'But for now, let us give three cheers
And shout BRAVO!
For the unsung heroes of our streets,
who thanklessly brave the wind and rain,
to do an honest days work,
in a thankless task that must be done...'
(...but thanks, definitely [and apologies!], from us, to Bryan W!)
Ireland, 20th Century : the British political and military leaderships were wary of 'permitting' Irish work crews from established, organised entities to 'repair/prepare the land for them', so they put together their own teams but, not only did that not work out for them, it actually worked against them and, in the long run, worked in favour of the original work crews...
...and this particular 'work crew' here in '1169 Towers' are working on a 20-piece blog post for Wednesday, 5th February 2025, in which we'll be filling in (!) the missing parts of the above tale of (road)woe.
And we'll also be writing a few paragraphs about a man who was born in Ireland in the mid-18th Century and matured into a well-known and well-respected doctor, a man of medicine...and a political radical.
The British claimed he was seditious and a danger to society but, like all such Irish rebels, he was really a danger to their continuing 'misadventures' in Ireland. He laid low in another country for a while, but remained an Irish radical...
So...
..be a radical yerself and give us a look-see on Wednesday, 5th February 2025, for the above pieces and about 18 others.
And thanks for dropping in - it's appreciated!
Sharon and the team.
There is a lot of talk recently about the State Army and the possibility/probability that it has thugs within its ranks ("...68 members of the (State) Defence Forces have been convicted or are before the courts for a range of offences. The figure was provided to Micheál Martin in a report from (State Army) Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Seán Clancy...").
Yet, in the 1920's, when Leinster House politicians and their State Army chiefs practically timed their recruitment campaign to specifically target miscreants, those guilty of "a range of offences", there was, if anything, encouragement for such a move, rather than objections.
More about that on the 3rd, and we'll be naming names...
We'll also have a few paragraphs about a military/political figure who is known the world over as 'an evil genius, a madman, a lunatic..', but yet his close family connections to Ireland are not half as well known, if even that.
Indeed, in the course of our research, we came across a connection between that person and the area we ourselves live in, in Dublin...!
And we'll be mentioning a not uncommon occurrence in this country (pre-partition) that still affects us girls to this day : we know what it's like, more so than men would, when we get put in contact with a good, professional mobile hairdresser- bear with me now... - as we don't always have the time to make an appointment with the salon, then with a childminder (who will also keep an eye on the dog..!) and then organise transport to and from the shop...phew!
The more convenient option is to have herself call to you, to do the job.
In the 1920's, IRA Volunteers undertook such 'house calls', but in reverse...!
On Wednesday, 3rd July 2024, we'll be posting the finishing touches (groan!) to the above-mentioned three pieces, plus 15 other ones, in an 18-part blog post.
So, if we've piqued your curiosity (Ya wha', Shar...?!), or you're just a nosey fecker, then give us a shout on the 3rd!
Thanks for the visit, and for reading!
Sharon and the team.
