I love how Ireland has embraced traditional British values, seeing as its part of Great Britain and all.
by Taymundo June 08, 2006
Twentieth largest island on the planet. West of Great Britain. Home to Brendan Behan, U2 and the original Guinness brewery. Used to get most of the rain in Europe, now thankfully changing due to global warming, proving that it is an ill wind and all that. Exports include the above rock group, an above average slice (for the island's population) of the world's greatest writers, the above dark beverage with a creamy head on, oodles of women with unwanted pregnancies, a few deliveries of Semtex, milk, beef, and formerly, streams of missionaries. Currently is the grip of a "tiger economy" which doesn't seem so feline if you leave out the wobbly property market. Wouldn't be such a bad place if it wasn't for Limerick and a couple of places in the Six Counties.
by Fearman November 24, 2007
A beautiful, dark green island off of the coast of Britain which contains the following:
* Cattle and god Irish beef
* Sheep and good ole Irish wool
* Roman Catholics
* Award winning football teams
* Hurling (an Irish sport a tad like lacrosse)
* Catholics and Catholic churches
* A historical industry of potato farming and proud, strong Irishmen
* A modern industry in computer technology
* An immortal history in alcohol
* Catholics, Catholic priests, Catholic nuns
* The world's most recognised Catholic Saint, Saint Patrick
* A bitter history with Britain starting in the 1200s or so and continuing, possibly to this very day, including:
* The Norman conquests
* The Tudor reconquests and oppression
* The rebellions and the Penal Laws
* The Easter Rising of 1915
* Bloody Sunday 1971
* The Hunger Strike of 1981
* and all of the fighting, death, and protests made before, in between and after
* Catholic politicians who want a completely free Ireland
* Protestant politicians wanting Ireland to be in Union with Britain
* Drunkies in the public houses who couldn't care less
* Speaking of pubs, Guinness
And did I mention they're 80 percent Catholic?
* Cattle and god Irish beef
* Sheep and good ole Irish wool
* Roman Catholics
* Award winning football teams
* Hurling (an Irish sport a tad like lacrosse)
* Catholics and Catholic churches
* A historical industry of potato farming and proud, strong Irishmen
* A modern industry in computer technology
* An immortal history in alcohol
* Catholics, Catholic priests, Catholic nuns
* The world's most recognised Catholic Saint, Saint Patrick
* A bitter history with Britain starting in the 1200s or so and continuing, possibly to this very day, including:
* The Norman conquests
* The Tudor reconquests and oppression
* The rebellions and the Penal Laws
* The Easter Rising of 1915
* Bloody Sunday 1971
* The Hunger Strike of 1981
* and all of the fighting, death, and protests made before, in between and after
* Catholic politicians who want a completely free Ireland
* Protestant politicians wanting Ireland to be in Union with Britain
* Drunkies in the public houses who couldn't care less
* Speaking of pubs, Guinness
And did I mention they're 80 percent Catholic?
Ireland is the greenest country on Earth. Many a great person came from Ireland and spread the Irish spirit of hospitality, generosity, and humour to the shores of the nations. Truly, this country is a blessing to the world.
And most of them are Catholic, too.
And most of them are Catholic, too.
by TarkanAttila22 May 03, 2010
Reading the additions to "irish" and "ireland" on www.urbandictionary.com shows that the Irish clearly have an inferiority complex after centuries of systematic abuse and humiliation.
by Ken Popov December 13, 2007
The best country in the world! A bit of advice though
1. We speak Gaeilge not Gaelic
2. We are not Leprechauns
3. We do not all live on potatoes
4. Most of us speak English so please don't try to talk down to us.
5. We are not all drunks (Well the kids aren't)
6. We do have a green countryside... We'd like to keep it that way.
7. The weather is almost never good here.. be sure to bring an umbrella!
8.Only country with a holiday celebrated world-wide.
9. Home to amazing musicians and actors. (Roy7, The Script, The Cranberries, Colin Farrell,Pierce Brosnan , Saorsee Ronan etc.)
10.Ireland has been plagued by American and English sterotypes, such as the misconception that we are all drunkards, or that we all speak with a hugely fake Cork accent and say 'top o' the morning to ya, laddie' - I have lived here my entire life and not once have I heard an Irish person say that seriously. The fact that Americans 'imitate' us by say 'top o' the morning' is I think due to those stupid Lucky Charms adverts, and whoever wrote them should die a horrible death :)
11. I could go on and on about how awesome Ireland is but.. You already know don't you?
1. We speak Gaeilge not Gaelic
2. We are not Leprechauns
3. We do not all live on potatoes
4. Most of us speak English so please don't try to talk down to us.
5. We are not all drunks (Well the kids aren't)
6. We do have a green countryside... We'd like to keep it that way.
7. The weather is almost never good here.. be sure to bring an umbrella!
8.Only country with a holiday celebrated world-wide.
9. Home to amazing musicians and actors. (Roy7, The Script, The Cranberries, Colin Farrell,Pierce Brosnan , Saorsee Ronan etc.)
10.Ireland has been plagued by American and English sterotypes, such as the misconception that we are all drunkards, or that we all speak with a hugely fake Cork accent and say 'top o' the morning to ya, laddie' - I have lived here my entire life and not once have I heard an Irish person say that seriously. The fact that Americans 'imitate' us by say 'top o' the morning' is I think due to those stupid Lucky Charms adverts, and whoever wrote them should die a horrible death :)
11. I could go on and on about how awesome Ireland is but.. You already know don't you?
Irishman: 'Hello, how are you?'
American: 'OMG are you from Ireland? Top o' the morning to ya!'
Irishman: *punches American*
American: 'OMG are you from Ireland? Top o' the morning to ya!'
Irishman: *punches American*
by Tiffy6666 October 12, 2011
to start most people here are not ginger, beer loving, leprechauns called seamus o'donnell that eat nothing but spuds, maybe 2006 that would be true but not now. what is true is we have the best looking country side in the world e.g the giants causeway, the mournes and so on, we bulit the titanic, we practilly made new york and boston as without us there would be about 5 people there and all those quarter irish who say they can drink so much cus they are irish lets see if you can tell me wheres tyrone in ireland?
p.s ulster is not filled by crown loving british forigners changing the culture.
all in all Ireland is a modern country and not a farmers land full of spuds.
p.s.besides ulster we are not in the u.k!!!
p.s ulster is not filled by crown loving british forigners changing the culture.
all in all Ireland is a modern country and not a farmers land full of spuds.
p.s.besides ulster we are not in the u.k!!!
by james the tyrone lad April 07, 2011
a place in Europe where not every1 lives in a 100 year old bungalo cottage in the middle of a field not every1 gets drunk all the time not every1 can irishdance we all dont talk like culchies and work on farms we dont live on spuds (potatoes) we dont have leprachans we r not all called paddy and roisin and all irishy names
i love my country dont start wid ya steryotypes
i love my country dont start wid ya steryotypes
john: im goin to ireland for the summer .
micheal:*puts on fake irish accent,tries to Irish dance* how'ya paddy wats the craic with ya.
Shaun:(from Ireland)*punches micheal in da face* fuck you bitch
micheal:*puts on fake irish accent,tries to Irish dance* how'ya paddy wats the craic with ya.
Shaun:(from Ireland)*punches micheal in da face* fuck you bitch
by Irish E xx April 20, 2011