Ireland, 1900's - these pro-Irish organisations were 'allowed' by Westminster (through gritted teeth!) to exist in Ireland, but they were closely monitored by the British political and military classes until, one day, they weren't!
They were proscribed by the British, deemed to be 'illegal entities', membership of which would lead to arrest, or worse. Within weeks of that 'Banned!' designation, hundreds of Irish men and women put it up to the British to "come get us..."
...and 'come get us', won't ya, on Wednesday, 16th October 2024, when we'll have a 12-part post ready for viewing (!), including the 'top and tail' of the above piece, when it was Irishmen and women that gathered in a group in the city centre in question, to challenge those who didn't belong here.
And we'll be putting the starting and finishing touches to these two pieces as well -
Ireland, 1920's - two 'cool hand lukes' in poorly-presented enemy uniforms decided to bluff their way out of prison, and it worked. But...
From 2002 - they may not actually hear the State politicians, but they can see what it is they have done and, although somewhat muted by unfortunate circumstances, they can be loud and they know 'where the bodies are buried', so to speak...
...and we shall be so speaking - on Wednesday, 16th October 2024.
So do, please, give us a shout (pun intended!) then.
Thanks for the visit, and for reading ; see y'all again on the 16th!
Sharon and the team.