Ard Mhacha.

I have been in Ireland several times (Newgrange and Tara are amazingly spiritual places) but never on July 12th so the only information I had was heresay.

Part of the problem is that people tend to talk from a position of ignorance rather than knowledge and thus the trenches get deeper and wider. I was simply trying to ensure I was did not fall into that trap.

Perhaps though if the Orange Day parades in the Republic were given more media attention it would be a small step towards allaying the unionist fears that their culture would disappear in a united Ireland. They could even hold their annual rally on the site of the battle itself.

Davebhoy