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Resolved That C.S Lewis's birth place is not Northern Ireland, which did not exist at the time of his birth.
You are reading it wrong. In the "Return to Christianity" section it says "He later came to consider himself honoured by worshipping with men of faith who came in shabby clothes and work boots and who sang all the verses to all the hymns." (my emphasis) Favonian (talk) 13:29, 8 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Not done This has often been discussed here. Please see the archives of this page, and note that Northern Ireland did not exist as a political entity at the time of Lewis's birth. Deor (talk) 11:52, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
CS Lewis was a self proclaimed Irishman, as per the quote in this Wikipedia article. He was born in Ireland and spent his entire childhood there. The existence of Northern Ireland as a political entity is irrelevant to that. He does not need to be called 'Northern Irish'; simply 'Irish', which he was. "I am often surprised to find how utterly ignored Yeats is among the men I have met: perhaps his appeal is purely Irish – if so, then thank the gods that I am Irish”
C.S. Lewis Quadrinity1 (talk) 15:45, 25 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Not done This has often been discussed here. Please see the archives of this page, and note that Northern Ireland did not exist as a political entity at the time of Lewis's birth. Deor (talk) 11:52, 21 February 2025 (UTC)