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Author: AngofAngof Date: Aug 22, 2008 11:25
> "Angof" yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message>>
> In terms of St Patrick: Davies is quite clear. Britian didn't exist prior
> to 1654, which means Bishop Patricius wasn't British.
Britain did not exist politically. St. Patrick was British in the same way
as he was European. Davies would agree with that, I'm sure.
>
> Genetic origins have little interest for me: the changes in the peoples of
> these islands through cultural infusion within, across and outwith these
> islands does interest me. Genetics don't make a man, culture does. But
> that's just my opinion.
The divisions have been created by the usual tribal stuff. I believe that
the people of Inverness have as much in common with the people of Penzance
than they do with people in Glasgow, who probably share as much in their
culture in practice, with the population of the likes of Liverpool and
Cardiff.
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