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COMMENT: I’ve walked the Irish border – Brexiters are trampling on fragile territory

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The good health of the frontier is rooted in the Good Friday agreement, and threatened by the contempt of those who don’t understand its emotional landscape

Before the Brexit referendum I began walking Ireland’s border. At the start I thought of the border as just a line but after a few dozen miles it began to become its own place, a narrow country with one language and two currencies. When the UK voted to leave the European Union, the ground seemed to contract under my feet, shrinking to just the line on the map once again.

Period05 Mar 2018

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  • TitleI’ve walked the Irish border – Brexiters are trampling on fragile territory
    Degree of recognitionNational
    Media name/outletGuardian
    Media typePrint
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date05/03/2018
    DescriptionThe good health of the frontier is rooted in the Good Friday agreement, and threatened by the contempt of those who don’t understand its emotional landscape

    Before the Brexit referendum I began walking Ireland’s border. At the start I thought of the border as just a line but after a few dozen miles it began to become its own place, a narrow country with one language and two currencies. When the UK voted to leave the European Union, the ground seemed to contract under my feet, shrinking to just the line on the map once again.
    URLhttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/mar/05/irish-border-brexiters-good-friday-agreement
    PersonsGarrett Carr
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