Wikipedia:WikiProject Ireland Collaboration/Ireland Naming Dispute Evidence

This page is to be a complete record of knowledge on Ireland naming issues. This is the most important page for bringing closure to the Ireland naming disputes. Here we will list all knowledge, verifiable and unverifable, about the name "Ireland" with special attention to those facts supporting any arguments about what, which or why of something that has been called "Ireland" and the how, where and who of those who in the world have expressed satisfaction/dissatisfaction with the use of that same name.

There will be no discussion on this page. Discussion on the talk page is welcome. This knowledge will blossom and thrive or it will wither and die without form. 'Tis better to have loved and lost than not to have loved at all.

History

In ancient Irish mythology there were two goddesses, one called Eriu and one called Erin, promounced Air-oo and Air-inn. These names were given to the island as one might call her Mother Earth. These names became the ones known today in Celtic languages Eire, pronounced Air-a. Through Anglicisation, the suffix '-land' was given making Air-land which has become Ireland over the centuries. In the Celtic languages Ireland the island is still known as Eire and Airlann.^{[citation needed]}

Two states

Ireland was a dictatorship of the English monarcy and British governments from the mid to late 1600s until some rebellions and retaliatory atrocities in the second decade of 1900s. The British rulers declared they would no longer control Ireland in any way at that time. The leaders in the north of Ireland did not wish to be a part of the new self-controlled state as the majority of northerners were protestant while in contrast the majority of southerners were catholic, the ties between the areas were not strong and catholic states were very strict towards traditional religious practices which would be one of the defining characteristics of the new independant state. This religious-orientated regulation easily bred fear in the northern protestants so the leaders plead with the British rulers, who were maintaining the protestant agenda, to maintain control over those parts which were predominantly or important to those predominantly protestant and allied regions. The British agreed to that and days after releasing the island to its own rule they accepted the north to be a continuing part of the United Kingdom, thus dividing the state of Ireland into two states called Northern Ireland, a part of the British United Kingdom, and the Irish Republic, a fully autonomous, independant, entity.

Naming Debate

The naming debate originated on Wikipedia in 200x.

Name variations after the 1900s re-division of the state

The north was called simply Northern Ireland, the north of Ireland. This has been unchanging. Northern Irish political views are thought to be handled quite strongly. The most notable feature of expression from the Northern Irish public would in the last 40 years or so have to be rioting in the streets. There have probably been more riots in the Northern Irish streets before the peace than any other state in the world. The name of Northern Ireland has not only been unchanging but also has been unchallenged.

The modern southern state has gone by many names, notable enough so to have a Wikipedia article on the subject.

Ireland on the whole is always shown to be a divided region, usually of four or more states, outside of British dictatorship roughly 1700 to 1900 alhough notably, some ruling parties seemed to have control over the whole land, more or less, such as the Normans.

Dual nationality, two nations

The people of Northern Ireland have the support of British and Irish governments that they may choose at will to carry passport of and claim citizenship of either or both seperate nations. It was at one time or another unique in the world for citizens of a particular area to be considered full and valid citizens of more than one nation without emmigrating.