Ireland.The answer is:
Ireland.
I am a body thats for sure
- one landmass
one landmass
Ire I held for my neighbours,so so pure
- "Ire" a clue for "Ireland", I guess...?
"Ire" a clue for "Ireland", I guess...?
My north teamed up while the south went solo
- Northern Ireland versus Eire.
Northern Ireland versus Eire.
weWe remember the severe lack of the potatoepotato
- Potato famine
Potato famine
My symbol riddled with the need for peace
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theThe war of the gods needed to cease
- Sectarian conflict
Sectarian conflict
greenGreen to the left, orange to the right
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Ireland
fictionalFictional characters at the root of the spite
- Jesus, Mary, God, etc... (although there is really a lot more than that forming the background of the Troubles, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Troubles#Background , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantation_of_Ulster , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_Years%27_War_(Ireland), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tudor_conquest_of_Ireland , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cromwellian_conquest_of_Ireland , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Home_Rule_movement , etc etc)
Jesus, Mary, God, etc... (although there is really a lot more than that forming the background of the Troubles, see these links for more info...)
Title: Tea father? Drink!
- the incomparable Father Ted, of course.
the incomparable Father Ted, of course.
