big battle site round our way has a mention in the ancient oral traditions i keep telling imago to get on
― tired culché (darraghmac), Tuesday, 19 June 2018 17:28 (five years ago) link
Also, which war tbf
The war against the British Empire of course, but much later about a quarter of a mill died for them in The Totally Shite War.
― calzino, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 17:34 (five years ago) link
oops ignore me aimless, you talking to dmac!
― calzino, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 17:35 (five years ago) link
But the ROI is still half the size of it's 1841 population.
― calzino
wow this is a genuinely surprising fact
― valorous wokelord (silby), Tuesday, 19 June 2018 19:09 (five years ago) link
lol those pesky brits why we oughtta *shakes fist*
― tired culché (darraghmac), Tuesday, 19 June 2018 19:15 (five years ago) link
I'm probably a bit inaccurate when you factor in the creation of N Ireland, but the it was 8 and a half million in 1841 according to the census, so still quite a cataclysmic collapse of population.
― calzino, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 19:18 (five years ago) link
tbf theres plenty in NI thatd quibble to be called irish so its a moot point
― tired culché (darraghmac), Tuesday, 19 June 2018 19:19 (five years ago) link