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Thread #41161   Message #2086286
Posted By: DannyC
25-Jun-07 - 07:52 AM
Thread Name: Which Irish Troubles Songs are Offensive
Subject: RE: Which Irish Troubles Songs are Offensive
Thank you for that link, Keith.

It brings to mid some notes from Asquith's papers regarding the last meeting involving Carson and Craig with Redmond and John Dillon:

"Redmond assured us that when he said good-bye to Carson the latter was in tears, and that Captain Craig who has never spoken to Dillon in his life came up to him and said" 'Mr. Dillon, will you shake my hand? I should be glad to think that I had been able to give as many years to Ulster as you have to the service of Ireland.' Aren't they a remarkable people? And the folly of thinking that we can ever understand, let alone govern them!"

Asquith's notes are likely describing the scene of the last parting of empowered political leadership prior to the wonderful developments for peace in that region that we have seen in our own times.