Quote Originally Posted by bornatbirth View Post
but northern ireland is,as well as wales and scotland and england are part of the uk.

there are some who are a bit touchy when they are considered to be run by england?
Quite so.. England's dominion over Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is based upon conquest and the subjugation of the resident populations.

Even though this occurred hundreds of years ago, as BAB indicates this is still a sensitive subject..

AJ