seriously looked down on.

Heres to the future.

Answer 13

I live in Co. Donegal in the republic, right on the border. I'm in the North a lot, it's an issue up here. Not as much as it used to be, but there are still incidences. it's all down to religion, protestants vs catholics. i'm good friends with a portestant and even now she still gets singled out and called "orange" on nights out. Fooking rediculous.

Answer 14

its not really between the republic, more to do with the catholics in northern ireland and britain. The catholics in the north want the reunitement of ireland again but sadly there are more prodestants in the north who want to remain with britain.

its not too bad any more though, although it was thought the fighting was starting up again recently but thankfully not.

Answer 15

I think it's because the free state won;t share the recipe for guiness ,and the laid back pill.

Edit: My grandad  and his cousins fought in the 1st war,and survived. But when they came home they found the Black & Tans in their villages,raping,looting and killing. So it's not between the N & S it was between the brits and their prodistant   cohorts.

Answer 16

he really said "southern ireland"?

Northern Ireland is Protestant.

The Republic of Ireland (what you called southern ireland) is Catholic.

They have to share a tiny little island.

Do you see the problem now?

Answer 17

Actually, there isn't, not any more. Much as changed since the 1970s.

I've been up to Northern Ireland in the past few years and I've found the people there to be courteous and friendly.

Answer 18

i live in Northern Ireland and this isnt a big deal, everyone gets along fine. sure there are biggots but these people are everywhere, England, Scotland and Wales. LEAVE US ALONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I do not live in a battle field.

Answer 19

I was born in the south and raissed in the North and I have to say, that now, well, there isn't really...

Answer 20

There isn't really a North-South tanimosity as such.  I presume you were thinking of the Unionist and Nationalist communities?  Basically the Unionists (descended from British colonists) want to be part of the UK.  The Nationalists (descended from the native Irish) want to be part of the Republic of Ireland.   That is the cause of the conflict.  Factors such as differing culture, religion, attitudes etc made the conflic even  worse in the past, although experts will tell that they are NOT what actually caused it.  

So many people were killed on both sides during the fighting in the past that there is still a lot of bitterness and animosity even now that a peace agreement has been signed.

Answer 21

There is no hostility from us Northerners towards them it's the Northern Protestants && Catholics who have hostility towards each other..! && of course towards the British