Ireland and Scotland have a lot in common, they all all within  the UK (or at least Northern Ireland is and Southern use to be).  They are part of the Celtic triangle, neither were colonized by Rome during the invasions and occupation.  “The Late Latin word Scotia (land of the Scot(t)i), although initially used to refer to Ireland, by the 11th century at the latest was being used to refer to (Gaelic-speaking) Scotland north of the river Forth.”  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etymology_of_Scotland

So I thought we’d decide who’s best–we could use food, but you can’t taste a blog and though I’m Scottish (Scott was my grannies maiden name can’t get much more Scottish) I feel I can present a non-bias presentation.  Oh by the way our our topic—hottest hunk.

1.  SENIOR CITIZEN HUNK

IRISH

Richard Harris

Richard Harris in the early 1960s Richard St John Harris (1 October 1930 – 25 October 2002) was an Irish actor, singer, theatrical producer, film director and writer. He appeared on stage and in many films, and is perhaps best known for his role as Frank Machin in This Sporting Life. He is also known for playing King Arthur in the 1967 film Camelot and the subsequent 1981 revival of the show. He played an aristocrat and prisoner in A Man Called Horse (1970), a gunfighter in Clint Eastwood‘s Western film Unforgiven (1992), Emperor Marcus Aurelius in Gladiator (2000), and Albus Dumbledore in both Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Harris had a top ten hit in the UK and the US with his 1968 recording of Jimmy Webb‘s song “MacArthur Park“.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Harris

SCOTTISH:

Sir Sean Connery

Sir Thomas Sean Connery (25 August 1930) is a Scottish actor and producer who has won an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards (one of them being a BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award) and three Golden Globes (including the Cecil B. DeMille Award and a Henrietta Award). He was knighted by Elizabeth II in July 2000, and received the Kennedy Center Honors in the US.     Connery is best known for portraying the character James Bond, starring in seven Bond films between 1962 and 1983 (six Eon Productions films and the non-Eon Thunderball remake, Never Say Never Again).[3] In 1988, Connery won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Untouchables. His film career also includes such films as Marnie, The Name of the Rose, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Hunt for Red October, Highlander, Murder on the Orient Express, Dragonheart, and The Rock. Connery in Alfred Hitchcock‘sMarnie Sorry for you Green wearers but I think Sean takes this one: Connery has been polled as “The Greatest Living Scot” and “Scotland’s Greatest Living National Treasure”. In 1989, he was proclaimed “Sexiest Man Alive” by People magazine and in 1999, at age 69, he was voted “Sexiest Man of the Century”.    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Connery

2.  APPROACHING SENIOR HUNK

SCOTTISH

Denis Lawson

Actor | Director | Writer

Denis Lawson was born on September 27, 1947 in Perthshire, Scotland. He is an actor and director, known forStar Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977), Star Wars: Episode VI – The Return of the Jedi (1983) and Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980). He was previously married to Sheila Gish.  http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0493200/?ref_=rvi_nm

IRISH:

Pierce Brendan Brosnan, OBE (born 16 May 1953) is an Irish actor, film producer and environmentalist.  Following a stage acting career he rose to popularity in the television series Remington Steele (1982–87).  After…appeared in films such as The Fourth Protocol and Mrs. Doubtfire. In 1994, he became the fifth actor to portray secret agent James Bond …tarring in four films between 1995 and 2002. …he also took the lead in other films such as Dante’s Peak and the remake of The Thomas Crown Affair. After leaving the role of Bond, he has starred in… The Matador (nominated for a Golden Globe, 2005), Mamma Mia! (National Movie Award, 2008), and The Ghost Writer (2010). In 1996, along with Beau St. Clair, Brosnan formed Irish DreamTime, a Los Angeles-based production company. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierce_Brosnan

 

OK THAT ONE GOES TO THE IRISH.  WE’RE EVEN:

3,  WHO WINS IN COLLECTIBLES:

Tri Fold Masonic Vintage Scottish York Rite – 14k Yellow Gold  $899.99   Nice—but a win for the Irish

Jameson Whiskey & Guinness Sign, 2 X Vintage Large Mirror From Irish  $1,200.00

3.   HUNK ADS:

Scottish

Irish:

A TIE?  SO WE’RE  IRISH 2-1-1 AND SCOTTISH 1-2-1

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and YOU ALWAYS WIN (above ITEM) just click on my store (higher above)

IN THE DOES THIS REMIND YOU OF ANYTHING CATEGORY

Souvenir Building Ceramic Glendalough Ireland Round Tower Huge 7.25″ (ONLY $25)

COME BACK TOMORROW AS WE CONTINUE THE FACE-OFF

It’s not that the Irish are cynical. It’s rather that they have a wonderful lack of respect for everything and everybody.—-Brendan Behan

“Of all the small nations of this earth, perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind.”
― Winston Churchill