ASMR ~ Ireland History and Geography ~ Soft Spoken Map Pointing

Good evening! Tonight I'll be giving you a very brief overview of the history of Ireland, and go over its geography!
Follow me on Instagram! @asmrgeographica
Happy St. Patrick's Day!

[@rossleonard4787]

The four regions in Ireland are known as provinces and the wester province is called Connacht : pronounced “con-nukt”

[@ASMRGeographica]

Thank you!

[@rubygrennan9856]

@@ASMRGeographica i’m from connacht and i’ll be honest most of the time i can’t spell it 😂😂

[@calum5975]

An interesting fact about the potato famine - The Irish town of Drogheda has a Star and Crescent on their coat of arms (as does the football team from the town). Now this seems odd right, Ireland is famously Catholic and the Star and Crescent is a symbol of Islam. Except it wasn't initially, initially the Star and Crescent was the symbol of the Ottoman Empire (of which Turkey kept the flag, explaining the Star and Crescent on their own flag). As the ottomans claimed to be the Caliphate of Islam, it's banner became the generic symbol for Islam. Anyhow, during the potato famine, the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire wanted to send aid to the Irish. He sent 5 ships and £10,000, somewhere around £1,000,000 adjusted to modern currency. A generous gift for an island so far away. Except the British intercepted the ships and the money, and requested instead only £1,000 be sent for the simple reason that Queen Victoria could only be bothered to send £2,000 and this would make the Queen look bad in the eyes of the Irish. Let that sink in, the British were willing to let the Irish starve, prevented Ottoman aid, and forced them to cut what they did send by 9 10ths to save face for a Queen who was literally the most powerful person in the world who only cared to send £2,000 (about £200,000 in modern currency - puny when you consider she owned a diamond worth billions). It's a shambles. So as a thanks to the attempts the Ottomans made, this Irish town adopted their symbols. Throughout Ireland similar things can be found, a Star and Crescent etched into the stonework on a Town Hall, a street named after the Sultan. A letter exists in the Turkish Archives from Irish notables thanking the Sultan for his gift, it's worth a look.

[@sandyb1464]

Wow I didn't know ☘️💚

[@Keep_working_hard432]

keep doing what you are doing. You have made such a huge impact on my life, in the short time of knowing your channel.

[@ASMRGeographica]

Thank you! Will do!

[@wfp5484]

All in all, a really good and brief sum up of Ireland and it's history.

[@ASMRGeographica]

Thank you!

[@Siopc]

NI consists of six counties. An easy way to remember is 'Fat Dad'. Fermanagh, Antrim, Tyrone, Derry, Armagh & Down. There is 32 counties across the whole island itself. Dublin lad here, born and bred. 🇮🇪🌚

[@ASMRGeographica]

Thank you kindly! I always welcome corrections especially in pronunciation.

[@haroldinho9930]

I just remember because I’m good at geography and I know all of the counties. County Down here.

[@yassies9640]

I’m flying to Ireland for the first timetomorrow so I figured this was the perfect vid to listen to before bed

[@Sto1c1]

Very impressed with your knowledge, easy sub!

[@mmo1859]

Another wonderful video 🤩

[@ASMRGeographica]

Thank you!

[@brilock3102]

Brilliant video... very relaxing

[@ASMRGeographica]

Thank you!

[@willberger4212]

After seeing you on Flyby's stream, I've been on an ASMR overload😴

[@ASMRGeographica]

Aww thanks!

[@fionahughes3436]

Greetings from Ireland! Well done on making such an informative yet relaxing video.

[@ASMRGeographica]

Thank you so much!

[@lour7485]

I like many your nails and your voice relaxes a lot, greeting from Argentina 💗💗💗💗

[@ASMRGeographica]

Thank you!

[@stephendaly3517]

The cliffs of Moher is exactly right! That’s where that section of the Princess Bride was filmed. I think they used other locations around the country too.

[@matthewthompson5655]

Can you do Wales please? Lots of mountains and beaches you’ll hopefully enjoy 😊 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@ASMRGeographica]

Yes, Wales is coming soon!

[@laurataylor4945]

Thanks for teaching us about Ireland. I was meant to go there on holiday last year but obviously that didn’t happen! 😢

[@ASMRGeographica]

I feel that, I was planning an April 2021 trip to Ireland and England. Oh well 😤

[@user-xb2hv9jr4l]

@@ASMRGeographica where abouts were you going to go in Ireland?

[@ASMRGeographica]

@@user-xb2hv9jr4l most likely just Dublin, since I've never been and I don't know anyone there

[@Prophet5493]

@@ASMRGeographica Dublin has a lot of history, but if you want a true experience of Ireland, get out of Dublin as fast as possible. There is a rich history in most counties in Ireland and Dublin is a tourist trap. I would recommend the west of Ireland, especially Galway and Kerry. But the southeast also has a rich history, like Kilkenny. Of course, these are just my opionions, I'm sure other people would give alternative suggestions.

[@haroldinho9930]

@@ASMRGeographica ulster is nice. Giants causeway, titanic Belfast, Mourne mountains. Donegal.

[@xman9963]

"When I heard you get knock down " I immediately knew where you were going and started to sing along as well. 😂 Great video. Love your channel. You've earned a sub from me.

[@ASMRGeographica]

Lol thank you!!

[@ICEBAEBEE]

The" CLIFFS OF INSANITY ' From the princess bride

[@ICEBAEBEE]

I'm sorry, I hate being a know-it-all and I hate correcting people but you did say in your video that if you were doing something or pronouncing something wrong to correct you so I did LOL but now you know hey that's half the battle by the way I love your videos

[@patmccotter4219]

I was in Dublin for derry up derry

[@katie5291]

i always come back to this video it’s definitely one of my favs !! id love if you did more irish based videos in the future :)

[@ASMRGeographica]

Soon!

[@adamwhelan9965]

💚

[@ASMRGeographica]

💚☘️

[@SukoVisionASMR]

YES!!!!!!

[@ASMRGeographica]

😁

[@li0nheart05]

Greetings from Westmeath Ireland 👍🏻

[@ASMRGeographica]

Greetings! Thanks for watching!

[@user-xb2hv9jr4l]

Whereabouts?

[@RexOlafusVidulusMagnus]

*Sad Brian Boru noises*

[@1234smileface]

Greetings from Ireland 🇮🇪 We still believe in fairies. We call them síoga. Irish mythology is awesome.

[@ASMRGeographica]

Oh totally, I've been an active member of a Druid order for over a decade now, so I believe in the fairies too.

[@toastyroasty1116]

Cliffs of moher are pronounced the cliffs of mo-her

[@johnmccrohan183]

At 9.10 the island is pronounced Valen-cha just to let you know 😊

[@ASMRGeographica]

Thank you!

[@phillysportphan9844]

I wonder how the Blarney Stone has been affected by the pandemic.

[@ASMRGeographica]

Once Covid hit, people were not allowed to kiss the Blarney Stone for the first time in its history!

[@jacklafferty6654]

Well locals have typically urinated on it at night also 😆

[@Houdini_Official]

Can’t wait for the video about the U.K 🧡

[@ASMRGeographica]

Me too!

[@lapisboo8297]

car-an-too-hill

[@jackmaher3316]

How are u part Irish ?

[@ASMRGeographica]

My father's family is Irish

[@Amber-pl6dd]

I am from Ireland and its beautiful but a lot of rain but if u were to go look up historical places cuz Ireland has a lot and its not conna its Connacht Edit: it triggers be so much when u say Ulster is part of the united kingdom

[@ASMRGeographica]

Thanks!

[@Amber-pl6dd]

Most of ur pronunciation was good and I didn't even know this😂😂

[@brodftw]

"but not all of Ireland is Ireland" Well,

[@ASMRGeographica]

It's complicated

[@adrianduggan4739]

@@seanmolloy6884 to be frank no it’s not. Irish guy here - we all agreed (by an even vaster majority) a territorial settlement and way forward in 1998. So no, legally there are two different jurisdictions on the island as of 2021 and it’s not offensive to state that, it’s called being factual.

[@sandyb1464]

Oh it's all Ireland ☘️💚

[@patmccotter4219]

Eire should Unite

[@blueXRPdynamite.]

Black magic ring

[@ASMRGeographica]

It's not

[@blueXRPdynamite.]

@@ASMRGeographica Thought you satanists there for a min...lol

[@lapisboo8297]

Conas atá tú? má tá Gaeilge agat tá a fhios agat cad atá á rá agam

[@haroldinho9930]

noooooo why are you doing Northern Ireland as a part of the uk they’ll get no attention in the uk video 😭

[@ASMRGeographica]

It's technically part of the UK. And don't worry, when I do the UK I'll make sure Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland have their own videos!

[@haroldinho9930]

@@ASMRGeographica oh ok that’s good :)

[@danieljohnston2803]

Mo-hair =mohar

[@Siopc]

I cringe when people abroad try to pronounce Irish things. I applaud your effort though.