i just love it that scotland guide so much!!!!!!! he really is full of life, i was just watching the video and he made me feel adventurous! such a wonderful man! :D thanks for the awesome video!
You would love it. Just remember it is not as hot as Tunisia normally! Please have a look as some of my videos and you will see hills being climbed here and places to go!
My school is going to Ireland, London and Wales. I'm sorry But I couldn't care less if we didn't go to London or Wales, Ireland all the way!! all though Id love to go to Scotland
beverly acevedo where do you live? I am a tour leader with this company in the summers. Just now making plans for summer 2018. Likely you'd be able to join us. I'm working on tour details, I'm a high school teacher and have traveled every summer since 2010 with students. Would love you to go with if it worked out. Get in touch with me: Nvalles @hemetusd.org.
The girl who said she was so close to the book of kells sorry to burst her bubble.but thats a facssimile not the real thing which is as its should be since the book of kells is so priceless it needs to be kept safe ,but it also should be seen so its the best possible solution
Lol, it's kind of funny lumping Ireland in with Scotland when these two couldn't be any further different. Scotland actually has more in common with England as a country than it does with Ireland, while Ireland has more in common with Wales than it does with Scotland.
False, Wales has much more in common with England, they are practically the same... and Scotland owes its name to the Irish who invaded it, formerly called Scots. The Celtic languages of Ireland and Scotland are of the Gaelic group, while Welsh is of the Brittonic group, which are also an important part of England's history and genetics. 2 different ethnolinguistic groups, who are more alike then? It seems you know little of history. Ireland and Scotland = Gaels Wales and England = Britons
If I went I would get as far away from the cities as possible. To see the real culture of anywhere you gotta mingle among the rural communities! A highland farmer would be a better tour guide :)
+Gary Lloyd Scotland shares no more history with Ireland than England does with Ireland, England and Ireland share a lot of history together, Scotland has more in common with England than it does Ireland, in-fact Scotland has historic links with France and Norway, more than it does with Ireland, why the need to paint an Irish veneer on everything Scottish? Also, 'Scotti' was merely the Latin word for 'Scot', same as 'Hiberni' was the proper Latin word for 'Irishman'. the two words clearly have different origins as they share no etymological relation in any of the languages spoken in these regions at these times, which is what you'd typically see in two terms that are interchangeable in two different languages. Scotti was never a 'clan', that's simply errant nonsense. Scotland/Caledonia had had a clan system long before this that predates the Roman entry into the British isles. Additionally, the Scots came 'to' NI, not 'from', this was no earlier than the 3rd century, prior to which, there was no record of the Scotti name anywhere in the island - as recorded by Ptolemy. Post-arrival, there is considerable detail in the differences between Scotsmen and Irishmen - which St.Patrick's confession epistle highlights when referring to the chieftain Coroticus. No real Irishman supports Rangers in the same way that no real Scotsman supports Celtic, you'll seldom see that, the reason the Irish do support Celtic is because other than being Scottish based, it is an Irish club in every other way, everything, even down to the club colours and the crest, and the supposed 'Scots' in Scotland who do support it are actually of Irish background from the Irish refugee influx that fled to Glasgow during the 19th Irish famine, creating a minority group within Scottish society that never conformed, therefore, they retain a stronger identity and loyal association with Ireland than they do with Scotland, today they represent roughly 4% of the Scottish population, however they are a slowly declining minority. Belfast isn't typically Irish in the way that cities in the R.Ireland are, Belfast is in NI, and NI has a greater affinity for Scotland and the rest of Great Britain in general than it does for the rest of Ireland, it's history and people has more in common with Britain (Scotland in particular), hence the stronger ties between the two, it's therefore a fallacy to link Ireland to Scotland based on only a minority population in the NE of the island who have more in common with Scotland than Ireland merely for being on the same island as the southern Irish, when most of them do not consider themselves as Irish in the same way and in-fact see 'Irish-ness' as foreign to them. Furthermore, Glasgow has a lot in common with Newcastle, Manchester and Liverpool, by the logic of saying that Glasgow and Belfast are similar and therefore claiming this as an example to re-enforce how similar Ireland is to Scotland, is also like arguing how similar England is to Scotland, which is also true, and is suggestive of a selectivity bias. In conclusion, there seems to be this trend from pro Irish nationalists in creating this idea of Scotland being like another Ireland (which couldn't be much further from the truth) and enforcing this perpetual Scoto-Irish connection, which we do not see the other way around any where near as often. Scotland has historical connections with France and Norway, it has warred with Ireland as well as England in the past, however, we do not generally see this need to exaggerate their historical connections as some sort of need for solidarity at the expense of their individuality like we do from certain people who hold certain political views.
+Gary Lloyd You're not putting up much of a good argument are you? Belfast has somethings in common with Glasgow? Why is that so significant to point out? So does Glasgow with Manchester, Glasgow with Liverpool and Glasgow with Newcastle, do you see the point I am making yet? You were the one who made the claim, not me, so the onus is on you to provide the necessary reason for why that is, and more importantly, why this ties the whole of Ireland into some mystic connected bond with Scotland when a better argument, by the same logic, can be made for why England and Scotland are more alike in more ways than not, and certainly, more so than with Ireland - which doesn't even share a border with Scotland unlike England. Next, Dál Riata was a 'Scottish' kingdom, not an Irish one, it was a Scottish maritime kingdom to be exact, this means that there were Scots on both sides, Scots in Scotland/Caledonia and some Scots in the North-eastern portion of Hibernia (what's now Northern Ireland) - not the whole of what's now Ireland. And the Scotti were a distinct people from the Hiberni (real Irish) as noted by S.Patrick among others, as new arrivals, and not merely a class apart from the Irish, they were distinct in more than class. The Hiberni were the commonality of the land, whereas the Scotti were new coming nobles and military men. The Scots of N.Hibernia however lost their national identity when Leo X told them they were lying when they said they were Scotti and their nation was Scotia, they, like the Hiberni, had the 'Irish' name foisted upon them in the 16th century, whereas the Scots of Scotland/Caledonia retained their ancient true national identity, which still exists to this day. Next, I never claimed you did mention England, I was merely making the point that, based on your logic, a better argument could be made for that, as England has more if not as much connection with Ireland as Scotland does and Scotland does not have any more so by comparison than it does with the likes of Norway and France, if there were Norse and French nationalists over-mentioning the historical connections between their own nation and Scotland, then the Irish nationalist view wouldn't seem so out of place, but alas, we don't see this anywhere near as often, and there is arguably a stronger case for it, Scotland has shared monarchies with England for centuries and even before that, shared a long history of marriage of their monarchies, Scottish monarchies also have a history with French and Norwegian monarchies as well, in-fact, a lot of European monarchies have had connections with other nearby nations within the continent, it's not an uncommon thing to do, it was one of the common practices of diplomacy in fact, and this carries on today, with govts led by presidents, prime ministers and heads of state. Furthermore, what does a football club association have to do with the pointing out of facts? In case you don't recall, it was yourself that brought up the Celtic and Rangers clubs to try and present it as an example of this 'seeming connection', and I gave you a detailed explanation of where both stood politically and who and why they tend to both appeal to certain sections of the population more compared to other sections. As for yourself being a No voter, I wouldn't claim this to be a reason or indication of your views, many Scots were always going to vote no regardless as it was not true 'independence' that was on offer, Scotland ironically would have been less independent if it went along with the SNPs wishes, as the SNP are socialist left wing 'globalists' ('International' by it's PC definition) hence their opposition to an in/out Eu referendum.
+Gary Lloyd 1. It doesn't matter what it is, when one spreads a load of misinformation based on their own personal anecdotal preferences and confirmation bias based political persuasions, they are simply asking to be corrected. it's correct what I said, however, to re-clarify in a very specific rather than generalised way, I'm saying Scotland has no more to do with Ireland than it does with any other nation, especially nearby nations, in-case you're not geographically literate, Scotland is actually closer to England and NI than it is to Ireland, not only geographically, but culturally, they even share a border with England, and they are a British nation like England and Wales is, a nation of Great Britain that has a direct border with the other British nations. And England does have as much if not far more history with Ireland than Scotland does with Ireland, I suggest you look up the 900+ year long history of contesting the notion of if there even were such a nation and people as Ireland and th Irish. Ireland is not as old as England and Scotland is the oldest established nation of the British isles with one of the oldest national flags in the world (Ancient China once held the top record, that was before it was re-invented following Maoist's peoples rep of China). And once again, you take my own point of pointing out England and it's connections to the other nations of the British isles (which was merely to serve as a highlight to the illogical notion of your own comment), which, was anecdotal in nature, not objective, as if it were, it'd have not been relevant enough, as Glasgow has as much in common with other Scottish cities that don't have a lot in common with Irish ones and have a lot more in common with English cities like Manchester, Liverpool and Newcastle, if you'd have spent any significant amount of time in these cities as well as Glasgow, you'd know that they aren't very different, however, you only expressed similarity between Belfast and Glasgow - which is fair enough - as yes, there will be a sense of commonality between these two also, however, no more relevant or significantly so than these other three have with Belfast or Glasgow, which was the point I was making, as using some common similarities and this anecdotal 'romanticised' feeling you got between the two in an effort to link the entirety of a whole other different nation like Ireland to the entirety of Scotland is a subjective view rather than an objective one, plus these are mere cities, not countries, by country to country comparison, they are quite distinct. Belfast obviously comes as no surprise to me that it has some commonality with Glasgow, as the Scots have a long history in Belfast, and built it to the standard that it is now, and likewise, many people there hold a common view with Scotland as they have a history with Scotland that Ireland does not. In conclusion, it seems that you are confusing 'Northern Ireland' with the 'Republican of Ireland' and are conflating them both as one and linking them with Scotland, when really, only Northern Ireland has any significant connection with Scotland. There is a difference between NI (Northern Ireland) and R.Ireland (Republic of Ireland) despite both having the 'Ireland' label, both sharing the same island and both sharing borders, they are effectively different countries in every other way. 2. The point made with Glasgow sharing as much in common with Manchester, Liverpool and Newcastle as it does with Belfast was that, if we to go by the same logic you were using, then it proves that not only does Scotland and England share a richer history together than with any other nation, it makes Scotland's similarity with Belfast seem even more irrelevant, and you were basing the numbers of the few (one city called Belfast) and conflating it with the numbers of the most (the entirety of Ireland) and then basing this 'connection' between two distinct nations on a mere one city. 3. Yes, I already mentioned the football clubs, and explained in my initial response why most Scots support Rangers while most Irish support Celtic, and I mentioned this after you brought it up as another supposed argument for why the whole of Ireland has a stronger connection with the entirety of Scotland, when it doesn't really, only certain regions (i.e. NI with Glasgow) and certain demographics (Scots born minorities of Irish background) do, however linking both entire nations together based on these limited aspects to foster some sense of inherent need of solidarity to fulfill certain political views is clearly just plain ignorant and a demonstrable disregard for the reality. 4. As for being a no voter, did you even read my comment before you typed that? It seems that rather than give any thought to what has been typed and posted on this thread, you've simply skimmed through the majority of it, and resorted to spewing out half baked responses in order to be the quickest to have the last word, it gives the impression that you fear what is being said, and makes it seem like you're a threatened sweaty keyboard warrior rather than a thinking rational person that thinks before typing and thinks before talking. You've just presented a perfect example of it, take a look and re-look at your own response, you are questioning me on something that I already straight away made clear was no indication. You don't have to be politically biased in order to be historically biased, that's essentially the point I was making, which again, you 'conflated' them as being the same thing. No, it's no a case of who was wrong, you made a personal case based on personal experience and this seems to be what your whole argument is based on to claim that the entirety of one nation is very similar to the entirety of another nation. 5. Yes, Dál Riata was a Scottish maritime kingdom, 'maritime' means it is connected with the sea, especially in relation to seaborne trade or naval matters, similar to when the whole of Ireland was an offshore English region once upon a time, sea separated them, however they were still connected as an offshore administration by the same power. No Dál Riata wasn't a clan, it was a region, dominated by Scotti (Scots), not Hiberni (Irish). There were Scots on both sides of the maritime, the Scotti were distinct from the Hiberni and the Scotti of what's now NI (prior to the re-plantations of the land by King James VI of Scots who took over the English throne in 1603 and also became King James I of England - making him a double monarch as well as Lord of Ireland) the Scotti of NI only got the name Irish foisted on them from Leo X in the 16th century, it's a relatively new national identity, priot to that, there was no concept of a collective sense of 'Irish-ness', as a kingdom realm, it only came to be in 1542AD - long after the kingdoms of Scotland and England, it's nothing uncommon in history, we've seen Scottish monarchs with English thrones as well as Irish thrones, rather than vice versa, Scotland has had monarchy relations with many other kingdoms as well, notably France and Norway.
jimbob jim I pointed out that most Scots support Rangers in the same way that most Irish support Celtic because it's a statistical fact, not based on bias.
I went in 2013 and I think about it every day. Best 12 days of my life ♥️
We love that Sarah! ❤️
I’m going on an EF trip to Ireland and Scotland in June 110 days so excited!
Alex River did you already go how was it? I’m going next year
Guessing you didn't go
Chris Morrison is exceptional at his job. I had two tours with the man.
i just love it that scotland guide so much!!!!!!! he really is full of life, i was just watching the video and he made me feel adventurous! such a wonderful man! :D thanks for the awesome video!
I love Scotland ❤ from Ireland
i'mfrom tunisia and i love scotland i wish i could visit it
You would love it. Just remember it is not as hot as Tunisia normally! Please have a look as some of my videos and you will see hills being climbed here and places to go!
I'm going on the England, Scotland and Ireland trip in exactly 1 month!
Brilliant! I hope you have a great itinerary and good weather. Have a look at my videos of things to see, places to go and hills to climb!
My school is going to Ireland, London and Wales. I'm sorry But I couldn't care less if we didn't go to London or Wales, Ireland all the way!! all though Id love to go to Scotland
Can anyone show me how to do the river dance lol looks like fun.
I'm going on this trip very soon Can't wait but I will also be visiting London as well!! Can not wait
Same! This week actually
+Ashley Lopez No way me to we might even be on the same trip
+Fgjh Fgtb we leave Sunday and we are meeting with two groups from Florida and Pennsylvania
+Ashley Lopez Aww not my group we leave Wednesday and its just our group
+Fgjh Fgtb aw but at least we get to expirence this
I’m going next summer!
reese osborne same!
how many people are allowed to go?
Where can I get this tour? 😂 I loved it!
beverly acevedo where do you live? I am a tour leader with this company in the summers. Just now making plans for summer 2018. Likely you'd be able to join us. I'm working on tour details, I'm a high school teacher and have traveled every summer since 2010 with students. Would love you to go with if it worked out. Get in touch with me: Nvalles @hemetusd.org.
Beautiful video
No snake?...lol...little bit confused. Can any one explane? Thankx
so beautiful!!!
The girl who said she was so close to the book of kells sorry to burst her bubble.but thats a facssimile not the real thing which is as its should be since the book of kells is so priceless it needs to be kept safe ,but it also should be seen so its the best possible solution
Lol, it's kind of funny lumping Ireland in with Scotland when these two couldn't be any further different. Scotland actually has more in common with England as a country than it does with Ireland, while Ireland has more in common with Wales than it does with Scotland.
How do you work that one out?
i know 55% of people who would disagree with you. Scotland has more in common in England ..... go chase yersel
False, Wales has much more in common with England, they are practically the same... and Scotland owes its name to the Irish who invaded it, formerly called Scots. The Celtic languages of Ireland and Scotland are of the Gaelic group, while Welsh is of the Brittonic group, which are also an important part of England's history and genetics. 2 different ethnolinguistic groups, who are more alike then? It seems you know little of history.
Ireland and Scotland = Gaels
Wales and England = Britons
If I went I would get as far away from the cities as possible. To see the real culture of anywhere you gotta mingle among the rural communities! A highland farmer would be a better tour guide :)
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Scotland has nothing to do with Ireland, why are they lumped together as if they are the same, they are two completely different countries.
+Gary Lloyd Scotland shares no more history with Ireland than England does with Ireland, England and Ireland share a lot of history together, Scotland has more in common with England than it does Ireland, in-fact Scotland has historic links with France and Norway, more than it does with Ireland, why the need to paint an Irish veneer on everything Scottish?
Also, 'Scotti' was merely the Latin word for 'Scot', same as 'Hiberni' was the proper Latin word for 'Irishman'. the two words clearly have different origins as they share no etymological relation in any of the languages spoken in these regions at these times, which is what you'd typically see in two terms that are interchangeable in two different languages. Scotti was never a 'clan', that's simply errant nonsense. Scotland/Caledonia had had a clan system long before this that predates the Roman entry into the British isles. Additionally, the Scots came 'to' NI, not 'from', this was no earlier than the 3rd century, prior to which, there was no record of the Scotti name anywhere in the island - as recorded by Ptolemy. Post-arrival, there is considerable detail in the differences between Scotsmen and Irishmen - which St.Patrick's confession epistle highlights when referring to the chieftain Coroticus.
No real Irishman supports Rangers in the same way that no real Scotsman supports Celtic, you'll seldom see that, the reason the Irish do support Celtic is because other than being Scottish based, it is an Irish club in every other way, everything, even down to the club colours and the crest, and the supposed 'Scots' in Scotland who do support it are actually of Irish background from the Irish refugee influx that fled to Glasgow during the 19th Irish famine, creating a minority group within Scottish society that never conformed, therefore, they retain a stronger identity and loyal association with Ireland than they do with Scotland, today they represent roughly 4% of the Scottish population, however they are a slowly declining minority.
Belfast isn't typically Irish in the way that cities in the R.Ireland are, Belfast is in NI, and NI has a greater affinity for Scotland and the rest of Great Britain in general than it does for the rest of Ireland, it's history and people has more in common with Britain (Scotland in particular), hence the stronger ties between the two, it's therefore a fallacy to link Ireland to Scotland based on only a minority population in the NE of the island who have more in common with Scotland than Ireland merely for being on the same island as the southern Irish, when most of them do not consider themselves as Irish in the same way and in-fact see 'Irish-ness' as foreign to them.
Furthermore, Glasgow has a lot in common with Newcastle, Manchester and Liverpool, by the logic of saying that Glasgow and Belfast are similar and therefore claiming this as an example to re-enforce how similar Ireland is to Scotland, is also like arguing how similar England is to Scotland, which is also true, and is suggestive of a selectivity bias.
In conclusion, there seems to be this trend from pro Irish nationalists in creating this idea of Scotland being like another Ireland (which couldn't be much further from the truth) and enforcing this perpetual Scoto-Irish connection, which we do not see the other way around any where near as often.
Scotland has historical connections with France and Norway, it has warred with Ireland as well as England in the past, however, we do not generally see this need to exaggerate their historical connections as some sort of need for solidarity at the expense of their individuality like we do from certain people who hold certain political views.
+Gary Lloyd You're not putting up much of a good argument are you? Belfast has somethings in common with Glasgow? Why is that so significant to point out? So does Glasgow with Manchester, Glasgow with Liverpool and Glasgow with Newcastle, do you see the point I am making yet? You were the one who made the claim, not me, so the onus is on you to provide the necessary reason for why that is, and more importantly, why this ties the whole of Ireland into some mystic connected bond with Scotland when a better argument, by the same logic, can be made for why England and Scotland are more alike in more ways than not, and certainly, more so than with Ireland - which doesn't even share a border with Scotland unlike England.
Next, Dál Riata was a 'Scottish' kingdom, not an Irish one, it was a Scottish maritime kingdom to be exact, this means that there were Scots on both sides, Scots in Scotland/Caledonia and some Scots in the North-eastern portion of Hibernia (what's now Northern Ireland) - not the whole of what's now Ireland. And the Scotti were a distinct people from the Hiberni (real Irish) as noted by S.Patrick among others, as new arrivals, and not merely a class apart from the Irish, they were distinct in more than class. The Hiberni were the commonality of the land, whereas the Scotti were new coming nobles and military men. The Scots of N.Hibernia however lost their national identity when Leo X told them they were lying when they said they were Scotti and their nation was Scotia, they, like the Hiberni, had the 'Irish' name foisted upon them in the 16th century, whereas the Scots of Scotland/Caledonia retained their ancient true national identity, which still exists to this day.
Next, I never claimed you did mention England, I was merely making the point that, based on your logic, a better argument could be made for that, as England has more if not as much connection with Ireland as Scotland does and Scotland does not have any more so by comparison than it does with the likes of Norway and France, if there were Norse and French nationalists over-mentioning the historical connections between their own nation and Scotland, then the Irish nationalist view wouldn't seem so out of place, but alas, we don't see this anywhere near as often, and there is arguably a stronger case for it, Scotland has shared monarchies with England for centuries and even before that, shared a long history of marriage of their monarchies, Scottish monarchies also have a history with French and Norwegian monarchies as well, in-fact, a lot of European monarchies have had connections with other nearby nations within the continent, it's not an uncommon thing to do, it was one of the common practices of diplomacy in fact, and this carries on today, with govts led by presidents, prime ministers and heads of state.
Furthermore, what does a football club association have to do with the pointing out of facts? In case you don't recall, it was yourself that brought up the Celtic and Rangers clubs to try and present it as an example of this 'seeming connection', and I gave you a detailed explanation of where both stood politically and who and why they tend to both appeal to certain sections of the population more compared to other sections.
As for yourself being a No voter, I wouldn't claim this to be a reason or indication of your views, many Scots were always going to vote no regardless as it was not true 'independence' that was on offer, Scotland ironically would have been less independent if it went along with the SNPs wishes, as the SNP are socialist left wing 'globalists' ('International' by it's PC definition) hence their opposition to an in/out Eu referendum.
+Gary Lloyd
1. It doesn't matter what it is, when one spreads a load of misinformation based on their own personal anecdotal preferences and confirmation bias based political persuasions, they are simply asking to be corrected. it's correct what I said, however, to re-clarify in a very specific rather than generalised way, I'm saying Scotland has no more to do with Ireland than it does with any other nation, especially nearby nations, in-case you're not geographically literate, Scotland is actually closer to England and NI than it is to Ireland, not only geographically, but culturally, they even share a border with England, and they are a British nation like England and Wales is, a nation of Great Britain that has a direct border with the other British nations.
And England does have as much if not far more history with Ireland than Scotland does with Ireland, I suggest you look up the 900+ year long history of contesting the notion of if there even were such a nation and people as Ireland and th Irish. Ireland is not as old as England and Scotland is the oldest established nation of the British isles with one of the oldest national flags in the world (Ancient China once held the top record, that was before it was re-invented following Maoist's peoples rep of China).
And once again, you take my own point of pointing out England and it's connections to the other nations of the British isles (which was merely to serve as a highlight to the illogical notion of your own comment), which, was anecdotal in nature, not objective, as if it were, it'd have not been relevant enough, as Glasgow has as much in common with other Scottish cities that don't have a lot in common with Irish ones and have a lot more in common with English cities like Manchester, Liverpool and Newcastle, if you'd have spent any significant amount of time in these cities as well as Glasgow, you'd know that they aren't very different, however, you only expressed similarity between Belfast and Glasgow - which is fair enough - as yes, there will be a sense of commonality between these two also, however, no more relevant or significantly so than these other three have with Belfast or Glasgow, which was the point I was making, as using some common similarities and this anecdotal 'romanticised' feeling you got between the two in an effort to link the entirety of a whole other different nation like Ireland to the entirety of Scotland is a subjective view rather than an objective one, plus these are mere cities, not countries, by country to country comparison, they are quite distinct. Belfast obviously comes as no surprise to me that it has some commonality with Glasgow, as the Scots have a long history in Belfast, and built it to the standard that it is now, and likewise, many people there hold a common view with Scotland as they have a history with Scotland that Ireland does not.
In conclusion, it seems that you are confusing 'Northern Ireland' with the 'Republican of Ireland' and are conflating them both as one and linking them with Scotland, when really, only Northern Ireland has any significant connection with Scotland. There is a difference between NI (Northern Ireland) and R.Ireland (Republic of Ireland) despite both having the 'Ireland' label, both sharing the same island and both sharing borders, they are effectively different countries in every other way.
2. The point made with Glasgow sharing as much in common with Manchester, Liverpool and Newcastle as it does with Belfast was that, if we to go by the same logic you were using, then it proves that not only does Scotland and England share a richer history together than with any other nation, it makes Scotland's similarity with Belfast seem even more irrelevant, and you were basing the numbers of the few (one city called Belfast) and conflating it with the numbers of the most (the entirety of Ireland) and then basing this 'connection' between two distinct nations on a mere one city.
3. Yes, I already mentioned the football clubs, and explained in my initial response why most Scots support Rangers while most Irish support Celtic, and I mentioned this after you brought it up as another supposed argument for why the whole of Ireland has a stronger connection with the entirety of Scotland, when it doesn't really, only certain regions (i.e. NI with Glasgow) and certain demographics (Scots born minorities of Irish background) do, however linking both entire nations together based on these limited aspects to foster some sense of inherent need of solidarity to fulfill certain political views is clearly just plain ignorant and a demonstrable disregard for the reality.
4. As for being a no voter, did you even read my comment before you typed that? It seems that rather than give any thought to what has been typed and posted on this thread, you've simply skimmed through the majority of it, and resorted to spewing out half baked responses in order to be the quickest to have the last word, it gives the impression that you fear what is being said, and makes it seem like you're a threatened sweaty keyboard warrior rather than a thinking rational person that thinks before typing and thinks before talking. You've just presented a perfect example of it, take a look and re-look at your own response, you are questioning me on something that I already straight away made clear was no indication. You don't have to be politically biased in order to be historically biased, that's essentially the point I was making, which again, you 'conflated' them as being the same thing. No, it's no a case of who was wrong, you made a personal case based on personal experience and this seems to be what your whole argument is based on to claim that the entirety of one nation is very similar to the entirety of another nation.
5. Yes, Dál Riata was a Scottish maritime kingdom, 'maritime' means it is connected with the sea, especially in relation to seaborne trade or naval matters, similar to when the whole of Ireland was an offshore English region once upon a time, sea separated them, however they were still connected as an offshore administration by the same power. No Dál Riata wasn't a clan, it was a region, dominated by Scotti (Scots), not Hiberni (Irish). There were Scots on both sides of the maritime, the Scotti were distinct from the Hiberni and the Scotti of what's now NI (prior to the re-plantations of the land by King James VI of Scots who took over the English throne in 1603 and also became King James I of England - making him a double monarch as well as Lord of Ireland) the Scotti of NI only got the name Irish foisted on them from Leo X in the 16th century, it's a relatively new national identity, priot to that, there was no concept of a collective sense of 'Irish-ness', as a kingdom realm, it only came to be in 1542AD - long after the kingdoms of Scotland and England, it's nothing uncommon in history, we've seen Scottish monarchs with English thrones as well as Irish thrones, rather than vice versa, Scotland has had monarchy relations with many other kingdoms as well, notably France and Norway.
+Final Tuned Rangers fan?
jimbob jim I pointed out that most Scots support Rangers in the same way that most Irish support Celtic because it's a statistical fact, not based on bias.
No me gusta
I love Scotland ❤ from Ireland
and we have a special place by the fireside for our Irish kin and cousins ;)