I'd guessed you were taking the piss mate, was just clarifying incase somebody else didn't realise you were.

As for the NI thingy, you were right (in my opinion) to leave Northern Ireland out.

Whilst NI is part of the United Kingdom it's residents do have a choice between either British or Irish citizenship. I'm guessing if you were Catholic you'd consider yourself Irish and if you were Protestant you'd consider yourself British. John Duddy must be Catholic.

Personally I see somebody from Northern Ireland as Irish, not British - afterall the Irish Rugby team is all of Ireland combined. I find that most people forget that NI is part of the UK.