Whoah!

Yeah, I guess they have been since 1922 or something like that.

But are they really seperate or is that like one of those feel good titles to make people happy. Like if the UK says jump, does Ireland ask how high? Most the maps of the UK I saw always had Ireland in them and not until I looked it up did they have Ireland in a seperate color scheme.
I mean Ireland has to still have a super close relationship still. And even if Ireland isn't down with the crown, I can't see them saying they are gonna sit back and not fight along with their union jack brothers when the UK wants them to.
Sure, this was embarassing to admit I never knew this, but when I looked this up I found out I was not alone.

It's no reason to get insulted, Ireland is just a low key country. When I think of Ireland I think of happy people drinking and fighting with each other. The important lesson here is Ireland is not part of the Uk.