Still not getting your point Al - that these people were not national heroes; that they were not worthy of commemoration....
What exactly.
Rooting for one side while stressing atrocities by the other only perpetuates an ongoing situation rather than coming to terms with and ending it.
Suggesting that these events are no-go areas is not an option, they are part of a nation's history.
Irish language television is embarking on a new seven part series on the minor signatories of the Easter Week declaration; a follow-up to a six part one on the leaders
History is always with us and songs will always be made about it - long may that be the case.
Jim Carroll

http://www.historyireland.com/revolutionary-period-1912-23/belfasts-unholy-war/

http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/01/10/finu-j10.html

http://www.sott.net/article/245044-The-British-Empire-A-Lesson-In-State-Terrorism

http://www.history.ac.uk/reviews/review/149