Ahh the strings of the Yew. It is happy to recall that when tired of the Roman yoke the English threw them out. In this century the Irish tired of the English yoke threw them out. In both instances the sides soon made friends again and became tight as thieves. Wonders if the cycle is starting over again. Ireland now being so like the rest of Britain - many names common in both Islands etc etc etc. Example (Both of these are now in the heavenly choir and both were very good at what they did) Micko Russell (Trad Musician Ireland) Bertrand Russell (Professor Writer Oxford England)