Quidditch World Cup - Irish vs English

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 97691

Carol:
The point of my post, in case anyone is wondering, is that despite
Fudge's occasional interactions with the Muggle Prime Minister
(necessary to keep the WW hidden from the Muggles), postmedieval
Muggle politics, including the present political geography of 
Ireland and the United Kingdom, are IMO of no concern whatever to the WW. 
 
Geoff:
I wouldn't entirely agree with you on that, because the Wizarding 
World might find itself in a position of having to contact the 
Taoiseach in some sort of emergency.
 
Carol:
Carol, with apologies for oversimplifying the complicated relations
between England and Ireland over the centuries, but 1473 suggested 
the Yorkists and Lancastrians and this post developed from there. . .
> 
> Geoff:
> Just watch what you're saying about Lancastrians..... I might do 
> something more drastic than think about sending you red roses. 
> 
> :-)

Carol:
Uh oh. I wear my roses white. Loyaultie me Lie! But what's Taoiseach?
And just to keep this post on track so the List Elves won't yell at
me, "no concern whatever" is probably an overstatement, but we see
very little interest even in their own history among the wizard
population (partially the fault of Professor Binns for talking
incessantly about goblin wars, with a giant war thrown in for
"variety"), but I doubt that any of them know when Ireland, Scotland,
and Wales were incorporated into the the Union or even when Ireland
dropped out. And probably no one except Dumbledore knows who Fawkes is
named after. (He has to have been named by Dumbledore himself. What
other headmaster would know about Guy Fawkes--or even lemon drops?)

Carol, who doesn't really dislike the Lancastrians (except maybe
Margaret of Anjou), only them murderin' Tydders who systematically
executed all the Yorkist heirs