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Thread #45911   Message #3787236
Posted By: Keith A of Hertford
26-Apr-16 - 09:48 AM
Thread Name: BS: Easter Rising - April 24-29, 1916
Subject: RE: BS: Easter Rising - April 24-29, 1916
Steve, I was repeating a truth not a lie.
Wheatcroft believes what I believe, his whole article supported my case, and I quoted the whole of the passage in question.
My reputation stands. No-one has ever found a lie of mine. I would much rather lose a debate than sink to that.

Do you have anything else on me?
You said "often."
Not true is it Steve.
A lie.

Rag,

According to the last link I put on the gunner TRIED about a dozen times and only actually hit the target once.


The writer asks us to believe that instead of engaging the rebels, those gunners blazed away at a flag pole!

Also that the shells somehow braked and fell into the Liffey!

Also that the Helga returned fire at the gun, invisible as it was among the buildings, which would be impossible.

He reports many other things he would have no way of knowing.

It is a good story, but much of it is fantasy.
A soldier's yarn, or a composite of many such yarns.