Ireland = colony argument (again)

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"The Irish Office in London[citation needed] was the part of the British civil service which liaised with Dublin Castle, just as the Colonial Office liaised with colonial governments."

Actually, to the extent this office even existed, one thing that's certain is that it was nothing like the Colonial Office. The view that Ireland was a "colony" of Britain (particularly in the 19th and early 20th Century) is extremely controversial and disputed by the majority of mainstream historians[1].

This line should be removed. It isn't sourced and even if it were, it's too controversial to stand by itself.Jonathan f1 (talk) 10:48, 5 June 2022 (UTC)Reply

Dublin Castle scandal - Did you know nomination

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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by SL93 talk 04:26, 25 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

  • ... that Irish nationalist William O'Brien's allegations of homosexual activities by British administrators in Dublin caused quite the scandal? Source: Lacey, Brian (2008). Terrible Queer Creatures - Homosexuality in Irish History. Wordwell. pp. 135–150. ISBN 9781905569236. Walshe, Éibhear (2005). "The First Gay Irishman? Ireland and the Wilde Trials". Éire-Ireland. 40 (3–4 (fall-winter)): 38–57. Archived from the original on 2008-05-12. Retrieved 2014-11-11."Trial of Cornwall and Kirwan". Freeman's Journal and Daily Commercial Advertiser. Dublin, Ireland. October 29, 1884.
Created by Bogger (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 25 past nominations.

Bogger (talk) 11:56, 21 July 2024 (UTC).Reply

  •   Article new enough (July 15), long enough (2100 B). Well-sourced (though I find the source "Certified Proud" mildly questionable, but that statement has another source anyway). Verified ALT0 in the source Walshe 2005, assuming good faith on ALT1. Both hooks interesting. Approving both hooks. — Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧(talk | contribs) 00:38, 21 August 2024 (UTC)Reply