1 Scottish people come from Scotland, and Irish people come from Ireland. 2  Religion is a major difference: most Scots are Presbyterians; most Irish are Catholics.3  The Catholic minority in Scotland is largely Irish in origin. 4  The Presbyterians of Northern Ireland are mostly Scottish in origin. The Catholic minority in Scotland is largely Irish in origin. 2  The Presbyterians of Northern Ireland are mostly Scottish in origin. 3  The reason there are so many Presbyterians in Scotland is because of the 1707 act of Union,The Cromwell Invasion, and forced conversion of Scottish Catholics by the covenanters.
Republicanism in the United Kingdom is a movement that seeks to replace the British monarchy with a republic.For those who want a head of state, the method by which one should be chosen is not agreed upon, with some favouring an elected president, some an appointed head of state with little power.he SNP's official policy is that the British monarch would remain head of state of an independent Scotland, unless the people of Scotland decided otherwise. Plaid Cymru have a similar view for Wales. The Scottish Socialist Party and the Scottish Green Party both support an independent Scottish republic.
Subsequently, in 1801, Great Britain united with the neighbouring Kingdom of Ireland, forming the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The state was renamed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland after five-sixths of Ireland seceded from the United Kingdom in 1922.he state was renamed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland after five-sixths of Ireland seceded from the United Kingdom in 1922.