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2. In OTL the Irish showed an amazing ability to "gealicize" any invaders, they did it with the Norse, the Normans and, to some extent many of the English overlords who lived on the island. In the Submission Timeline much the same is occurring, but at a slower pace due to the heavier concentration of Norse in the cities as well as religious differences. This will be dealt with more in future instalments.

Higher birthrates are also nothing uncommon for underclass communities in such cases, which eventually leads them to be a majority in numbers but not in political power, never a good situation.

Furthermore, due to their being located upon the periphery of the realm, the Manorial system and the power of the King of Dublin is less in Scotland, Wales and Cornwall. This has led many Irish to flee the island and settle within cities in these lands, which have begun to firmly cement them into the Irish sphere of influence. This is less difficult in Scotland which, at this time, was just beginning to form a sense of Scottish nationhood, but is much more difficult in Wales. To get an idea of this, consider Scotland to be a county of Ireland on par with Ulster or Leinster, with a slightly varying culture due to dwindling Mourner communities in the Highlands, but growing Nordic settlements in the richer lowlands. Wales and Cornwall have substantial Irish minorities, and are Celtic, but are not Gaelic.

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