I watched a bit of a programme called the History of Ireland and it is indeed a very mixed up tale, like Wolfe Tone being Protestant but revered in Republican circles for example, or defeated Royalists from England joining forces with revolting Catholics in Ireland.
(By revolting I mean Catholics rising up in revolt by the way, just in case you thought......never mind )
I don't begin to understand it, indeed I found myself winding back to listen to parts again it was so confusing.
How many could attempt to make head or tail of it now is beyond me. But they are "Twa cheeks of the same erse" and that's all we need to bother with.