Talk:Munster Republic

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[edit] What if?

You have to wonder what would have happened if the Munster Republic still existed today, with Cork city as the provincial capital. Would a Munster Republic have been economically viable. It certainly would have divided the island of Ireland even more. This would explain why Munster Rugby fans have a greater sense of a common Munster identity. I don't know about most Munster people but whenever anyone from outside Ireland asks me where I'm from I say "Munster" instead of County Tipperary. I'm more proud of the fact that I'm from Munster than from Co. Tipperary. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.113.168.128 (talk • contribs)

I can concur with that, however being of Cork descent I generally tend to state that first, followed by a Munster and Irish claim. We certainly seem to have a greater sense of pride than other Munster counties, hence the People's Republic of Cork and the rebel county names. Easiest way of explaining to foreigners the Munster passion is to say that if it was Munster vs. Ireland at rugby, we'd support Munster without fail. Irish by birth, Munster by the grace of god. Steve hill4 (talk) 21:29, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

The so called Munster Republic was never intended to be an independent state. It was a kind of protest by the anti-treaty side - i.e. ok you have your British imposed Free State, but the The Irish Republic is still in existance where pur men are occupying in Munster. It wasn'ta seperatist or even a regionalist thing. It was purely a tactical move by the anti-treaty side in the context of the civil war.Jdorney 00:49, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

Yes, it was an ironic term, and like the Republic of Connacht in 1798 it 'lasted' for a few days. How could an anti-treaty group want a 32-county republic and have a separate Munster republic as well?Red Hurley 13:50, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

Hey! No dissing the men of '78 :) --sony-youth^pléigh 08:22, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

Whatever its brief life and disorganized status, it is going way too far to include it in Wikipedia:WikiProject_Former_countries. Reality has to intrude in an encyclopedia?Red Hurley (talk) 22:49, 15 December 2007 (UTC) Yeah, as a gasur as Chuige Chonnachta, I don't think that it would have been much of a country. It certainly explains the unfounded arrogance you get in Cork though! But I don't think you find that as much in Kerry or Waterford for some reason. It was a brave protest, but I do feel if it were more succesful our lives as a nation today would be economically ruined. Anyway, the only Munster that counts today is the rugby team and it's capital is in Limerick! Give us back Clare by the way, it's on our side of the Shannon.

[edit] Kerry

When was kerry taken? The article doesn't mention this! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 157.190.228.23 (talk) 14:05, 18 February 2008 (UTC)