Direland

The proper name for Ireland. Given due to the country's impending return to the stone age due to horrendous financial mismanagement, endemic political corruption and the country's inability to survive with European Union handouts.

Direland bloke in the 17th century: "To be sure to be sure, that Cromwell and the Brits are giving us a hard time and I'm poor, let's emigrate".
Direland bloke in the 18th century, "To be sure to be sure, the Brits after the United Irishmen rebellion is giving us a hard time and I'm poor, let's emigrate.
Direland bloke in the 19th century, "To be sure to be sure, I can't grow any potatoes so somehow the Brits are giving us a hard time and I'm poor, let's emigrate"
Direland bloke in the 20th century, "To be sure, to be sure, I live in a priest-ridden shite hole but somehow it has to be the Brits giving us a hard time, and I'm poor, let's emigrate"
Direland bloke in the 21th century, "To be sure, to be sure, my country got rich on an unsustainable financial boom due to us going cap in hand to the EU (partly funded by the evil Brits) but now our country met reality and so it's going to shit but somehow it's the Brits giving us a hard time, and I'm poor, let's emigrate".

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