I suppose you are talking about when we founded America, Canada, Australia, New Zeeland, civilised over half of the world, created the industrial revolution (thereby bringing in the modern world) and so on and so on. Ok, mistakes were made; but better that, and to admit to that, than to wallow in the self-pitting sloth that the Irish do. Never forget Ireland's support for the Nazi's during World War II! Britain fought against them, when they had no need to, and lost everything for it!