Sir, - Ireland is an island surrounded by water. It has 32 counties and four provinces. One of these provinces, Ulster, has nine counties, six of which are occupied by a foreign country. The occupation of these six counties was forced on this country by a threat of war. This all happened in 1922, after the first World War when many Irish men had been killed and the Irish leaders had been executed in 1916 - not exactly the time to threaten war!
With this invasion came a new race, new religions and a packed majority that ruled the roost. It was another to Hell or Connaught.
Up to date this foreign country, its politicians and people refer to the six counties as either the province of Ulster or Northern Ireland. This is illegal. It is six counties of the province OR of Northern Ireland OR of Ulster. Remember Donegal, Cavan and Monaghan are part of the province, but not occupied.
I hope the politicians and people on both sides of the Irish Sea will bear this in mind in future discussions and in the Dail and House of Commons. Hansard must be in a bad way with illegal statements regarding the six counties. Is there a politician in Ireland who would go to the trouble of righting this wrong legally and officially? - Yours, etc.,
Killiney Hill Road,
Killiney,
Co. Dublin