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Do you think it's strange when someone calls Ireland "Eire"?

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  • #62
    \m/_(>_<)_\m/
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    englander wrote:

    I'd like to apologise on behalf of England and all the English people (including her Majesty) for all the offence the English have caused by referring to your great nation as 'Éire'.

    ha that funny... the monkey apologising does the organ grinder (bush administration) know your apologising... :D
    think ye have enough on yer plate at the moment besides drawing us on ye again.

    do ya know whats funny, engurland is so anti europe and yet ye are so far up Americas ass that ye have got yourself into the height of s#it...again.
    will ye ever learn.

    and to the mods... i know its off the topic, but as a mod said to me you are allowed to respond to a post. so that's my response.


  • #63
    Kaden Immense Memory
    Posts: 81,310 CMod ✭✭✭✭ Kaden Immense Memory


    Ireland or Eireann... I don't hear Eire much...


  • #64
    Jimoslimos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,930 ✭✭✭Jimoslimos


    On a related point is it true that Telecom Eireann changed their name post-privatisation to the awful 'Eircom' so as not to confuse foreign investors who would mishear the name as 'Telecom Iran'?


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