• SmoothLiquidation
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    2 months ago

    Dublin is in Ireland, not Great Britain. There was a whole kerfuffle about it.

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      2 months ago

      And car bombs were involved.

      • MDCCCLV@lemmy.ca
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        No, the Irish war of independence was 1916-1920 and was mostly fighting with guns. The car bombs was much later during the troubles and was about northern Ireland.

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      2 months ago

      Oh, of course…but why the car? Because there’s a car bomb, IRA-style?

    • GeneralEmergency
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      2 months ago

      Not to be that guy. But Great Britain refers to mainline England, Scotland, Wales. The term you’re looking for is the United Kingdom.

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          Britain is the geographical location. The United Kingdom is the country.

          Hence the full name of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

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        Mainline, Scotland. What is Trainspotting? I’ll take plot-lines in two words for $500 Alex.