HAPPY 100th BIRTHDAY NORTHERN IRELAND!

HAPPY 100th BIRTHDAY NORTHERN IRELAND.

“Century is what it meant to me”. “Reality reflection”.

3rd May 1921 – 3rd May 2021. #norniron #northernireland

NORTHERN IRELAND is almost 100. As the clock strikes midnight tonight in Belfast City, (my breath thefter capital) this country becomes 100 years old. I know from my travels that, not everyone knows about Northern Ireland, not everyone agrees with Northern Ireland and not everyone understands Northern Ireland. But tonight, I will you tell this…

– I agree with Northern Ireland.

– I know about Northern Ireland.

– I understand Northern Ireland.

– I am a Northern Irish nationalist and proud of it.

– Everywhere outside the 6 counties of Northern Ireland is foreign to me. (and that includes Donegal, England, UK, Poland, and Botswana). It’s why I travel. I love that.

– I was born in Northern Ireland.

– Both my parents were born in Northern Ireland.

– I have spent more time in Northern Ireland than any other country (3 times more than its nearest rival – England -6years and Poland – 5years).

– A week before Northern Ireland turned 100, the leader of our country left her job.

– Northern Ireland is my favourite country so far out of the 186 I’ve been to. I’ll visit more but it’s unlikely I’ll find a country to oust it.

– I have been to Northern Ireland 99 times in my life (more than any other country). Isn’t it ironic that in year 100, I haven’t been there 100 times yet? Maybe this year I can do it.

– The two national languages of Northern Ireland are Ulster Scots and Irish Gaelic. Some people there also speak English (a foreign language and our “third” language at a push).

– Northern Ireland is a geographical country and religion has no bearing on anything for me there. It is a country of 6 counties of the Ulster Province. It is geographical only, I don’t even notice or care about the religion of our beautiful people within. Anyone that does, you’re on a lower level than me sadly.

– Whether you agree with me or not, Northern Ireland is my country.

– Northern Ireland is the smallest country to be in the last 8 of the football World Cup.

– Northern Ireland is the smallest country to be in the last 12 of the football World Cup.

– Nothern Ireland is the smallest country to get out of the group stage at a football World Cup.

– Northern Ireland is the most successful country in professional golfing history based on population.

– A Northern Irishman invented the penalty kick. He did that before the country even existed.

– Tomorrow, Northern Ireland is 100.

– Happy Birthday to the 1.8 million residents in Northern Ireland.

– Happy Birthday to those non-residents like me who have travelled the world to promote it and check out other places.

– We didn’t choose Northern Ireland. It was given to us in the aftermath of a mixation of Home Rule, First World War, Herbert Asquith, Bonar Law, Easter Risings and Edward Carson. Sometimes nobody has an answer to a tough question.

HAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAY NORTHERN IRELAND.