Sir, – Ireland, Southern Ireland, Éire, the Free State, the 26 counties, Northern Ireland, the Six Counties, the North, Ulster . . . as Brendan Behan once remarked on the subject, “Life’s too short”. And as the comedian, Kevin McAleer, has pointed out: “There’s not much difference really: six of one, 26 of the other”. – Yours, etc,
PAUL CLEMENTS
Ravenhill Park, Belfast.