The God of nature never intended that Ireland should be a province… — Thomas Goold · Skopia

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The God of nature never intended that Ireland should be a province, and by God she never will.

1799

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Self-determination Ireland Countries

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Goold, Thomas. An Address to the People of Ireland on the Subject of the Projected Union. Dublin: J. Moore, 1799.

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