Replying To DoireCityFC: "REDANDBLACK30 as you are one of my "Southern Brethren" I am deeply embarrassed by this question.
Some lad shouted something in the 70's (or so your granny says, I know mine was inclined to a good story) and then in 2016 you decide to go online and ask does the majority of your country hate a small number of teams because they are further north than them or from the "six counties"
Chip on the shoulder doesn't begin to describe you."
There are a lot of people that think that those in the South have an agenda against Northern teams. I don't and I said that in mh opening post. I was merely giving Southern posters a chance to dispel that myth.
Replying To DoireCityFC: "MedwayIrish they do thankfully the exception be a few (mainly in Down and Antrim due to what they are fed growing up)
Gladly even our new council which is Derry/Tyrone have agreed to restore the rightful name. It took a while but sadly most of us are not as progressive as the apprentice boys of Derry"
Lol that last line made me spit my Grolsch out!!
Derry/Tyrone, surely there's a City of Derry council to cater purely for an urban area of that size??
The "Free State" is a slang term and is meant as an insult by the North against the South, as under the Free State, the North saw it as the Irish government willingly separating 26 counties from the North and yet still staying a Dominion of Britain and keeping the oath of allegiance to King George V. All incoming Dail Deputies had to swear the oath of allegiance until it was officially done away with in 1937.
Our official name now is Ireland or Eire. The term "Republic of Ireland" does not legally exist and was only created by the FAI to distinguish their Ireland soccer team from the North's Ireland team ( there was a period when both soccer teams were just called "Ireland").
county man (Limerick) - Posts: 1102 - 16/06/2016 00:01:47
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Replying To county man: "The "Free State" is a slang term and is meant as an insult by the North against the South, as under the Free State, the North saw it as the Irish government willingly separating 26 counties from the North and yet still staying a Dominion of Britain and keeping the oath of allegiance to King George V. All incoming Dail Deputies had to swear the oath of allegiance until it was officially done away with in 1937.
Our official name now is Ireland or Eire. The term "Republic of Ireland" does not legally exist and was only created by the FAI to distinguish their Ireland soccer team from the North's Ireland team ( there was a period when both soccer teams were just called "Ireland")."
I believe 'Republic of Ireland' is the official description of the state, but not the official name. That would be Ireland/Éire.
I always supported the northern teams when we weren't involved. And as far as I can remember, when they weren't doing that well, back in the day, some of Ulster based fans used to like to see us do well. Some posters on here think there is a massive anti-Ulster vibe in the southern press, but not in the general public as far I have witnessed in my time watching football. They got a bit of stick when the defensive game plan kicked in, but so what, didn't you give it back to them in SAMs? I include Tyrone, who were perceived to be a little too much in your face so to speak, and made it a little uncomfortable for the Kingdom to play their beautiful game against them, and Dublin too. But look at Kerry recently, they can't afford to criticise any defensive style, and nor can we.
Replying To an tseabhac: ""I resisted the temptation to point out that the country has been called Éire since 1937..."- Gleebo
Good thing you did too, as you would have been wrong, unless you were speaking as Gaeilge. It is called Ireland in English, as the first line of the Constitution states.
PS I use the term 'Free State' frequently as well. Would never have considered it an insult. It's shorter to say than '26 counties' or 'Republic of Ireland', Maybe those who use it are just lazier!"
Well given that the Irish language has first official language status within the Constitution, I'd argue that I'm still right, but I didn't intend to drag the thread off on a constitutional tangent.