Dermot, I am sure that Mike's attribution of pre 1919 Ireland to England was a slip of the keyboard, but it certainly illustrates why accurate recording of our correct Locations is essential and why the 4 field convention is quite unsuitable for Irish purposes as well as those of the consitituent countries of the United Kingdom.
To quote from one of my Blogs on UK Locations (http://ronfergy.blogspot.com/2009/11/location-location-location-and-uk.html) to use this convention is like trying to get a square peg in a round hole. Ron Ferguson _____________________________________________________ Create your Website with Legacy, see Tutorials at: http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ ____________________________________________________ D MG wrote: > Mike, > > (*Tongue firmly in my cheek*) Now you've got me going!!! (*Removes > tongue from cheek*) > > Ireland is not and has never, NEVER been part of England. Ireland is > an island to the west of the larger island/land mass known as Great > Britain (GB). This island of Ireland is split into two parts, one > being the country of Ireland (commonly known as the Republic of > Ireland) and the other, smaller part in the North East of the island, > known as Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland is part of the United > Kingdom (UK) of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. > > Under the Act of Union of 1800, Ireland was part of this Union until > 1919, when a war of independence was fought with the British Forces. > > I won't go into too much further detail, but suffice it to say that > while Ireland may have been part of the United Kingdom of Great > Britain and Ireland, and part of the island is still part of this > Union, It was never part of England, which is a completely separate > part of the land mass of GB. > > Confused yet? Imagine trying to live here! ;-) > > > Regards, > > Dermot. > > > 2010/1/18 Mike Fry <[email protected]>: >> On 2010/01/18 02:57, John S. Adams wrote: >> >>> To put your somewhat yankophobe mind at ease, if it were >>> Americanized, it would be "Durham County." It seems to me more like >>> Irishization (or Irishisation, if you prefer). >> >> Of course! Small apology :-) I'd forgotten that Ireland was once >> part of England (what's the smilie for tongue-in-cheek)! >> >> -- >> Regards, >> Mike Fry >> Johannesburg >> Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
