British succeded with the Irish where Russians failed with Ukrainians: made them speek their language, not their ancestors'.
Occupying 20% of the country is where they are in a similar position, except Ukrainians are actively fighting against it while Irish pretty much folded and accepted it.
In Ireland there is a tradition that holds that a dying man may ask one last question, and that it be answered truthfully.
Seamus had come to the end of his days; his time on this planet was short. Gathered around him was his wife and his four sons. Three of his sons were fine, tall men but the fourth...wasn't. Aiden was a bit scrawny, and quite thin. Seamus says to his wife:
"Mary...I've not much time left. So I want to ask you something that's bothered me for many a day. Please tell me the truth...is Aiden really my son?"
Mary says "Seamus, as God is my witness I swear on all that's good and holy that Aiden is indeed your child."
With that Seamus breathed a sigh of relief, his last breath in this world. Mary closed his eyes, pulled the blanket over his face and said:
"Whew...thank God he didn't ask about the other three!"
Title translates as "Yu Ming is my name". Well, "Yu Ming is name to me", literally.
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Best line: "Did you know that old Paddy could speak Chinese?"