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Give the British another black eye and humanity a boost
“In November 2015 the Bodleian Libraries acquired its 12 millionth printed book: a unique copy of a pamphlet entitled Poetical Essay on the Existing State of Things, written by a Gentleman of the University of Oxford and printed in 1811. … Continue reading
Posted in British Empire, LPAC
Tagged An Gorta Mor, Ireland, Paul Gallagher, poetry, shelley
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Queen Victoria’s Holocaust – 1785: “I guess and fear”
A footnote to Robbie Burns’ “To a Mouse” By Rick Sanders Poets, as Shelley said, are the unacknowledged legislators of the world; and therefore they are also known as “seers”. Robbie Burns, writing in 1785, must have foreseen the outlines … Continue reading
JFK Commemoration Concert: Greetings from Monsignor Réamonn Murray and President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins
Opening Remarks to Schiller Institute Concert of W.A. Mozart’s Requiem in D minor, A Remembrance of President John F. Kennedy on the 50th Anniversary of His Death & A Recommitment to the Principles of His Presidency [Note: The greetings of … Continue reading
Posted in Ireland, Irish History, John F Kennedy
Tagged 1798 rebellion, An Gorta Mor, Armagh, Boston, Cardinal O’ Fiaich, ecclesiastical seat, Irish America, Irish Catholic, Irish Famine, JFK commemoration, Matthew Ogden, Michael D Higgins, Monsignor Murray, Mozart's Requiem, Northern Virginia, President of Ireland, schiller institute, United Irishmen, Vienna, Wexford
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In Their Own Words: The Empire Demands Genocide
The oligarchical principle of intentional genocide shines through clearly in these citations from leading spokesmen for the British Empire, spanning over 200 years. 1791, Parson Thomas Malthus: “We should facilitate, instead of foolishly and vainly endeavoring to impede, the operations … Continue reading
Who Was Right President Kennedy or Parson Malthus ?
President Kennedy ‘s address at the Anniversary Convocation of the National Academy of Sciences on October 22, 1963 was a victory for this son of Ireland whose forefathers arrived in the U.S. as refugees fleeing An Gorta Mor. In his … Continue reading
Posted in An Gorta Mor, Economy, Ireland
Tagged 1962 address, An Gorta Mor, famine, Ireland, National Academy of Science, Parson Malthus, U.S. President
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Many from West of Ireland Fleeing Famine Immigrated to Butte, Montana
11Aug (The Montana Standard) One of the darkest periods in Irish history would end up changing the dynamic and history of North America. Irish speaker Donnchadh O Baoill talked about the impact the Great Irish Famine had on the population … Continue reading
Posted in An Gorta Mor, Ireland
Tagged An Gorta Mor, An Ri Ra festival, Britain, Butte, Donnchadh O Baoill, famine, immigration, Ireland, labor, Montana
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‘One million Irish starve to death’ Irish Famine Tribunal convened in New York
The Irish Famine Tribunal, which plans to examine the responsibility of the British government, under international law, for the tragic events of this period of Irish history, will be convened at Fordham Law School this weekend. The Tribunal, sponsored by … Continue reading
Posted in An Gorta Mor
Tagged An Gorta Mor, austerity and bank bailouts, Austerity Treaty, Brehon Law Society, British colonialism, British Financial Empire, British imperial strategy, Dublin City University, ethnic cleansing, Fordham Law School, genocide, Irish Central, Irish Famine Tribunal, New York City
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Many centuries later the Brits are still trying to sanitize their genocide in Ireland
The poor old Brits, what a mess of paperwork several centuries of genocide has created for them. Their in-trays must be permanently creaking under the strain, although not their consciences of course. But still, the workload must be taking its … Continue reading
Posted in An Gorta Mor, Irish History
Tagged An Gorta Mor, British colonialism, British Financial Empire, British genocide, British imperial strategy, Cóilín Owens, Flight of the Earls, Folger Shakespeare Library, George Mason University, Ireland, Irish Central, Irish history, Niall O'Dowd, Nobility and Newcomers in Renaissance Ireland, Penal Laws, rapacious conquerors, Washington DC
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