@Pat I think it is unfair to suggest that I am laying soul rights to be Irish or to the name Ireland. Nothing could be farther from the truth.

On the face of it, the video seems to present a really clear, entertaining and well-researched review of the array of names associated with the British Isles. It is true that the country is often referred to as the Republic of Ireland and ordinarily that's fine by me, but when a video like this claims to present the official picture an error like this really calls into question the accuracy of the rest of the content which is a real pity ( it's one of the first things in the Wikipedia article which casts real doubts on to the creator's sources).

Which leads me onto the other pity that you automatically assumed that I was talking about this in terms of a North/South issue. I would identify myself as Irish and from Ireland and like your Irish friends would use these terms collectively. As I gather from your experience of Irish people, none of them are too shy to let you know when and where they individually make their distinction and personally, though not ordinarily, I make mine too (and that distinction usually is that I'm not from Dublin, though half of me is).

So I guess this really about me being a pendant rather than a political aggressor (though at times I'm sure people may argue which is worse!).

The entity known as the "Republic of Ireland" does not exist nor does the "Irish Republic" for that matter. The official title of the country is Ireland (or Eire in Irish) and is described as a republic. In all legal documentation (with EU, UN etc.) and on our passports Ireland is the name given. I really hate to be so pedantic about this point, but this video continues to promote this widely accepted misnomer. Is it really that hard to get the name of an entire nation correct?

Gary Hustwit, 2007

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