The above quote was from the Irish confedeate army (mainly Catholic) trying to recruit soldiers to face Cromwell's new model army. It shows how open the Irish were to others joining their numbers (even though for war) in a time when there were huge…
This is from the 1640's, confederate army. I put the brackets around the christianity bit
'for he that is born in Ireland, though his parents and all his ancestors were aliens, nay if his parents are Indians or Turks,(if converted to Christianity),…
I would say that there are one or two anti-hereos out there and a few still in the Dail at the moment.
TJ English' book (see below) gives an account of Irish gangsters in the US. Although written about gangsters it delves into how the Irish develope…
I found this site while looking for this cd.
I have last years Cd and was really looking forward to this version
i wasn't disappointed at all. Foirfe is just brilliant.
My advise is to get this cd and search the bargain bins for ceol 08.
they just…
Kevin is back doing his nighthawks stuff which is great.
I think that racist jokes will always depend on who tells them.
When Bernard Manning argued that his jokes did no harm he was right, but he also believed that England was for the English and…
It was a lucky shot on the way out to Alcatraz a couple of years ago. I'm not sure of the name of the ship but the chance of a photo like his doesn't come along that often.