“And, of course, the Irish have a long history of terrorism, and wouldn’t want to miss a chance to firebomb a building. “
The English invade Ireland, the Irish fight back and they’re terrorists?
They are when they target civilians. Department stores, shopping districts, buses, train stations, theaters. Bunch of cowards.
And let's not forget the IRA's work on behalf of the Nazis during World War II.
By the way - do you celebrate August 15?
Going back to the reign of Henry II, it was the King of Leinster, Dermot MacMurrough, who sought the help of England against his rivals (he was accused of abducting Derval, queen consort of the region of Breifne) in exchange for permanent servitude (recognizing Henry as the High King in effect); and two popes, Adrian IV and Alexander III, who granted Henry II Lordship of Ireland in exchange for getting rid of the remaining pagan influence on that island (with the help of the Normans under Strongbow). The English “invasions” were sanctioned by the Holy See.
The Irish in the last century had a lot of communists interspersed in their so-called freedom fighters. One of the better-known names from the 1916 rebellion was James Connolly, a friend of Lenin.
And since they gave away their sovereignty in the 1972 referendum on the Third Amendment to their constitution, which put European law supreme over Irish law, once the EU gets its military and really starts abusing the populace, who is going to get them out of that one?