🚀 go-pugleaf

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Having read all the correspondence produced thus far on this subject,
I have come to the conclusion that no one here actually knows for
sure just how Irish people themselves feel about the use of "Eire."
I've therefore decided to write Garret Fitzgerald and ask him.
I will post his reply.

For what it's worth, the only reason I used "Eire" in that sentence
at all was to vary the terminology somewhat, having used "Ireland"
several times already.  I was truly amazed that jmm took it as an
insult.  Actually I'm truly amazed that jmm takes all of this so
personally as he admits to not being Irish or having Irish ancestors.
The situation in South Africa is ten times worse than that existing in 
Northern Ireland -- if he wants to get personally involved in other 
people's crises, why not take that on instead; or for that matter, 
confine his attention to the problems existing here at home.

Yours for a clearer understanding of the world's problems,

Trisha O Tuama