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"We went to the Gaeltacht, and at once we felt an enlargement of mind and soul. We over-idealized it, but that was natural. We learned Gaelic.
We delighted in the folk-lore of Gaelic, the hero-tales, the folkways, its popular songs. We brought them back to the towns and cities, and they became part of our racial mind. They gave us a little more of that precious sense of distinctiveness, and pride in proportion.
Our daily lives were on another plane, and we could not live, think feel, or work like western fishermen or country wives: it was not to be expected and if anybody suggested that we should we would have stared at him."
- Seán Ó Faoláin in his Bell editorials speaking of his generation's Gaeltacht experiences during the heyday of the Gaelic Revival
We delighted in the folk-lore of Gaelic, the hero-tales, the folkways, its popular songs. We brought them back to the towns and cities, and they became part of our racial mind. They gave us a little more of that precious sense of distinctiveness, and pride in proportion.
Our daily lives were on another plane, and we could not live, think feel, or work like western fishermen or country wives: it was not to be expected and if anybody suggested that we should we would have stared at him."
- Seán Ó Faoláin in his Bell editorials speaking of his generation's Gaeltacht experiences during the heyday of the Gaelic Revival
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Statue of Saint Kilian (7th Century Irish Missionary) - Apostle of Franconia (Franconia is nowadays the northern part of Bavaria).
Fortress Marienberg in the background.
Fortress Marienberg in the background.
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"Is iad na seanfhir seo a labhraíonn an Ghaeilge a nascann muintir na hAthbheochana leis na glúnta a d’imigh rompu, le hÉirinn na Gaeilge, le hÉirinn na lámhscríbhinní, le hÉirinn na naomh agus na n-ollamh, le hÉirinn na laochra, le hÉirinn nach raibh rian dá laghad den mheathlú uirthi – Éire i mbarr a réime. Tháinig ríthe, prionsaí, laochra agus d’imigh siad, ach d’fhan an teanga. Is í an teanga a cheadaíonn do lucht na hÉireann gaol a bhrú ar laochra agus ar ghlór na hÉireann agus is í an teanga a thabharfaidh an ré órga sin ar ais an athuair."
Ó Conchubhair, 𝗙𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗲 𝗦𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗻𝗮 𝗚𝗮𝗲𝗶𝗹𝗴𝗲 : 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝘄𝗶𝗻, 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝘁𝗵𝗯𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗴𝘂𝘀 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗼𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗮 𝗵𝗘𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗮 (𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟵)
Ó Conchubhair, 𝗙𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗲 𝗦𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗻𝗮 𝗚𝗮𝗲𝗶𝗹𝗴𝗲 : 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝘄𝗶𝗻, 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝘁𝗵𝗯𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗴𝘂𝘀 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗼𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗮 𝗵𝗘𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗮 (𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟵)
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"Is iad na seanfhir seo a labhraíonn an Ghaeilge a nascann muintir na hAthbheochana leis na glúnta a d’imigh rompu, le hÉirinn na Gaeilge, le hÉirinn na lámhscríbhinní, le hÉirinn na naomh agus na n-ollamh, le hÉirinn na laochra, le hÉirinn nach raibh rian…
“It is these old men who speak Irish who link the people of the Revival with the generations which came before them, with the Ireland of Irish, the Ireland of manunoscripts, the Ireland of saints and scholars, the Ireland of heroes, the Ireland without trace of decay– Ireland at its peak. Kings, princes, warriors came and went, but the language remained. It is the language that allows Irish people to relate to the heroes and voice of Ireland and it is the language that will bring that golden age back again."
Ó Conchubhair, 𝗙𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗲 𝗦𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗻𝗮 𝗚𝗮𝗲𝗶𝗹𝗴𝗲 : 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝘄𝗶𝗻, 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝘁𝗵𝗯𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗴𝘂𝘀 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗼𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗮 𝗵𝗘𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗮 (𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟵)
Ó Conchubhair, 𝗙𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗲 𝗦𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗻𝗮 𝗚𝗮𝗲𝗶𝗹𝗴𝗲 : 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝘄𝗶𝗻, 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝘁𝗵𝗯𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗴𝘂𝘀 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗼𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗮 𝗵𝗘𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗮 (𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟵)
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“Ulster-Scots history is black history” - Ulick Fitzhugh
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The Paras are GAY Jim Gray was GAY Johnny Adair is GAY The UDA are GAY MI5 are GAY Sinn Féin today are GAY Homosexuality is the mortar that binds them all together
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The Rule of St Columbanus (627 AD)
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"The task of William O’Brien's generation was well and bravely done, had it not been so the work we are carrying out in this generation would have been impossible. In that great work none of Parnell's lieutenants did so much as William O’Brien." - Arthur…
Senior. To what do you chiefly attribute the poverty of Ireland ?
Revans. To the system by which the landlords take advantage of the intense competition between the labourers to demand excessive rents for their farmlands. From the moment the farmer starts making a profit the landlord raises the rent. The result is that the farmer is afraid to make improvements lest the landlord should raise his rent by an amount greater than the value of the improvements, and is concerned simply to keep alive.
S. Is poverty here as great as it is said to be ?
R. It is horrible. The people live only on potatoes and often do not have even those.
A conversation between Mr. Senior and Mr. Revans (Secretary of the Poor Law Commission) on 1st June 1835 on the current state of Ireland recorded in Tocqueville's 'Journey to Ireland'
Revans. To the system by which the landlords take advantage of the intense competition between the labourers to demand excessive rents for their farmlands. From the moment the farmer starts making a profit the landlord raises the rent. The result is that the farmer is afraid to make improvements lest the landlord should raise his rent by an amount greater than the value of the improvements, and is concerned simply to keep alive.
S. Is poverty here as great as it is said to be ?
R. It is horrible. The people live only on potatoes and often do not have even those.
A conversation between Mr. Senior and Mr. Revans (Secretary of the Poor Law Commission) on 1st June 1835 on the current state of Ireland recorded in Tocqueville's 'Journey to Ireland'
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Senior. To what do you chiefly attribute the poverty of Ireland ? Revans. To the system by which the landlords take advantage of the intense competition between the labourers to demand excessive rents for their farmlands. From the moment the farmer starts…
S. Are there many children?
R. Yes, it is said that the poorest have the most children. They believe they have nothing more to fear. They marry in despair and try to forget the future.
S. What is the state of morality in Ireland ?
R. That requires much explanation.
There is not a gentler people than the Irish once the moment of anger is passed. They forget injuries easily. They are very hospitable. There is not an Irishman so poor that he would not share his last potato with someone who needed it. Crime is very rare among them except theft, which occurs almost only to keep them alive. They steal things which will immediately serve as food. This is the good side. Here is the bad one: there is no other country where it is more difficult to get the truth out of a man.
A conversation between Mr. Senior and Mr. Revans (Secretary of the Poor Law Commission) on 1st June 1835 on the current state of Ireland recorded in Tocqueville's 'Journey to Ireland'
R. Yes, it is said that the poorest have the most children. They believe they have nothing more to fear. They marry in despair and try to forget the future.
S. What is the state of morality in Ireland ?
R. That requires much explanation.
There is not a gentler people than the Irish once the moment of anger is passed. They forget injuries easily. They are very hospitable. There is not an Irishman so poor that he would not share his last potato with someone who needed it. Crime is very rare among them except theft, which occurs almost only to keep them alive. They steal things which will immediately serve as food. This is the good side. Here is the bad one: there is no other country where it is more difficult to get the truth out of a man.
A conversation between Mr. Senior and Mr. Revans (Secretary of the Poor Law Commission) on 1st June 1835 on the current state of Ireland recorded in Tocqueville's 'Journey to Ireland'
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S. Are there many children? R. Yes, it is said that the poorest have the most children. They believe they have nothing more to fear. They marry in despair and try to forget the future. S. What is the state of morality in Ireland ? R. That requires much explanation.…
S. Is party spirit very strong in Ireland ?
R. To a degree almost impossible for you to imagine. It would take a foreigner ten years to understand the Parties. Party spirit pervades everything, particularly the administration of Justice in Ireland. To tell the truth, there is no justice in Ireland. Almost all the magistrates are at open war with the population. Moreover the population has no sense of public justice. In Ireland almost all justice is extra-legal. Unless Englishmen are sent to serve as judges, things will remain as they are. The jury system is almost impracticable in Ireland.
This is in relation to how the entire court system was dominated by Protestant Church of Ireland folk who were openly hostile to the native Catholic population. Related will be posted quote below.
R. To a degree almost impossible for you to imagine. It would take a foreigner ten years to understand the Parties. Party spirit pervades everything, particularly the administration of Justice in Ireland. To tell the truth, there is no justice in Ireland. Almost all the magistrates are at open war with the population. Moreover the population has no sense of public justice. In Ireland almost all justice is extra-legal. Unless Englishmen are sent to serve as judges, things will remain as they are. The jury system is almost impracticable in Ireland.
This is in relation to how the entire court system was dominated by Protestant Church of Ireland folk who were openly hostile to the native Catholic population. Related will be posted quote below.
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"I take it that the Protestant Church of Ireland is at the root of the evils of that country. The Irish Catholics would thank us infinitely more if we were to wipe away that foul blot than they would even if Parliament were to establish the Roman Catholic Church alongside of it.
They have had everything Protestant—a Protestant clique which has been dominant in the country; a Protestant Viceroy to distribute places and emoluments amongst that Protestant clique; Protestant judges who have polluted the seats of justice; Protestant magistrates before whom the Catholic peasant cannot hope for justice; they have not only Protestant but exterminating landlords, and more than that a Protestant soldiery, who at the beck and command of a Protestant priest, have butchered and killed a Catholic peasant even in the presence of his widowed mother. The consequence of all this is the extreme discontent of the Irish people.
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They have had everything Protestant—a Protestant clique which has been dominant in the country; a Protestant Viceroy to distribute places and emoluments amongst that Protestant clique; Protestant judges who have polluted the seats of justice; Protestant magistrates before whom the Catholic peasant cannot hope for justice; they have not only Protestant but exterminating landlords, and more than that a Protestant soldiery, who at the beck and command of a Protestant priest, have butchered and killed a Catholic peasant even in the presence of his widowed mother. The consequence of all this is the extreme discontent of the Irish people.
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"I take it that the Protestant Church of Ireland is at the root of the evils of that country. The Irish Catholics would thank us infinitely more if we were to wipe away that foul blot than they would even if Parliament were to establish the Roman Catholic…
And because this House is not prepared yet to take those measures which would be really doing justice to Ireland, your object is to take away the sympathy of the Catholic priests from the people. The object is to make the priests in Ireland as tame as those in Suffolk and Dorsetshire. The object is that when the horizon is brightened every night by incendiary fires, no priest of the paid establishment shall ever tell of the wrongs of the people among whom he is living…Ireland is suffering, not from the want of another Church, but because she has already one Church too many.“
John Bright Speech in the House of Commons (16 April 1845) against the Maynooth Grant.
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John Bright Speech in the House of Commons (16 April 1845) against the Maynooth Grant.
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