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Thomas Sheridan's avatar

do you recall being told in school that your ancestors built back Ireland from the famine as a modern nation with a complex road and rail system within two decades of 1850? Including the first proper commuter rail system in the world? All designed and built by Irish companies and engineers who were at the forefront of techology at the time while the ones who left only became the scum of "Amerikay." Reduced to building Roman Catholic parishes.

Did they teach you in School the reason why the Scots speak Irish is that we Irish conquered the northern half of Britain?

That the only thing that prevented a total take over of Britain in the 4th century was the Danelaws. Otherwise the English and Scots would be speaking Irish today?

They did not even tell us we defeated the British Empire and brought it to its knees in 1921. We were not allowed that feeling. 'Pride is a sin..."

Keep rattling the poorbox for 'deh black babies..." and waiting for Baby Jesus to come back at'all at' all.."

Where your humanity...?

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J. P. Bruce's avatar

About time someone stated this obvious fact. The Irish should not think of themselves as victims of any other race or culture.

Even the version of Christian Catholicism that the Irish absorbed is implicated. If you want to see a robust Chrstianity in action go to Poland. Even though the Russians tried to impose secularism on the country after WW2, the Poles insisted on not only retaining their Catholicity but their practice of it has contnued to thrive, more than 30 years after the fall of Stalinism.

I for one am very glad that the Poles came here in such high numbers during the 'Celtic Tiger' years. They, and groups like Northern Presbyterians and Irish Travellers, have gone some way to redeeming the otherwise pitiful Irish character.

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