Why is Ireland Not Part of The United Kingdom?

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The relationship between the United Kingdom and Ireland has always been a difficult one, today we see this with the Irish Boarder being the sticking point for Brexit negotiations. But, the history of this relationship goes much further back. Indeed for 800 years the English held control of the island of Ireland. Let’s look at this history and answer the question of why Ireland is not part of the United Kingdom?
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[@longislandlegoboy]

This sounds like it’s bound to cause hell in the comments

[@Soliloquy084]

or Connaught ... but yeah this series brings out some patriots

[@Mr_Lo_]

Soliloquy: _Opens mouth_ Comments section: *"eXcUsE mE i ThInK yOu'Ll FiNd..."*

[@benc6252]

@@Soliloquy084 I like the old saying there

[@thebravegallade731]

The IRA wants to know your location

[@galoglaich3281]

@@Soliloquy084 Connacht .Connaught is the old anglicised version which is not used in ireland nowadays.I am from connacht by the way

[@sudocreme5080]

This video while in general very informative, gives 2 incorrect perceptions. 1.) It gives the impression that all the people of the 6 counties support the UK and that it is only angry Irishmen from the ROI that want a UI. Which is untrue, the Republican community in the 6 counties is massive, with Sinn Féin coming within 1 seat of becoming the largest party. 2.) The video give the impression that the IRA just emerged from the shadows to start the troubles, without giving any context as to what was happening in the 6 counties. The Nationalist community within the 6 counties were treated as second class citizens by Orange Stormont, being discriminated against in every aspect of life, such as employment, policing, justice and allocation of social housing. Catholic’s were a systematically denied the right to vote until 1965.

[@itsme-sn5gi]

God save Ulster and God save the queen 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@daoirsemcdaid4797]

@Straight White British Protestant the bollox is strong with this one.

[@nathanconnolly395]

@Straight White British Protestant that's somebody who didn't pass history

[@sudocreme5080]

Straight White British Protestant diplomatic as always, SWBP. Obviously Republicans by very nature are opposed to the idea of being British and having a place within the UK. However, in 1969, the Moderate Nationalists and Liberal Unionists who formed NICRA were campaigning for civil rights, a United Ireland was not on the table. All moderate Nationalists of the 1960’s were asking for was to stop being treated as 2nd class citizens. Orange Stormont refused to budge an inch, and peaceful protesters were beaten off the streets. If you are taking about the start of partition, of course Republicans (not Nationalists), were going to oppose it with force. Ireland was being divided against its will and the many in the 26 saw leaving the 6 at the mercy of Loyalism as acceptable to gain their own freedom, while many didn’t want to leave their Northern comrades behind. “Contempt” is putting it very mildly. Orange Stormont systematically discriminated against Catholics in almost every aspect of life. Are you seriously suggesting their was an ethnic cleansing of Protestants in the 26 counties? Even the Newsletter stops short of calling it Ethnic cleansing.

[@conlaiarla]

Pity SF are such traitors to the ideals of 1916 and are actively assisting in the destruction of our ancient nation.

[@sludgecomber5779]

This video gives a very misleading impression that british rule in ireland was in any substantial way beneficial or positive. Over half the population left and it had the worst poverty in europe because of the land settlements and penal laws enforced over centuries by the british

[@cillianennis9921]

Yeah but the island wasn't very rich before either it was a group of disjointed irish Kingdoms and earldoms with the only real economy for the poor being cattle. Like it was poor before and more poor after.

[@sludgecomber5779]

the difference is no one was that much richer back during that period as far as history can tell. the british empire was one of the most wealthiest most prosperous empires in human history. ireland seen very little of that wealth because to control ireland the british had to keep it weak.

[@globe0147]

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[@henrymccoy8818]

He forgot the bit where the Unionist in NI ran an apartheid state with Irish people as second call citizen.

[@brianwalsh5019]

They usually do. Carson's rarely mentioned either.

[@freneticness6927]

@@brianwalsh5019 Yes. Irish people are not british people so republic of ireland people were treated as foreigners because they were. If you dont think you are british why should the british state treat you as british.

[@donnchadhbracken4877]

A United Ireland under British rule Me an Irishman: wow buddy that sounds like a fertiliser situation

[@Mr_Lo_]

it's unfortunate, we would be great together.

[@usernamesample8386]

That was actually the original demand of home rule.

[@aaronconlon3880]

@@Mr_Lo_ As someone from Belfast I just have to say no to that. British rule hasn't worked out well for us in the past, it isn't working out well for us in NI now and it probably isn't going to get any better in the future.

[@Mr_Lo_]

@@aaronconlon3880 life hasn't been getting better for anyone in the british isles lately. hopefully with Brexit that will all change and we can get back on the up and up.

[@Mr_Lo_]

@Tab Keen thought, however much like when denmark, normandy, or the Netherlands ruled over England, eventually they were seperate again and England retained their independence. I imagine that it's simply impossible for Ireland to rule England... Or is it? _Boots Europa Universalis IV_

[@squirrel_friend9829]

7:20 That pronunciation of Connaught hurt😬😩

[@fergusearley2197]

That spelling of Connacht hurt

[@squirrel_friend9829]

Fergus Earley fair point but in my defence there are a couple different spellings

[@squirrel_friend9829]

BemusedBarfly I know, I’m Irish. Connaught is the anglicisation of the Irish word Connacht.

[@kagewilliams4475]

The Famine was a genocide. Northern Ireland was an apartheid state. Please try to not gloss over these things.

[@aaronconlon3880]

@Boomer Galactica The Republic of Ireland has no state religion and guarantees freedom of religion for all people. The church used to have a bit of sway over politics back when people took religion too seriously but it hasn't been like that since the 1960's.

[@seanmcnallyactor]

@Boomer Galactica you forget that the first president of Ireland was protestant, the fourth president was an english born protestant. People like to pretend that the Free State and the Republic was a sectarian one akin to Apartheid style Northern Ireland. Far from it.

[@_r.munro_8339]

Genocide is a little harsh

[@kagewilliams4475]

And you're free to have that opinion, just as Charles Trevelyan had at the time of the famine when he said "The judgment of God sent the calamity to teach the Irish a lesson, that calamity must not be too much mitigated . . . the real evil with which we have to contend is not the physical evil of the Famine but the moral evil of the selfish, perverse and turbulent character of the people." Genocide is "a little harsh" in the mind of a colonial power. But what is not "little" is the weight of this genocide in the future history books. And with the collapse of the British Empire happening right in front of us, a genocide is what the Irish Famine will be known as.

[@_r.munro_8339]

Kage Williams you would be good at debating tbh

[@Technae]

"Why couldn't you get pregnant?" 9:04

[@beatrix1120]

Lol

[@Niall001]

Jesus. Not a terrible video but it completely glosses over the civil rights violations in NI & the context for the emergence of the troubles. It's also relatively Anglo-centric.

[@HondoTrailside]

There were violations no question, as there were throughout the world. The Irish were clever enough to turn it into a left right struggle during the cold war, rather than a peaceful one. It was in the air at the time. They prose on about Bloody Sunday when the IRA killed more Catholics in the north than any other actor in the war, by a long shot. One of the stupider causes in modern history. Just joining the EU would establish human rights and hiring practices, if they had just sat on their hands, in under 10 years. What a mess. The IRA sided with the Lybians, the PLO, the Eastern block. Nice continuity with their earlier decision to work with the Nazis in WWII, who regarded them as muddle headed dreamers with not strategic realism.

[@ApeX-pj4mq]

@Celtic Blaze "Other mans land", are you willing to give back your land to the far far far distant descendants of the people in Ireland before the Celts? Right of Conquest

[@ApeX-pj4mq]

@Celtic Blaze The Irish could very well be the descendants of those people however we dont know because they didnt write stuff down during those times. Do you believe in the Right of Conquest, the right to the land that your nation has conquered wether it be foreign or not?

[@JfkJames]

Next are you going to make a video of why France isn’t a part of the UK. This is absurd

[@chrisnation1432]

Given that Ireland was part of the UK 100 years ago, it's not that absurd.

[@conors4430]

Seamus Ó Cinnéide it’s absurd perhaps to people who understand the backstory already, I thought the same as you when I read the title but I actually think it does a decent job for those who may not understand why it such a big deal

[@postmorton2493]

Believe it or not, British people these days know next to nothing about Ireland's history

[@postmorton2493]

And I'm sure a few in Boris Johnson's cabinet would learn quite a lot from this video...

[@bujin1977]

@@postmorton2493 The British people these days know next to nothing about Britain's history, let alone Ireland's.

[@scottnorthedge126]

Are you suggesting Europa Universalis 4's culture conversion system is not accurate

[@Soliloquy084]

As a game mechanic it's fine, but it's worth thinking about the implications of such an action.

[@Litany_of_Fury]

@@Soliloquy084 What do you mean the extra unrest from conversion doesn't reflect real life implications?

[@scottnorthedge126]

@B A I'd like to believe when you culture convert your holding a festival to celebrate another culture. The people are just so overwhelmed by how great the other culture is at the festival they convert and they all live happily ever after.

[@ciarancassidy7566]

I also have some questions about Ireland quickly and peacefully converting to Protestantism every game.

[@aoifebell05]

@@ciarancassidy7566 very inaccurate we would never roll over we would always right for are freedom most games probably don't research Ireland while making the game or they would know that

[@maitiu9895]

The pronunciation is a few Irish names/places and the use of Patrick Pearse instead of Pádraig Pearse, when he’s known by the later due to his interest in reviving a ‘Gaelic Ireland’, is the worst criticism I have on this. This is largely a really solid account of Irish history and could easily be used in schools to give a rough account of the majority of Irish history. Solid work!

[@Soliloquy084]

Yeah, Gaelic is hard. Honestly I'm not 100% sure on the pronunciation of Pádraig. Is it more like Pad-rick or Pour-rag?

[@maitiu9895]

Soliloquy It depends on dialect and everything but it’s more like “Pod-rig” with the g making a hard sound to sound more like a ‘k’, there’s a video by John D Ruddy (he writes Patrick but pronounces it as Pádraig) and the RTÉ Irish national broadcaster who’d give you a better pronunciation but as I’ve said, the video is spot on with all the information in my opinion as someone who’s studied Irish history all his life

[@Kirealta]

@@Soliloquy084 Pronounced " Paw rick".

[@moevmoe]

Connacht also pronounced /Kanuct/

[@Kirealta]

@@moevmoe That would sound like can ucht.

[@MZZenyl]

A new video? A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.

[@Soliloquy084]

I'm happy it's a welcome one. I hope you enjoy it.

[@raleighburner1589]

It's not three decades it's 800 years

[@dannyboywhaa3146]

Way longer than that if you’re objecting to Germanic people living in Ireland. The Vikings made land in Ireland not long after they sacked Lindesfarn... and not long after that they put down roots. Founding Dublin among other cities/towns... it’s some of the Irish who want an ethnically homogenous Ireland! They want the Germanics out! Well Germanics have been in Ireland since the 8th century AD - so 1,200 years!

[@ATPL327]

In the not too distant future there will be videos....."When Did Ireland Become United", followed by "Why is Scotland Not Part of The United Kingdom", followed by "When Did Wales Finally Breakaway from England". They all should be interesting.

[@danielinnicg2114]

I hope l live to see these days and l think l will l see it soon

[@NegativeAccelerate]

Phoebe Keely lol I doubt it. That mindset is similar to the mindset of the brexiteers. (If ur Irish I’m sure u hate the brexiteers)

[@tornadochaser7226]

Nope. Wales is with England all the way, they voted to leave the EU (just like England), and the quality of living in wales would absolutely collapse if it were made independent. I don’t believe Scotland will leave anyways, the only place leaving the U.K. anytime soon would probably be Northern Ireland

[@timothymclean]

"Ireland rebelled to assert their agency, and we're promptly repressed by overwhelming force" is a shockingly common theme in this video.

[@rivenadeshizzle]

"Why is Northern Ireland part of the UK?" is a more appropriate title. Or "Why isn't Ireland united?"

[@Soliloquy084]

1. It wouldn't fit the series "Why is X not part of Y" 2. It would be a different video, emphasising different parts of Irish history. The troubles might be more important, the Norman Invasion less. 3. Other have made videos like that, and to gain a better understanding of a topic it's good to approach it from multiple directions.

[@liamdavis2387]

United under British rule

[@Tobberz]

It makes sense considering Ireland was once part of the UK. So maybe adding "anymore" at the end would have clarified it, but I think it's fine.

[@PhilHoy97]

Soliloquy but it assumes that just because they are close to each other they should be

[@Tobberz]

@@PhilHoy97 Read my comment - the UK used to include Ireland, so it's a reasonable question.

[@Mugdorna]

Pretty impressed to see you use the Red Hand of Ulster in its correct historical context.

[@barryb90]

Yep. The symbol is as Irish as you can get.

[@33m3c]

Alot more details regarding the famines would've been nice.. must be a loyalist

[@andykane439]

There was no famine in eire , genocide

[@Soliloquy084]

More details can always be added to a video, but you have to draw the line somewhere (literally in the case of animation). Put it this way, if more time was spent on the famines, something else would have needed to be cut. At some point, the video would have ceased to be a summary of English rule on Ireland and become one about the famines. That wouldn't necessarily be a bad video, just a different video to the one I set out to make.

[@whistlingbanshee5038]

@@Soliloquy084 irish people (myself included) get annoyed with videos like this because it dumbs down how much the British repressed and killed irish culture. How controlling and uncaring they were. But that is not something that could ever be expressed to non-irish people in a 15 minute video. You might get a bit of hate for this from Irish people because of that. Dont worry about them. You did a good job 😊. Thank you for sharing the video 😊

[@itsme-sn5gi]

Whistling banshee what traditions did we kill

[@whistlingbanshee5038]

@@itsme-sn5giyou banned the irish language effectively killing it. Banned irish music, burned harps publically and arrested anyone playing it. Banned irish stories and folklore being taught in schools The Penal Laws basically banned Catholicism, meant catholics couldnt get jobs, vote or own land (which was 90% of the population at the time) You set up the education system which was designed to brainwash kids into speaking english, honouring the empire, it taught kids how the irish were uncivilised and the cultures were rough and to be looked down upon, thus indoctorinating a new generation to hate the traditional irish cultures. You drove most of the people from their land, forcing them west to rocky, unfarmable land (this is why most gaelteachts and traditional irish cultures exists in the west) This is without getting into the famine where instead of helping you kept exporting food from ireland and just let 2 milliom people starve.

[@tylerbeaumont]

Loving the Paradox games references in this - glad to see it's not just me who plays these wonderful games!

[@Whelknarge]

Why isn't France part of Spain?

[@oisinomahony8255]

Good video overall but have to agree with the comment by Sudo Creme about the suppression of the Irish/nationalist population and the suppression of NICRA culminating in Bloody Sunday was the biggest factor in the re-emergence of the IRA. The UK was culpable in having an apartheid state in their own back garden. Also in reference to the title: Ireland has many problems but when we look across the water and see the UK and their out-dated monarchy, their Parliament filled with numpties and non-entities like Johnson, Mogg, Give, May, "let's starve the Irish" Patil and Marc how-thick-can-one-man-be Francois as well as their insulting behaviour to our European friends and neighbours, the inability to move beyond WWII nostalgia and a weird yearning for the British Empire - the real question is why the f would Ireland want to be part of the UK...

[@oisinomahony8255]

P.s. I am aware there are sensible British people - and maybe it's even the majority at this stage - but there are serious deep-rooted problems in that country that hopefully this Brexit mess can help cure without destroying Ireland and the rest of Europe with it...

[@freneticness6927]

@@oisinomahony8255 racist.

[@assassin1756]

As an Irish man I am glad that my country (a part from the 6 counties up north) is no longer in the Uk. Cos I would rather live in an independent country and not a country that is controlled by another

[@supremeflyingcow3480]

Same I wish Ireland would unite already

[@assassin1756]

Yeah same

[@katieflanagan5354]

Quick Answer: They are different countries

[@ezandman6804]

There are some very interesting historical similarities between Ireland and the catholic south of the Netherlands. Greets

[@Dlck.C.Normous]

The problems in Ireland don't stem from religious tensions, its simply an issue of stolen land, it just so happens that most British people are protestants and most Irish are catholics. Focusing on the religious aspect of the problems in Ireland is an old BBC propaganda move to distract from the simple issue that the British occupies stolen land here in Ireland. Protestants and catholics have both fought the British in Ireland because regardless of their religious believes they were still united by patriotism.

[@freneticness6927]

@@Dlck.C.Normous Its actually about irish terrorism.

[@colinscallanmusic]

Exellent video. Although you forgot the bit where we beat England 1-0 in the football.

[@adhamhmacconchobhair7565]

U forgot to say that we were forced to forget irish and speak english

[@abren5974]

If that were true, there wouldn't still be people speaking Irish.

[@SuperCulloden]

AND, England by force, got rid of the Church of Ireland and rammed the Church of Rome down your throats to keep you in total submission. The same was tried with Scotland; however, that proved to be a different kettle of fish. Centuries later came the concocted "potato famine", to either kill you off, or empty the country, via emigration. Don't believe it? Read all about it in 'real' history books.

[@bl1nk]

@@abren5974 they probably attempted to do it, but did not succeed as always

[@stevenmcalister826]

@@abren5974 murder is illegal but it still happens. That may shock you

[@matthewkearney833]

Where are my fellow paddys at?

[@flimpeenflarmpoon1353]

Might be a few plastic paddies from America lol

[@matthewkearney833]

Flimpeen Flarmpoon true hahaha

[@33m3c]

Not Irish, but close enough, since Im a crown hating scot ;)

[@andykane439]

Here brother hon cavan

[@Gamenetreviews]

23 and me says I’m half Irish. I’m also half British and I have hung out with Prince Andrew and his daughters. So I’m a bit of both.

[@Crick1952]

1:46 Nice, CKII reference 7:31 AND an EUIV reference It is nice to meet another servant of Paradox

[@kedrak90]

Seems like there are lots of comets in Ireland, doesn´t it?

[@realhawaii5o]

I wish we lived in more enlightened times

[@Crick1952]

If only we had comet sense...

[@cyberdinedog2097]

Praise be

[@Bm23CC]

The troubles were never a religious war. It was about basic human rights. People who were 'catholic' could not get jobs, they lived in an apartheid state. The authorities supported the unionists. Your next-door unionist neighbour say Graeme could join the B-specials and spend his entire weekend harassing you and getting paid for it. People in Britain are never told the truth of the bitterness that exists between the British and the Irish and why it is so.

[@CrazyInWeston]

While that was true, the same was said for the other way round. Protestant faiths couldnt get a job in big catholic areas either. Its just like the Shiites vs the Sunnis in current day Syria and Iraq.

[@freneticness6927]

There really isnt that bitterness. The republic of ireland decided to leave and the british government even supplied weapons to the pro treaty side of the political government of ireland to fight the anti treaty side. All other sides are just domestic terrorists like timothy mcveigh, the jonestown cult or al qaeda.

[@ProfileP246]

Rubbish

[@conlaiarla]

Why isn't the UK part of Ireland?

[@eewag1]

What kind of a stupid question is that 🙄

[@lostShadowLord]

not to nitpick, the nine year war, nearly bankrupted the Crown and the battle of Kinsale was rather early in the war

[@flimpeenflarmpoon1353]

7:28 nice EU4 reference

[@noelpucarua2843]

There are a lot of problems with this video. Even the graphic that says "Constitution of 1973" has it wrong. It was the 1937 Constitution. I pick that one because it is there for all to see but there is a lot more besides.

[@krehetpi]

Why is America not part of the EU?

[@peadarorourke5919]

26+6=1

[@mariabmccoi]

What a load if bull!! Especially that offensive bit about the Irish Genocide - Britain stole all the food from Ireland for itself as it was under threat of famine Irish people didnt count as we were not British and it didnt matter if we died to them. Leaving only the blight ridden potato crops for the Irish. It was Choktaw American Indians that offered help and food to the Irish all other offers of help were blocked by Queen Victoria. This online post is very sparse on the true history of Ireland as I suppose modern day British people would be embarrassed by their past actions. Mind you to get control of any country the British always either shot or starved the population then labelling it a colony, forcing it's own ugly language everyone. Get the facts straight when doing these things please!!

[@freneticness6927]

Racist. So what if the choctaw sold a few of their slaves to send some money to britain. The irish catholic repeal party were actually the ones which voted not to send food to ireland along with the whigs whos government they propped up.

[@alanfairbrother890]

England didn't bring English to Irish writers, it was forced English on Irish people..

[@williambinions4205]

alan fairbrother thank god for the English language which is spoken throughout the free world. It is a great tragedy that a useless obsolete language is forced into Irish schoolchildren. A complete waste of taxpayer s money and a form of child abuse

[@alanfairbrother890]

@@williambinions4205 So you're delighted that the British went around the world trying to destroy indigenous language. Ireland must be the only country were you have people who hate what should be their native language. Bet you wouldn't hear that in any other country.

[@LFire12]

@@williambinions4205 Hilarious. I heard that exact argument from an English couple (holidaying abroad) about English and Indian languages. Justify all you like, but Irish wouldn't BE anywhere near the 'obsolete' status you claim it is if it hadn't been for the laws designed to stamp it out, so your argument is entirely reductionist.

[@williambinions4205]

alan fairbrother yep. They did right to stamp it out as they realised that it was an inferior and obsolete language that was spoken in no other countries. We should be thankful that the British civilised Ireland

[@alanfairbrother890]

@@williambinions4205 not even worth the effort to reply to such a stupid and ridiculous statement.

[@eoghancasserly3626]

This video quite conveniently details a massacre of 200-300 planters without detailing the massacres upon the native population or the fact that Cromwell literally killed ALMOST HALF OF THE NATIVE POPULATION ALIVE ON THE ENTIRE POPULATION OF IRELAND. No you did not read that incorrectly. 41%. 600,000 out of 1 and a half million. 2, 000 times the death count.

[@rickascii]

15:49 "Ireland of island"

[@yeetitee1529]

Dane Meade IRELAND IS NOT AN ISLAND 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

[@darraghhughes6998]

God Knows Who. What is it then

[@yeetitee1529]

Solar a COUNTRY

[@darraghhughes6998]

God Knows Who. A country... on an island lol

[@HyButchan]

Why is Canada not part of the USA? Why is New Zealand not part of Australia? Why is Austria not part of Germany? Why is Singapore not part of Malaysia? Why is Portugal not part of Spain? Why is Srilanka not part of India? Why is Ukraine not part of Russia? The answer to these questions is "Why should they be?" The title of this video should not be a question but rather just a statement such as "Why Ireland is not part of the UK". The question implies that it could be or some may interpret it as meaning should or would be better off being part of the larger neighbour. Anyone who thinks like this has no regard for a nation's people or culture or aspiration for political freedom and is ignorant of geo-political issues. The Irish and the Brits from a cultural and mentality perspective are like chalk and cheese.

[@djbillybopdjbillybop2817]

I am from a place Called Clonmel in County Tipperary in 1650 we Kicked Cromwell Arse The Siege of Clonmel took place in April - May 1650 during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland when the town of Clonmel in County Tipperary was besieged by Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army. Cromwell's 8,000 men eventually took the town from its 2,000 Irish defenders, but not before they suffered losses of around 2,000 soldiers. Most were killed after being caught in a trap by Hugh Dubh ("Black Hugh") O'Neill on 17 May 1650. COYBIG.

[@ProfileP246]

Cromwell a hero!

[@fingernailclipper2152]

Yay soliloquy’s back! I wish you can upload more often...

[@Soliloquy084]

I wish I could too. Honestly, that's mostly a financial issue. The more views the videos get the more money they generate and the more time I can afford to dedicate to the channel. So if you want to increase the rate of videos the best thing you guys can do is watch share them. Same will go for other channels too. Although this time it also probably didn't help that the video is 3 or 4 times longer than normal.

[@ec18]

a better way to phrase that is why isn't Northern ireland part of the republic of Ireland

[@mikki3562]

As expected this video speaks from a British perspective. It neglected to simply say that Ireland was a colony of England and of Britain. The six-counties of the north is still a colony. And the so-called unionist population in the north are a maintained settler entity maintained by Britain as a bulwark against Ireland achieving its historical, economic and political potential. That is the role of imperialist, predator nations. Ireland was a colony just like India was a colony, despite British arrogance describing their colonisation as benign and bringing order to an uncivilised people. When Britain leaves the north of Ireland, and it will eventually, it will take with it its poisonous sectarianism, the ideology of the British empire. British sectarianism will end in Ireland, and much to the chagrin of British enthusiasts for their genocidal empire, Ireland will prosper as an independent republic holding sovereignty over its entire national territory. The unionist paramilitary proto-fascist organisations were, and are mere extensions and proxies of the British military. They, British military intelligence and their proxies are the very same as the Auxillaries and the Black and Tans. We don't forget here in Ireland, that it was British military intelligence who organised and used their proxies in 1974 to bomb Dublin and Monaghan killing the largest number in a single day in the recent war between Irish republicans and the British military, and paramilitary police along with their controlled Orange death-squads. But the biggest lying account of Irish history in this video is perhaps its false claim that Britain and its military were neutral in the conflict in the north of Ireland. The opposite is actually the case. The conflict was started by the British army invasion of Irish nationalist areas after the people there had removed the Orange state and its sectarian murderous forces. The Brit army invaded and it started a war of resistance. But this patently indisputable fact is too much for those who speak to a British narrative. They instead have to falsify the history, to make out that the conflict was something removed from them when in fact it was started and waged by them. In this respect, British chauvinist narratives such as the one above, despite the attempts to disguise it, reach the greatest heights of hypocrisy, unparalleled in world history.

[@SeanOCuinn.]

mikki3562 well said

[@freneticness6927]

White people can be colonised. Thats just called conquering.

[@freneticness6927]

The irish free state sided with hitler in ww2.

[@themorebike880]

In other words We simply don't want to

[@unifiedvision999]

Um, more pertinently, I would think..."Why is Northern Ireland not part of Ireland?" or "Why does Britain have part of Ireland?"

[@Soliloquy084]

Would have resulted in a somewhat different video, I might have not talked about the Norman Invasion but included some discussion of Churchill's offer to reunite Ireland (the Irish decided that not fighting the Nazis was more important than being united) for example.

[@SeanOCuinn.]

Soliloquy ok that’s just not true, yes Churchill often said how fond he was of the 26 counties but you make it sound like the Irish had a vote and refused because of ww2, Ireland has always been neutral and even sent condolences to the German people when hitler died, which did not go down well with Churchill, your last comment simply isn’t true

[@alanfairbrother890]

@@Soliloquy084 not true, Churchill wanted to take over Irish ports during WW2, and while Ireland was "neutral" during WW2, it did help the allies indirectly, eg the held German soldiers, but repatriated allied soldiers..

[@superfish0012]

[AR-18s firing in the distance]

[@theirishrevolutionchannel1087]

Get in! I feel like a celebrity here. Cheers for the mini collab

[@Soliloquy084]

Thanks for voicing the quote.

[@theestrategicgamer8072]

Love the CKII Reference. Here, have a like!

[@Soliloquy084]

Thanks for the like.

[@lee_o_brien8959]

We didn’t have a revaluation for nothing.

[@irishmorgc9493]

I'm Irish and I have to say you did a great job just a few things left out but only minor. Great video buddy 🇮🇪 🇬🇧.

[@Soliloquy084]

There are always things left on the cutting room floor, it's just the nature of creating content. But thanks for the nice words.

[@irishmorgc9493]

@@Soliloquy084 no problem buddy keep up the good work

[@NaCreagachaDubha]

Why is Russia not part of the UK? Or why isn't Pluto?

[@benmakin4561]

Fantastic video. Hadn't come across your channel before but love the animation. Only thing I have to mention that you failed to was that the early Norman invaders largely assimilated into Irish life and even were referred to as being "more Irish than the Irish." Outside of the Pale, Britain had little to no control over Norman and Clan (the like between the two blurred over time) areas until the beginning of the Plantations (Offaly then Munster then the most successful, Ulster.)

[@Soliloquy084]

Thanks, I'm happy you like the animation. There are always things that are left out of any story, but the good news is you can actually watch multiple people talk about the same topic and get a better perspective.

[@MahDryBread]

Hey, thanks for the great video! I always wanted to know about how Ireland got to this point

[@Soliloquy084]

Thanks for watching, I learnt a ton myself making this one.

[@dreadpiraterobertsii4420]

I drove my Saracen through your garden last night Sing up the RA

[@Irish780]

I kicked your front door down around at midnight

[@dreadpiraterobertsii4420]

irish1 sing up the RA Something’s telling me boy your avoiding me

[@AmishPoet12]

@@dreadpiraterobertsii4420 and when i find you you will go for your tea

[@trickc1790]

Let's see if the sas have got anything to pop at soon

[@bobstephens5599]

Oh boy this one's gonna be spicy.

[@gamevalor]

The British made a big mistake by giving up Ireland.

[@supremeflyingcow3480]

Ireland deserves to be free forever

[@johnlb2142]

The truth is short and simple, the Irish people suffered for almost 800 years the tyranny of the Vatican and English colonization. Finally with support from the US and Europe the Irish people (Republic) are today a proud and free people. All that's left is NI the last reminiscence of English colonization. However studying the demographics it is only a matter of time before Ireland becomes united- Then Ireland will take it's proper position as the Republic of the island of Ireland. It's most important friends will be the English, Scots and Welch. History supports this analyses and by the way the orange color in our tricolor will truly have its meaning. The green white and orange which means peace between the orange and green. Long live and peace to the Irish, Scottish, English and Welch. Your people deserve it.

[@conlaiarla]

Tyranny of the Vatican ? Bollox.

[@freneticness6927]

And then the republic of ireland will inherit a domestic terror situation, The irish will be bombed and then the irish will retaliate and then the british will step in and then ireland will be part of the united kingdom. Great plan.

[@Soliloquy084]

Thanks to NordVPN for sponsoring this video, long videos like this one take a lot of work and having a sponsor makes that a less terrible financial decision. Go to nordvpn.com/soliloquy to get 70% off a 3-year plan and use code Soliloquy to get an additional month for free! Known Errors within this video: At 10:02 for the graphic for the Clare by-election reads 1928, it should be 1828. At 15:45 I misspeak “Island of Ireland” as “Ireland of island”. At 17:21 the graphic for the Irish Constitution reads 1973, it should be 1937.

[@deedrabbit]

The title of your video makes no fucking sense

[@deedrabbit]

@Straight White British Protestant the incel is strong with this one

[@Gamenetreviews]

deedrabbit Northern Ireland is poor and has a violent past. The area just naturally breeds internet trolls like this poor chap.

[@johnmcevoy9322]

What a stupid headline...because were a different country.....

[@qwertyTRiG]

Very well done on a tricky issue. See also WonderWhy's video on Ireland. They complement each other well.

[@Soliloquy084]

Thanks, TRiG (Ireland), I'm happy you enjoyed it.

[@SimonNZ6969]

It would be nice to see Ireland united one day. Ireland just needs to focus on positive peaceful encouragement and hope one day the North votes to rejoin them. Forcing people to join you is usually more trouble than its worth.

[@Litany_of_Fury]

Another prospect is the Republic of Ireland joining the Commonwealth and implementing a freedom of movement deal with the British for Irish citizens.

[@chrisdoherty2199]

There are major public calls in the north of Ireland at the moment for a referendum to be held. The problem is only the British government can say when it will happen and the are refusing to hold it.

[@SantomPh]

@@Litany_of_Fury the Commonwealth has no particular meaning when it comes to immigration matters, i fact the Irish have (or had) a better deal under the Good Friday Agreement.

[@SantomPh]

@@chrisdoherty2199 there must be a proviso for DUP supporters to leave Ireland if they lose. Such a divisive party.

[@Litany_of_Fury]

@@SantomPh Which is why I said "and implementing a freedom of movement deal with the British for Irish citizens."

[@Nielsly]

At 17:21 you wrote 1973 instead of 1937, great video though!

[@Soliloquy084]

yeah there are a couple of typos

[@BacanoDes]

@@Soliloquy084 Can they be corrected?

[@sion8]

FINALLY! He's back. Cool video as always.

[@Soliloquy084]

Thanks for watching sion8, I'm happy you enjoyed it.

[@HondoTrailside]

Who says Ireland isn't in the UK? They have freedom of movement/work through the UK regardless of the EU; they have been living off a dole that came from UK over-payment to the EU, that vanishes when the UK leaves the EU. Most of the smart people leave for the UK, US or Commonwealth countries. When they speak their native language nobody listens including other Irish people. You can pretend to be independent all you want. It is near to Puerto Rico. No vote, and not much recognition. Great place to live when I was a kid and spent some time there.

[@stevenmcalister826]

Who says Ireland isn’t in the uk? Uhhhh the UK

[@Rosa-xk1xs]

Did you know that whenever ireland was split Tyrone and Fermanagh were catholic but still included in the north And still have a Catholic majority today

[@SuperCulloden]

What cross is that superimposed over Scotland's Saint Andrew's cross on the Union Flag? At one time we were told it was Ireland's Saint Patrick's cross, if that's the case, then it should be removed, as Ireland is no longer part of Great Britain, and the flag of Ulster is also that of England, the Cross of Saint George; only, with a red hand at its center. So, once again, what is that cross stuck over the Saint Andrew's Cross of Scotland?

[@CartoonCastro]

I cant wait to read the comments.

[@Alan_Mac]

South Ireland may no longer be part of the UK but it's good to see the 5 nations of the British Isles getting along well...

[@brianjkelleher]

No such thing as the British isles

[@Alan_Mac]

@@brianjkelleher Eh? I took the dog for a walk an hour ago and they were still there. WTF has happened to them?

[@brianjkelleher]

@@Alan_Mac There's the island of Great Britain and the island of Ireland two islands of the coast of continental Europe the term British Isles isn't appropriate and there's no need for cursing it only degrades your integrity

[@Alan_Mac]

@@brianjkelleher There are very many more islands in the British archipelago than the two you mentioned. Isle of Man, The Hebrides, Orkney and Shetland to name but another few dozen or so. I think there must be about 200 British Isles that are inhabited. Why are you getting agitated by this?

[@brianjkelleher]

@@Alan_Mac I do believe your the only one agrivated I'm only correcting you in the fact that the term the British Isles refers mainly to Britain and Ireland and yes the Isle of Man ,white Orkneys and such and while there is British territory on the island of Ireland it just isn't appropriate to call the island of Ireland a British Isle

[@fubarecognition]

The atrocities committed in Ireland are a very important aspect of the history of Ireland, as the context is very important. People starving to death or emigrating in their millions due to actions taken by Britain to subdue the Irish population had a huge part in causing the eventual 1916 rebellion and later war of independence. This was done only 50 years after the last rebellion in 1798, and believe what you will, but many ships full of food went out of every major port in Ireland daily, while the people starved or were forced to convert to protestantism to get meagre soup rations. The history of Ireland is one of bloodshed, torture, racism and also courage, to face all of that, and become free from the tyranny of an oppressive nation. Now, not even a hundred years later, the ignorance of the majority of British citizens is causing them to act as if Ireland has slighted them. I hope that those people can come to understand the truth of the history of Ireland, and that we can move on with understanding.

[@freneticness6927]

racist.

[@lordkorner]

Why do people ask stupid questions?

[@reddev5420]

I'm not even venturing into the comments section on this one. Nope...don't...scroll...down

[@locorum9103]

I love the clean animations.

[@Soliloquy084]

Thanks Locorum, I'm happy you like them.

[@conlaiarla]

It's a lot better than the shoddy research.

[@NEWBkiller646]

Great video but one nitpick I have was that The Troubles started over Civil Rights for the Nationalist community, not Uniting Ireland, that was what paramilitaries later hijacked the political climate to try to achieve.

[@Bm23CC]

They didn't hijack anything. The police responded with excessive force to the civil rights marches that went on for a considerable amount of time and the 'RA was set up to protect the people as it were.

[@Driver2616]

Hi T : when the police in N Ireland over reacted to the civil rights movement, the terrorists saw an opportunity and took it. In a massive miscalculation, civilians in N Ire were targeted by the nationalist terrorists, when they should have confined their military activities to military targets and to very major administrative targets in England. That’s why forever more they’ll be viewed only as terrorists rather than freedom fighters (like the 1916 heroes were).

[@freneticness6927]

If northern ireland wanted to join the republican of ireland they can but they dont so they wont so get over it spud face.

[@nickym2756]

Gas man don't try tell me my history when u can't even get it right

[@patrickkeating7074]

History and times have changed since the 1800s .............asking Ireland to rejoin G.B. is like asking America to rejoin the British Empire, the future for the two islands ........ two independent nations working together for their common interests.

[@rover9869]

Well done, a very simplified version of the history of our island .

[@eewag1]

Very simplified? This is a 20 minute video

[@Mr_Lo_]

mistake at 10:02 says 1928 instead of 1828

[@Soliloquy084]

Well spotted ... and now KZbin insists it remains there forever.

[@donalcorley8151]

5:30 The Irish had travelled the length of the country before the battle and were starving and exhausted

[@annprince5298]

Ireland is one of the Britannic but seperate like Jersey, Guernsey geolgically speaking, it our sister island. In ancient there was a bond, but when the Ennglish ( norman) invaded it was broken , subjugation happened over 800 years they are now fee.

[@Unraveled]

Shoutout to the UFO appearing when you said "alienated". Made me laugh a lot.

[@sarahjaynemullan358]

I'm clearly offended by this because I'm Irish Catholic and England shouldn't care about other countries only about themselves.

[@eamonnsiocain6454]

A better question to ask is: "Why is Ulster no longer part of its homeland?"

[@Krass.Estranged]

Because Ulstermen prefer it that way.

[@stevenmcalister826]

@@Krass.Estranged only about half of them

[@johnsoniam6489]

Please Britain. Just leave us be. Withdraw. A border poll in a few years and u b gone anyway.

[@energyshark]

I will fight for Ireland 🇮🇪

[@thegamingwolf9036]

I'm asking the serious question but why is the UK not part of Ireland

[@HyButchan]

The Irish did colonize parts of Scotland and also other parts of the GB island going back to early christian times. E.g. the Kingdom of Dal Riada in Scotland. It was the Irish that originally brought the Gaelic culture to Scotland and also the language which then evolved into Scottish Gaelic (pronounced 'gallic'). Up until around the 1700s English speakers in lowland Scotland referred to Scottish Gaelic as the 'Irish tongue'. This was meant as a derogatory term to indicate backward and ancient.

[@thegamingwolf9036]

@@HyButchan bruh I know I'm history student in Dublin college

[@seanflynncontact]

But the Norman's where French. To say England controlled half of France and was a Superpower has it backwards. The French Norman's took over the English throne and kept their old kingdoms also.

[@togglefire3537]

And I have Oliver Cromwell to thank for burning down the church that contained my family's records of living in Ireland. According to my great great grandmother who live there she said our family goes back to the time of The Druids. But we can't prove that.... that's all I honestly care about is an Irishman. The whole United Ireland or anything like that doesn't really matter to me. I just think it's beautiful country.

[@cathalodiubhain5739]

Thats like saying why isnt Germany part of the UK?

[@gamingforaday5446]

Ireland was part of the uk

[@cathalodiubhain5739]

@@gamingforaday5446 Not by fucking choice, Ireland is a completely different country with a completely different culture and language. WE are not british, we were never british and we dont want to be british We are Irish Gaels. Now run along and play with your x box

[@thomasmccullagh1296]

Big up British Empire

[@stevoc9930]

Too bad for you guys it ended almost a century ago.

[@andystephenson9661]

Long live British Ulster!

[@stevoc9930]

Andy Stephenson Ulster isn’t even part of Great Britain. And three of the counties are not even part of the UK. 😉

[@andystephenson9661]

@@stevoc9930 thats why I said 'British Ulster' to represent the 6 parts of ulster that ARE British

[@stevoc9930]

Andy Stephenson That’s the point though mate its not British not really. Not geographically and increasingly not politically. It’s sort of like saying Northern Irish Yorkshire. You can’t say a region is British when 40-50% of the population now hold Irish passports and almost all are entitled to one if they choose. Plus we are diverging more and more from Britain. If a Brexit deal goes through we’re staying in the single market while Britain leaves. Only a matter of time before a border poll takes place with catholics almost now a majority. And I wouldn’t even consider myself a mad republican if at all mate. If there was a poll tomorrow I’d probably vote to stay with the UK. But Brexit could change all that for me and many others including lots of Protestants/Unionists. If we do end up in a United Ireland in the next 10-15 years. Do me a favour mate just remember that the DUP were instrumental in bringing it about. 😉

[@awkward-stranger]

MIGHT call it oppression? I stopped listening

[@thelucas1146]

Because we fought for mmm around 800 YEARS

[@martinlong2804]

In 100years , only to give it away again , this time to communist EU. Wake up Paddy's , sinnfine, FF, FG, labor and green party+people before profit are evil courpt , traitors . Should be arrested and charge for treason. IREXIT is the only way

[@LFire12]

@@martinlong2804 Which would put us directly back in the economic thrall of the British again...sound plan.

[@Jie67]

@@LFire12 martin and his likes true agenda, get us all back under English rule.

[@PaulThompson500]

That's stupid title is just Clickbait as you acknowledge. Why troll?

[@alien-mp7ci]

The question should have been why is northern Ireland part of the UK? rather than why isint Ireland part of the UK

[@ethanbarry8429]

Maybe ni should be giving back to republic of i.e

[@freneticness6927]

@@ethanbarry8429 It was never part of the republic of ireland. Northern ireland is part of the united kingdom because of the 1803 act of union.

[@gerRule]

🇮🇪

[@paulduffy4585]

Because we fought them to a treaty in 1921.

[@I-should-go-outside]

I'm sure it's been said but surely the title should be why is part of Ireland part of the UK. Why would Ireland be part of the uk?

[@usernamesample8386]

Ireland was basically like the Holly Roman Empire with de fact independent states under a de jure high Irish King.

[@Soliloquy084]

Yeah, pretty much, maybe a little less powerful and without the electors.

[@aaronconlon3880]

To be fair there were times when the island came close to being completely under one ruler, the most notable being when the king of Munster Brian Boru took over most of the other kingdoms in Ireland and drove out the vikings in the early 11th Century. He petitioned the Pope to recognise his rule over the island (essentially make Ireland one country and the Boru dynasty its only royal family) and the Pope was planning to go to Ireland to agree but Boru died before it could happen.

[@diarmuidmacmurchadha8585]

id just like to point out that while our border is a factor, its not nearly big enough a factor, much less than it deserves to be