It is between us. I illustrated the beliefs of a large and ignored portion of the Irish. Those who do not care whether Northern Ireland is Irish, British, or independent. There are thousands and thousands of people for whom those terms have no real meaning and whose lives would be little affected one way or another. People don't spend a lot of time thinking about their nationality.
Nationality is way down the priority list.
The book has so much visceral description about the decay of this man's body. I smoke a great deal. It's very enjoyable. It's much less carcinogenic than poetry. Bogle consistently points to his intelligence to set himself apart from the other tramps.