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Thread #45911   Message #3792425
Posted By: Jim Carroll
27-May-16 - 09:35 AM
Thread Name: BS: Easter Rising - April 24-29, 1916
Subject: RE: BS: Easter Rising - April 24-29, 1916
By the way Bobad - "reconciliation" involves acknowledging past behaviour and, if necessary, apologising for it, as did Tony Blair (for all his faults) over the bloody Sunday Massacre.
The British establishment and press have virtually ignored this centenary - no official representatives at the ceremonies, no coverage in the British press.... as sumed up nicely in this Guardian article.
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/mar/25/the-guardian-view-on-the-easter-rising-centenary-irelands-history-lesson-for-britain
The last thing those running Britain have in their minds at present is "reconciliation" - they've never forgiven Ireland for what she did to the Empire - talk about the Irish having long memories!!!
Teribus
None of your links (at long last) - make the slightest difference to anythhing I've said - I've read them all before and quoted from one of them.
Your "Boston College Chronology" is identical to the one you put up earlier which is dun and dusted to the extent that is one of the few you have actually back-tracked from.
It certainly doesn''t claim that the widespread fires that destroyed Sackville Stree were started by the looters - it says that when the fires looting started prior to Wednesday, there were fires started.
Come - on - eve you can do better that two old-hat wiki entries and a timeline which has been long put to bed.
No wonder you don't put up linls if that's the best you can manage
Why not ask Keith for lessons?
Jim Carroll