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Re: Anthem - Queen of Australia

To: brass-band <brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Anthem - Queen of Australia
From: Bethan Jenkins <bethan.jenkins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 16:18:03 +0100 (BST)
In-reply-to: <003601bd9450$8d983920$0d84e2c3@mrrenouf>
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On Wed, 10 Jun 1998, lennardrenouf wrote:

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Norm Harris <normal@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: 'brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx' <brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 09 June 1998 23:09
> Subject: Re: Anthem - Queen of Australia
> >>> > Britain (or the British Isles) includes Eire
> >>> (Southern Ireland) which has a
> >>> > tune all of its own (not to mention a
> >>> parliament, constitution etc) - the
> >>> > UK, on the other hand, comprises England,
> >>> Wales, Scotland (for the moment
> >>> > anyway) and Northern Ireland.  Don't worry,
> >>> it's a very common error!
> >>> >
> >>> > Yours factually (and extremely boringly)
> >>> >
> 
> 
> >>> > Alec (an Englishman and definitely NOT a
> >>> European)
> >>
> >>  --
>	  Since when has Eire been part of the British Isles?  I always
> thought they were an independant country having their own currency and
> passport. and their own border customs.
> Also we in the Channel Islands, we are not part of the United Kingdom. or
> Great Britain. but we are part of the British Isles.

They aren't part of Britain, but I think the 'British Isles' as a
geographical entity comprises the island of Ireland, although it is a
separate country, with its own language (one of the Celtic 'Q' languages).
Eire is a separate country, which Ulster used to be a part of - in old
myths we are told of the 5 counties of Ireland......
Beth


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