Abstract
The Anglo-Irish Treaty, agreed in late 1921, ended the Irish War of Independence and established a political border on the island of Ireland that reflected the partition of Ireland by the Government of Ireland Act 1920. Additional responses suggest a perceived aggression from speakers of Northern Irish varieties, and confusingly from a response from one participant that indicates a negative 'traitors' juxtaposed with a positive 'sexy' non-linguistic attribute. County Down appears to be the only variety that receives a more positive 'soft' description when compared with Northern Irish varieties. The generous mapping by the Irish participants of a Northern Ireland variety might also be an indication that this largely Dublin-based cohort are more likely to include Ulster varieties, whether they are in the Republic of Ireland, or in Northern Ireland, as being a 'Northern Irish dialect'. Linguistic boundaries and political boundaries always align, however, political boundaries can influence identity, and therefore linguistic identity.
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