GUEST,DenI urge you to take a deep breath, sit back and read Stan's lyrics again. Half my mother's family was Irish about 4 geneerations back all my Father's was English. The people of Newfoundland people have a great affinity for both cultures.
My grandfather on my father's side born around 1910 was afraid to walk through certian Newfoundland communities at night because Catholics (Irish descent) and Prodestants (English) were litterally beating each other to death when he was a young man. I heard a lot of bigotry coming out of our local orange lodges.
I've given a lot more thought to the troubles than many North Americans. I would say that Stan's song comes very close to expressing my thoughts on the issue.