This afternoon
Sarah Neville writes:
Look who’s missing at Wembley for Ireland v Romania #1916
Mmf.
Meanwhile…
McGuinness?
Adams?
O’Snodaigh?
You’re warm-ish.
Corbyn Pays Tribute To Sinn Fein Revolutionary (Sky)
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Everything. As It Happens.
Terrifying to think that a news corporation of that size and influence can be so blatant in its omission of detail…
“She was second in command of the rebel forces during the 1916 Easter Rising against British rule – a bloody revolt that lasted five days and left 132 British soldiers and police dead.”
Sinn Fein had nothing to do with the rising!
can we stop trying to link them to it!
+1
Countess Markievicz was a member of Sinn Fein.
Sinn Fein today has little relationship with Arthur Griffiths Sinn Fein.
Griffith was happy to keep the monarchy which is an anathema for Gerry and the lads.
It was only useful as an organization when Dev took it over.
Markievicz was also a member of the ICA, Fianna Fail, the IRB amongst others.
Ah now Connie was in everying but the Crib at Christmas
If I remember correctly, she executed a british prisoner in cold blood. What a Heroine. In it for the kicks and to upset dad
If westminster could offload NI to RoI without the political fallout from EU/US they would give us the hospital pass straight away (€15 billipn subvention per year of the books)
No, you don’t remember correctly. How about that.
Checked – shot policeman in the back
Doublecheck – disputed accounts about this. Debated and discussed elsewhere.
What source, please?
‘Dunno ’bout that now CJ
Loadsa talk
Nothing else
Didn’t she die in St Stephens green so that Ireland might be free
He died there to end taxation, suppression and criminality
And look how well thats workong out so far.
I’m pretty sure she fought against the water charges and austerity.
Sinn Fein propaganda machine must be delighted to get credit for rising.
Do you mean like Yeast?
I guess we could call it the Yeaster rising?
*I’m out the door*
Wonderful stuff
Ah Jesus, this is gonna mean at least two Ruth Dudley articles this week. Thanks Corbyn.
The 1916 “heroes” prancing around Dublin while tens of thousand lived in poverty. What’s there to celebrate?
Aren’t we all “Prancing” in our own way, when we are not helping? Or are you helping?
The heroes that weren’t rounded up and shot is it?
A good chunk of the prancers were in the Irish Transport & General Workers’ Union militia, the Irish Citizen Army, including Constance Markievicz. Most of the Citizen Army hadn’t got a stiver.
I would suggest you read some books (any books at this stage, to be honest). But, particularly if you were interested in the social composition of the Irish republican forces in 1916, there are a number of books you could try; oral histories are particularly good, I find.
Oral history = bias and lies