Duke of Marmalade
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Purple
I have updated the selected others.
But I refuse to include Mr H. For me Haughey (Blaney, Boland et al) are the key architects of the protracted Provo campaign - the Arms Trial is a most telling event.
His churlish rejection of the Anglo Irish Agreement proved he remained irredentist. I also don't like this tendency to commend bad guys turned good like Gerry Adams and Ian Paisley. For me guys like Garret and Hume who are thoroughly good guys all along are much more deserving.
I looked up irr.. before posting as I know eagle eyed contributors would pounce upon it. It means determined to seize territory, after some Italian guys. it's what I meant but "unredeemed" is even betterBTW, irredentist is a great word but wouldn't unredeemed have done?
Jayz Purple, that's the last update to the listWhat did Brian Kennedy and Van Morrison do?
What about John de Chastelain?
Jayz Purple, that's the last update to the list
I think their cross divide concert celebrating the GFA was very effective.
It's amazing though that people born after the GFA esp. on the loyalist side are as bigoted as ever.
Until I heard Ervine and Spence speak I always though of loyalists as mindless murderers who merely wanted to wipe out catholics/nationalists and I think they changed the perception some of us down south had of northern loyalists.
Id throw Gusty Spence and David Ervine in there also...
After the Provos announced their cease fire Gusty Spence spoke on behalf of the Combined Loyalist Command and announced a ceasefire and went one better.
He apologised for all the deaths attributed to "his" side and that wasnt expected when the cease fire was announced and it prompted others to apologise which helped cement the seeds of trust.
In addition, he acted as a father figure to some of the younger loyalist commanders and kept them on the right path.
David Ervine surprised me most of all from within the loyalist violence faction.
Here was a man who was largely uneducated and spent time in prison for acts of violence.
He was one of the most articulate speakers I have ever heard and he always spoke with reconciliation in his voice.
Until I heard Ervine and Spence speak I always though of loyalists as mindless murderers who merely wanted to wipe out catholics/nationalists and I think they changed the perception some of us down south had of northern loyalists.
Yes that was a bad miss. I have put him in at No. 4Yes PMU, he should be in there as well... Duke?
+1 it was unfortunate he passed away when he did.David Ervine surprised me most of all from within the loyalist violence faction.
Here was a man who was largely uneducated and spent time in prison for acts of violence. He was one of the most articulate speakers I have ever heard and he always spoke with reconciliation in his voice.
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