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JimmyFingers said:Are you serious? I dare you to go tell an (Southern) Irishman he's British and see the reaction
Hawkwood said:In a sense he is British, the term `Great Britain', is French and means Greater Bretagne (Brittany), and refers to the Celtic races (or Bretons) who colonised what are now England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and Britanny. In the UK many people think Great Britain refers to its achievements, it doesn't, it's effectively `Bigger Brittany'!
Hawkwood said:In a sense he is British, the term `Great Britain', is French and means Greater Bretagne (Brittany), and refers to the Celtic races (or Bretons) who colonised what are now England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and Britanny. In the UK many people think Great Britain refers to its achievements, it doesn't, it's effectively `Bigger Brittany'!
Hawkwood said:In a sense he is British, the term `Great Britain', is French and means Greater Bretagne (Brittany), and refers to the Celtic races (or Bretons) who colonised what are now England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and Britanny. In the UK many people think Great Britain refers to its achievements, it doesn't, it's effectively `Bigger Brittany'!
Benotti69 said:But the Irish who follow their national sports of Gaelic Football and Hurling consider those who participate in the sports of Rugby and Equestrian to be West British.
JimmyFingers said:The latter three including Northern ireland make a political union that is refered to as Great Britain or the United Kingdon.
richtea said:Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom but not Great Britain.
Benotti69 said:The term Great Britain was first used during the reign of King James I of England (James VI of Scotland) in 1603, to refer to the separate kingdoms of England and Scotland. on the same landmass, that were ruled over by the same monarch. Despite having the same monarch, both kingdoms kept their own parliaments.
But the Irish who follow their national sports of Gaelic Football and Hurling consider those who participate in the sports of Rugby and Equestrian to be West British.
JimmyFingers said:Northern Irish athletes do compete for Great Britain however
JimmyFingers said:Northern Irish athletes do compete for Great Britain however
Hawkwood said:In a sense he is British, the term `Great Britain', is French and means Greater Bretagne (Brittany), and refers to the Celtic races (or Bretons) who colonised what are now England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and Britanny. In the UK many people think Great Britain refers to its achievements, it doesn't, it's effectively `Bigger Brittany'!
Benotti69 said:SkyGB can peak most of year it would appear.
Dr. Maserati said:So, the Irish are British .... and the British are French.
richtea said:On this very specific point (which I assume is a reference to Wiggins' consistency from Paris-Nice through to the Tour): Last year, Evans won T-A, Romandie, 2nd in Dauphine and then the Tour. In 2010, Contador won Algarve, Paris-Nice, Castilla y Leon and 2nd in Dauphine (similarly consistent in 2009). What is so exceptional about Wiggins?
Dr. Maserati said:So, the Irish are British .... and the British are French.
piemonster said:In a sense, although the English are part French, part German with a smattering of Viking
A bit like team USA! USA! USA! blood doping and stuffingMarva32 said:After reading all of the information about how the Olympic team from Great Britain pushed the envelope of rules by having an ambiguous way to purchase the Olympic bikes through their website, to have the latest admission by the British team just makes me sick.
It may be in letter of the rules, but seems to violate the spirit of the Olympics.
taiwan said:What are the benefits of putting caffiene up your a$$?
Dalakhani said:That, unlike Evans, he didn't have to suffer like a dog to win the Tour?