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Why are you proud of Ireland?

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  • #32
    jumpguy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,962 ✭✭✭jumpguy


    Our national symbol - the harp, because our country is ran by pulling strings. I love how literal it is.

    Nah, being optimistic, the Grand Slam, our positive spirit, our reputation for being good partyers and fun people (NOT redheads and drunks, hate that one). Our united spirit, unique community spirit, and the GAA.


  • #33
    CAPSLOCK365
    Closed Accounts Posts: 163 ✭✭CAPSLOCK365


    jumpguy wrote: »
    Our national symbol - the harp, because our country is ran by pulling strings. I love how literal it is.
    Good one. Except you don't pull the strings on a harp. Well, maybe you do.


  • #34
    Peppapig
    Registered Users Posts: 202 ✭✭Peppapig


    jumpguy wrote: »
    Our national symbol - the harp, because our country is ran by pulling strings. I love how literal it is.




    Love it!!


  • #35
    liamygunner29
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 630 ✭✭✭liamygunner29


    We're one of the best rugby teams in the world. We're prob the best horse racing country, we produce world class footballers and top ranked golfers,we're not to bad at cricket despite havin a tiny population to choose from as opposed to millions (Pakistan,Sri Lanka) all of this with 4 million people and not to mention the biggest competition these sports face is our own non-profit sport!!!


  • #36
    PaulieD
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 932 ✭✭✭PaulieD


    Camarague wrote: »
    I'm proud of our shame


    We are so good at being ashamed at ourselves

    What are we meant to be ashemed of?:rolleyes:


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  • #37
    bigeasyeah
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,290 ✭✭✭bigeasyeah


    Our boxers.


  • #38
    enniscorthy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,046 ✭✭✭enniscorthy


    dodgy boxes hehehahahheheheh


  • #39
    CAPSLOCK365
    Closed Accounts Posts: 163 ✭✭CAPSLOCK365


    liamygunner29 wrote: »
    We're one of the best rugby teams in the world
    about 10 countries play it and it's a **** game
    . We're prob the best horse racing country,
    maybe
    we produce world class footballers
    not very many.
    and top ranked golfers,
    not very many
    we're not to bad at cricket despite havin a tiny population to choose from as opposed to millions (Pakistan' Sri Lanka) all of this with 4 million people and not to mention the biggest competition this sports face is our own non-profit sport!!!
    see rugby, except with half the team being from other countries.


  • #40
    bigeasyeah
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,290 ✭✭✭bigeasyeah


    Begrudgery.
    See above


  • #41
    Crotchety
    Closed Accounts Posts: 693 ✭✭✭Crotchety


    Our only good footballer won't play for his country.


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  • #42
    [Deleted User]
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    CAPSLOCK365 wrote: »
    about 10 countries play it and it's a **** gamemaybenot very many.
    not very many
    see rugby, except with half the team being from other countries.


    Someone isin't gettin any! :p:pac::p:pac:


  • #43
    enniscorthy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,046 ✭✭✭enniscorthy


    all us mens big willys heheheheahahahahaha


  • #44
    CAPSLOCK365
    Closed Accounts Posts: 163 ✭✭CAPSLOCK365


    shaaane wrote: »
    Someone isin't gettin any! :p:pac::p:pac:
    great retort from a person on the internet at 2:09am.


  • #45
    jumpguy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,962 ✭✭✭jumpguy


    CAPSLOCK365 wrote: »
    Good one. Except you don't pull the strings on a harp. Well, maybe you do.
    Wha? I could've sworn you do. Or is it "plucking" which is the same thing or something like that.


  • #46
    dylano_k
    Registered Users Posts: 809 ✭✭✭dylano_k


    ♫ wrote: »
    Our only good footballer won't play for his country.

    Whose that ? Stephen England ??


  • #47
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    CAPSLOCK365 wrote: »
    great retort from a person on the internet at 2:09am.

    I'm in Sydney. :D Its 11.12 am


  • #48
    dylano_k
    Registered Users Posts: 809 ✭✭✭dylano_k


    shaaane wrote: »
    I'm in Sydney. :D Its 11.12 am

    Did you just wake up beside an aussie chick ?? did you go "down-under" ??:pac::pac:


  • #49
    splashdown18
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13 ✭splashdown18


    when i was walking up croagh patrick(or being dragged up,depends on who you ask!),
    every single irish person gave me encouragement and some friendly chat,whereas every single tourist wouldve prefered to have been dragged up by their arse rather than make eye contact with me!thats what makes the irish great


  • #50
    CAPSLOCK365
    Closed Accounts Posts: 163 ✭✭CAPSLOCK365


    shaaane wrote: »
    I'm in Sydney. :D Its 11.12 am



    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=60676406#post60676406


    heh heh heh


  • #51
    TriceMarie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 645 ✭✭✭TriceMarie


    I am so proud to be Irish,and feel very disheartened by alot of the negative comments on here!

    As corny as it sounds,we're very unique:
    1. We have our own language that isn't widely spoken e.g:French,Spanish etc..
    2. We have had a hard past but have great fortitude and pride in our country and our identity.
    3. Loyal
    4. Greatest sense of humour in the whole world!:D
    5. Our ability to laugh at ourselfs too
    6. Our countryside
    7. Castles
    8. Watching sunrise on top of a field at 6 a.m
    9. Our long summer days and cosy winter nights.
    10. Our festivals(even the ones that are similar to father ted,at least they provide comic relief)
    11. Our funny slang
    12. Our good looks
    13. Our nature
    14. Our mountains
    15. Our beachs
    16. Our lakes
    17. Kennedy Park!:D
    18. All parks

    Etc...


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  • #52
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    CAPSLOCK365 wrote: »
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=60676406#post60676406


    heh heh heh


    I'm home next week, only here for a wedding. I'll let you know how I get on!! :pac::D:p


  • #53
    mdwexford
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,280 ✭✭✭✭mdwexford


    Ugh Ireland.


  • #54
    rororoyourboat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 217 ✭✭rororoyourboat


    I like the weather and the people who aren't scumbags.

    And the slang!


  • #55
    Black Swan
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 47,267 CMod ✭✭✭✭Black Swan


    Family!


  • #56
    ArseBurger
    Registered Users Posts: 647 ✭✭✭ArseBurger


    TriceMarie wrote: »
    very unique

    *sigh*


  • #57
    brendansmith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,526 ✭✭✭brendansmith


    We bet the italians in WW2
    We helped St Patrick make no snakes
    We have the highest mountains in europe
    U2 have eliminated poverty in Africa (They R Irish)
    More underground oil than any other nation

    The list goes on


  • #58
    Smyth
    Registered Users Posts: 714 ✭✭✭Smyth


    I'm proud of my ancestors. The men and women who died for my freedom.


  • #59
    Snowie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,048 ✭✭✭✭Snowie


    I' proud to be Irish because we have Bob Geldofand and Boneo!



    *SMURKS


  • #60
    sneakerfreak
    Closed Accounts Posts: 427 ✭✭sneakerfreak


    TriceMarie wrote: »
    I am so proud to be Irish,and feel very disheartened by alot of the negative comments on here!

    As corny as it sounds,we're very unique:
    1. We have our own language that isn't widely spoken e.g:French,Spanish etc..
    2. We have had a hard past but have great fortitude and pride in our country and our identity.
    3. Loyal
    4. Greatest sense of humour in the whole world!:D
    5. Our ability to laugh at ourselfs too
    6. Our countryside
    7. Castles
    8. Watching sunrise on top of a field at 6 a.m
    9. Our long summer days and cosy winter nights.
    10. Our festivals(even the ones that are similar to father ted,at least they provide comic relief)
    11. Our funny slang
    12. Our good looks
    13. Our nature
    14. Our mountains
    15. Our beachs
    16. Our lakes
    17. Kennedy Park!:D
    18. All parks

    Etc...

    1.a language which around only 1% of the population can actually fluently speak,a language which was impossible to revive due to rapist priests and murdering nuns shoving it down peoples throats and making them hate it.

    2.we still allow a third of our country to be occupied by a foreign nation

    3.to what?

    4.agreed

    5.yes.

    6.yes,except we are letting developers and multinationals tear it all up.

    7.ok...

    8.yes good

    9.yes.

    10.yes to all the rest
    Smyth wrote: »
    I'm proud of my ancestors. The men and women who died for my freedom.

    Yet no one was willing to free the rest of the country,leaving it to a small group of people who ended up going to extremes.

    the north was abandoned because the free state government was afraid of england closing its borders to our exports etc

    we gave up pretty much a third of our country so we could trade more easily with the uk and europe

    and being under freestate rule is not what i consider free but i agree that i am proud of the people who came before us who fought to get us even this far


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  • #61
    Pop's Diner
    Closed Accounts Posts: 423 ✭✭Pop's Diner


    dylano_k wrote: »
    Whose that ? Stephen England ??

    aka Stephen Manchester.


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