The enemy of my enemy is my friend thing. I have always supported Irish independence but never the ira. They are Godless communist terrorist gangsters and so are the prods. Not to make light of it but more gangsters are killed in L.A on a good weekend than in a decade in Ireland. The msm has a vested interest in keeping this conflict frontpage. It's a Christian religious war, see. We're no better than the mooselimbs, they say.
The Green Irish have their part of Ireland and the Orange Irish have their part. The Green part of Ireland is independent from England and the Orange part of Ireland is independent from the Green part. Everyone should be happy.
But both sides still have neat songs. Irish and Scottish reels are the origins of Blue Grass.