"The Irish are a warm-hearted and impulsive race". Hmm. The casual association of ethnicity and behaviour was perhaps more understandable in the days when populations were monocultural.
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7:46am on Wednesday, 10th July, 2024:
Weird
The same 1869 map that had a description of Wales on it also had one of Ireland. Here it is:
"The Irish are a warm-hearted and impulsive race". Hmm. The casual association of ethnicity and behaviour was perhaps more understandable in the days when populations were monocultural.
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