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There’s a scene in Braveheart which caused every Irish person who saw it feel their stomachs suddenly tighten. The English king and villain, Edward Longshanks, brings in a load of Irish mercenaries.

Irish audiences grimaced uncomfortably as it looks like the Irish, of all people, at the beck and call of the hated English, get ready to put down Scotland. Moments later, Irish viewers are cheering as their screen compatriots defect to the ...