Keeping it real, the Irish are a little inbred and it shows in some of the specimens. But to be fair, Brits in general tend to be pretty ugly, too much ethnic isolation and lack of genetic diversity compared to mainland Europe.
As a scotsman euro myself, i can vouch that "inbreeding" jokes used to target the irish absolutely but that wasn't really rooted in fact as much as it was a "poor people" dig
It's far more insulting to an irishman overseas to accuse them of boiling their shoes for supper than it is to accuse them of f*cking their sis
European inbreeding historically has favored ruling classes far more than the working classes because working class families didn't have to be selective in their marriages or relations
Well couldn't say we beat the British Army, in the The War of Independence it was a tie/stalemate...still impressive considering the relative strength of each side though. Same for The Troubles. Suppose that's a valid point about modern terrorism (and not just the provos, the IRB were ahead of the game in the 19th century too), not sure that's something to be proud of though...depends on the target I guess.
There is far less ire over the war for independence than there is surrounding catholic/protestant relations. It's not even close. Swear to fuck people still pay attention to surnames over there, and they will absolutely fuck your shit up if you happen to flash id in bars that share an unfortunate last name with active families from the troubles (the conflict is only 30 years old squashed, and there are still those that track last names)
People forget a lot of families with older siblings during the troubles would involve their youngest in illicit activities and arms dealing, because of the heavy monitoring of older youth
That meant many families lost extremely young siblings with spotless local reputations, and that's a recipe for keeping old feuds alive even in britain and scotland beyond irish borders. It's their equivalent of killing a family cherub, you don't just forget that
Ireland is the lowest in Western Europe. But still way above Eastern Europe.
Russians and irish don't have it anywhere close to as bad as muslims and open homosexuals across europe. Not even close. Holding hands in bars results in throats slashed far more than any slainte' brogue or russian accent
Also weirdly enough, euros havent shaken making fun of the disabled. Speech impediments are a social death sentence for kids in school, and street crime targets the mentally ill far more than you'd ever see in new york or stateside cities. It's....still really bad.