In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), the Irish quidditch team hangs a flag with “Top o’ The Morning!” written on it. This is a nod to the fact that no Irish person had any decision making power in the making of this film.

by TheStoicNihilist

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  2. The one Irish character having a proclivity for explosions was added by the director I believe. Classic Brits always at it I suppose.

  3. This would actually be hilarious to hold up at a real Ireland game

  5. Originally it was gonna say “Davy Keogh Says Hello” but Davy Keogh wanted €500K for the rights

  6. Ok?

    Still great film.

    You also have to consider that outside of Hogwarts JKR world building wasn’t great.

  8. Hi I’m JK Rowling, I never had an original thought in my life! I have a race of bankers in my story who are greedy, hook nosed goblins, my Irish characters are of course walking stereotypes, and for good measure, here’s a random Asian called Cho Chang.

    Also, I get really bent out of shape thinking about people’s genitalia.

    I am one of the 20th century’s greatest writers!

  9. Iirc at no point in the fourth book does Rowling mention any Irish official at that match. Instead the British Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge meets with the Bulgarian diplomats. I’m assuming it was a host nation thing then but given Rowling’s track record, I actually wouldn’t be surprised if magic Ireland is not independent 

    She’s weird about Scotland too. 

  10. It was actually a sarcastic sign made by the locals taking the piss out of the irish team as brits are known to do.

  14. I, a foreigner, said “Top of the morning” to a bus driver once, and he legitimately got annoyed with me. Choíche arís.

  15. Holy shit… Pulitzer Prize winning expose right there 😐

  16. They race swapped Lavender Brown from black to white as soon as she became a more prominent character and love interest to Ron.

  17. Pity, there was no poll to decide what should be said on the banner

    “Mayo for Sam”

  18. To be fair, having watched Wild Mountain Thyme, there are plenty of Irish people involved in the production, but they all seemed to collectively forget everything they ever knew about Ireland for the duration.

  19. A few minutes later in that film, when the death eaters are raiding the camp and there’s an explosion heard, Fred/George says “Looks like the Irish have their pride on!”

  21. This American propaganda needs to end….this is an American saying.

    I have never, ever heard an Irish person say this to another Irish person.

  22. Has anybody ever heard an actual Irish person say this?

  23. And the only overtly Irish person constantly wants to blow stuff up.

  24. Hey, we still won the Quidditch World Cup. Take the win

  25. There was also a firework that, when it exploded, gave this atrocity.

    Ders more to Oireland dan dis.

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    Guys…. He has you all dancing to his dumb tune.

  30. Every time I hear this saying, even though he seems a decent fella, jacksepticeye has to answer for his crimes

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