I read an interesting article on the journal.ie website lately with the heading "7 things you think are Irish but are in fact not at all". As you can imagine this caught my attention and so I kept reading. A survey was done recently by the Love Irish Food campaign and they came across some interesting facts which shocked a lot of Irish people, including me. There is widespread belief among many people that some products are Irish made, when in fact they are nothing off the kind. What shocked people even more was the fact that it's not just food products:
2. Siúcra. 80% of those surveyed believed this was Irish.
3. HB. 71% believed that HB is produced in Ireland.
4. Cully and Scully. These ready-made food products were originally Irish but are now produced in the UK
5. Boyne Valley Honey. This is packaged in Drogheda but the honey is produced in the EU.
6. The biggest shock of all; St. Patrick. It was discovered that not only is he British, he only came to Ireland because he was forced to. It is believed that he was either brought over as a slave or he fled to avoid taking a nasty job.
7. Neither Sally O'Brien or they way she might look at you( Harp Lager) are made in Ireland. The actress, Vikki Michess is English. So the Harp LAger guy's yearning's are totally misplaced.
Sorry to burst anyone's bubble about us Irish but believe me I was as shocked as ye are now reading this! Does this country even exist any more?
Until next time,
Liz X
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