| From: | chimerae@***.ie chimerae@***.ie |
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| Subject: | Shaping spiritual lands (was: The Value of Edu...zzzzzz) |
| Date: | Sun, 18 Jul 1999 20:02:24 +0100 |
[snippertysnip]
> I mean, take Ireland - who could be arsed to invade the place (apart from
> Fredriksohn Frediksohnsohn[1][2], and his sohn (sic) ) - whose sole
> contribution was to give my ex-girlfriend the most *stunning* red hair
> I've ever seen.
Erhm, coming from an UK person that might be considered a very silly
statement since you lot couldn't be bothered to keep yer arse out of
the country for centuries :).
> And some people think that rape and pillage is a *bad*
I guess that entirely depends on which side you are...
> thing....Sheesh.... The ethnic makeup of people in Ireland has not
> significantly changed really...ever...AFAIK!
Hmm, so all those English gentlemen never touched the Irish girls...
;)
In any case ever is a big word. According to the legends they invaded
Ireland themselves first, driving out the people who lived there
(Milensians?). Like you said there's a fair drop of Viking blood,
quite a few Spanish got lost here after the Armada debacle. There's
still some Pictish blood floating around. And the Scots have had
close contact for a long time.
I'll be surprised if you can find a ethnic "pure" group anywhere in
Europe.
Martin Steffens
chimerae@***.ie
