The sea, O the sea, a gradh gheal mo chroidhe.
Oh long may you roll between England and me,
God help the poor Scotsmen - they’ll never be free
But we’re entirely surrounded by Water!
—Brendan Behan
:’) Yeah, really — Ireland was invaded and large parts controlled for over two centuries by freelance Vikings, then Cavanaugh invited in the Normans in the 11th century, and the British stayed to the present day (in the outside six), not even a thousand years. ;’)