Irish Girl Problems

Irish Girl Problems is a fanfiction about Jane O'Connel from her POV and how she talks about the disadvantages of being Irish

Author's note
I do not support either side, this is from Jane's point of view, not mine, do not add sectarian comments in the section, thank you!

Chapter 1: Not supporting the paramilitaries from NI
Before you read this, I do not look down on unionists, British, nationalists, loyalist, republicans or anyone else.

I know what most of you are thinking, this is actually a HUGE disadvantage for me, Their crimes give the Anti-Treaty a run for their money, I generally hate these people who think I support them just because I am from the Republic of Ireland, it's generally f***ing bulls***, my family had faith in all rebels from 1916 until the 1969, where they finally realised the Easter Rising will never be commemorated until 2006, were they realised how horrible they were, My father left Ireland, for good after the hunger strike with his wife and my two brothers, because they didn't want anything to do with the people that burned the British embassy.

I even had Americans say "F*** the Brits" which really p***ed me off, as I do not hate Britain, it has been centuries, I don't need those corrupting words.

Chapter 2: Sectarianism
I am not a sectarian person, I love everyone in the country, regardless of language, skin, community, or anything, Artie is a Protestant and I love him, he even agrees Oliver Cromwell went too far.

I even like the British flag, very unusual for an Irish girl living in the Republic, but it's so pretty, I love both flags equally, I once saw a young girl with her parents at the Easter Rising parade in Dublin, I assumed she was from a unionist neighbourhood in the North because she looked very nervous until her mom assured her not all rebels were horrible people that killed for support, she's right, to me, Joseph Plunkett is nothing like these PIRA men, if Joe actually went on a hunger strike, he would be dead in forty days, due to his already emaciated frame and tuberculosis, I literally hate it when people compare the rebels of the Rising to these people, they not only damage their reputation, they damage the reputation of all Irish people, including the signatories.

Chapter 3: Being assumed that I hate the British.
This is so true, I actually avoid plastic paddies, which is the name given to wannabe Irish-Americans, Make it clear, I do not hate the British, it was over centuries ago, yes, we had Rebellions, but, this doesn't make me hate the British, My favorite rebel song, is Grace, it is about a man, an Irish rebel and his girlfriend getting married hours before the man is executed, it is a very sad song, and it I'm singing the Foggy Dew, I say "Britannia's sons" instead of "huns" because, I actually have British friends and to better relate to Artie.

Chapter 4: Being harassed because you don't support Sinn Féin.
Oh my god, This really angers me, a lot, I once met a Sinn Féin supporter who harassed me because I was reading about the Easter Rising in Northern Ireland, 50% awkward, 100% bad idea, Even though I am Irish, the political parties both North and South are all equally worthless, especially Sinn Féin, nothing but whining and crying like little babies every moment of the day, it's just bickering and a whole lotta clusterf***!

They even CLAIM an event they were never in, and use Republican deaths for profit, the worst case of this is Bobby Sands, even his family don't like them, Sinn Féin, even though I was never really fond of the man himself, you can't help but feel bad for his family, their relatives death being used for electoral support, I was a highly intelligent woman, and I had a great uncle who survived the Easter Rising, and he refused to support Sinn Féin, as he said, "Uptight lying b*****ds" even THOUGH he was on the ANTI-TREATY side, he supported a 32 county, just under a better political party that wasn't them.

Okay, Back to the idiot, he asked that if I supported Sinn Féin and I said no, then gave a very honest and direct approach, like they lie and steal events for political support, he cried and whined like a baby, dear god....