Friday Fun Thread. Is it time that Ireland convince Montserrat to join the Republic?

[asset test]

I've always been fascinated by this place and its Irish connections, particularly the accent which has endured.

The late writer Pete Mc Carthy had a book called "The road to McCarthy" where he visited Monserrat. If you have read McCarthy's Bar, you will know that the outcome was both insightful and hilarious.

[Ren84]

Not sure if I'd like to live on an island with people with a hybrid south Munster/Caribbean accent. It'd be like a cross between Bob Marley and Pat Spillane! *shudder*

[whooley]

A group of people came from Barbados a few years ago to Drogheda to trace their ancestors. They believed they were descended brom people shipped out after Cromwell took the town in 1649. I don't know if anything more has developed from that trip, but I would be all for building more awareness of these historical connections. Not sure its a question of 'Political Humour' though.