Will there ever be a Bobby Sands Street in the country?

Pgibson · 03-10-2008 12:52pm

NO WAY.

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Pgibson · 03-10-2008 1:01pm

RSF Cill Dara wrote: »

"They have nothing in their whole imperial arsenal that can break the spirit of one Irishman who does not want to be broken" - Bobby Sands

Ya wanna bet....look how Bobby Sands ended up.

And the Brit flag still flutters over Stormont.

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Pgibson · 03-10-2008 1:16pm

McArmalite wrote: »

Is that why the street signs in nationalist areas of Belfast and Derry are been written in Irish and English ??;)

Strangely, the street signs in downtown Glasgow are written in Scots Gaelic and English. (Not Lallans.)

Scots Gaelic is almost pure Irish Gaelic.

Under Queen St. Glasgow is "Sraid an MBanrionn"...my spelling may be off.

The Unionist nutters in N.I. are just as nutty as the Nationalist nutters.

(Like the ones who name themselves after firearms, Mr McArtillery-Piece.)

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JWAD · 04-10-2008 2:15pm

RSF Cill Dara wrote: »

Bobby sands is a hero and not just in Ireland
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACrcYikjTBY

How can the british terrorists have won when the war isnt over ?

Bet you're just a hoot at parties, eh?

RSF Cill Dara · 06-10-2008 3:18pm

JWAD wrote: »

Bet you're just a hoot at parties, eh?

your a funny man :rolleyes:

JWAD · 07-10-2008 8:54am

RSF Cill Dara wrote: »

your a funny man :rolleyes:

A sense of humour is required in case one ever bumps into a boring wannabe-Republican who will never move on.

RSF Cill Dara · 07-10-2008 10:04pm

JWAD wrote: »

A sense of humour is required in case one ever bumps into a boring wannabe-Republican who will never move on.

a wannabe republican? how would you know if i was boring or not ?

ejmaztec · 08-10-2008 12:29pm

JWAD wrote: »

A sense of humour is required in case one ever bumps into a boring wannabe-Republican who will never move on.

I think that it would be extremely boring, were we all to share the same opinions. There would be no point in discussing anything.

TheRealBoss · 20-10-2008 2:31pm

Pgibson wrote: »

Ya wanna bet....look how Bobby Sands ended up.

And the Brit flag still flutters over Stormont.

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And his fellow-travellers have surrendered !

RSF Cill Dara · 20-10-2008 7:41pm

TheRealBoss wrote: »

And his fellow-travellers have surrendered !

travellers?

Fratton Fred · 20-10-2008 9:34pm

RSF Cill Dara wrote: »

travellers?

sounds like an insult to the travelling community to me.

TheRealBoss · 20-10-2008 10:12pm

Fratton Fred wrote: »

sounds like an insult to the travelling community to me.

Jaysus, Fred you're right - apologies to all travellers

For RSF Cill Dara:
In some political contexts the term fellow traveler refers to a person who sympathizes with the beliefs of a particular organization, but does not belong to that organization. The phrase must be understood as referring to people who "walk part of the way" with an organization, without committing themselves to it.

Pgibson · 21-10-2008 10:03am

Fratton Fred wrote: »

sounds like an insult to the travelling community to me.

I travel into work every day and I don't feel insulted.

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Fratton Fred · 21-10-2008 10:09am

Pgibson wrote: »

I travel into work every day and I don't feel insulted.

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No, you probably aren't.

neil_hosey · 29-10-2008 12:59am

my uncle has done a few murals of Bobby Sands which are very good in Belfast,never seen them in person but he;s promised me a tour

ill upload some pics if anyone is interested.

Anyway back to the topic:
So obviously people dont think he will ever have a street named after him in the free state.. sure I suppose you could probably name a belfast street after him. What about changing "Sandy Row" to "Bobby Sands Row", im sure the inhabitants would love it, sure we could stick the sign here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:SandyRowMural.JPG

:pac::pac:

RSF Cill Dara · 03-11-2008 7:01pm

neil_hosey wrote: »

my uncle has done a few murals of Bobby Sands which are very good in Belfast,never seen them in person but he;s promised me a tour ill upload some pics if anyone is interested.

Anyway back to the topic:
So obviously people dont think he will ever have a street named after him in the free state.. sure I suppose you could probably name a belfast street after him. What about changing "Sandy Row" to "Bobby Sands Row", im sure the inhabitants would love it, sure we could stick the sign here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:SandyRowMural.JPG

:pac::pac:

yeah , i wouldnt mind having a look at them pics if you dont mind

Pgibson · 04-11-2008 10:43am

neil_hosey wrote: »

Sure we could stick the sign here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:SandyRowMural.JPG

:pac::pac:

Hope the people who put up the Sandy Row mural are paying Royalties to the people they copied it off:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Derry_mural.jpg

(Derry people might not like receiving "Royalties" though!)

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sligobhoy67 · 04-11-2008 4:21pm

Shutuplaura wrote: »

Not sur eif this really belongs here in history/heritage but given the political hue of most other posts here why not?

There are plenty of Pearse Streets in the country, Collins has his own Avenue, and there is a Sean Treacy Terrace/Road in Carrick on Suir. IRA figures from the 1940's are commemorated - The GAA club in Tralee and Sean Russells Statue in Fairview etc. So in time what is the likelyhood of or there ever being some sort of Bobby Sands housing estate, street or school. (Terrance MacSwiney has at least a school named after him in Cork).

Also, would it be any different?

I sure hope so.

Centauro · 08-11-2008 6:37pm

Do you think we should have a street named after Mildred Harrison, a 26 year old Catholic girl murdered by the UVF whilst protecting her community?

http://www.policememorial.org.uk/Special_Rolls/Women_Police/Women_Police_Roll.htm

RSF Cill Dara · 08-11-2008 9:17pm

Centauro wrote: »

Do you think we should have a street named after Mildred Harrison, a 26 year old Catholic girl murdered by the UVF whilst protecting her community?

http://www.policememorial.org.uk/Special_Rolls/Women_Police/Women_Police_Roll.htm

NO! she was a member of the RUC

Pgibson · 09-11-2008 5:16pm

RSF Cill Dara wrote: »

NO! she was a member of the RUC

Typical.

Most Irish people have nothing but contempt for Bobby Sands.

When the Brits let him starve himself to death they saved the lives of the people he would have shot dead if he had got out.

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RSF Cill Dara · 09-11-2008 8:11pm

Pgibson wrote: »

Typical.

Most Irish people have nothing but contempt for Bobby Sands.

When the Brits let him starve himself to death they saved the lives of the people he would have shot dead if he had got out.

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most Irish people admired bobby sands for his bravery and sacrifice even if they didnt support the IRA or INLA

british soldiers and RUC are nothing but murders and scumbags !

Centauro · 09-11-2008 8:34pm

RSF Cill Dara wrote: »

IRA or INLA
are nothing but murders and scumbags !

When the Good Friday agreement was signed, hundreds of republican (and loyalist)prisoners were released from British gaols.

How many British prisoners were released from Republican gaols?

None. Zilch. Nada. That's because we all know that republicans murdered as a matter of course. Put a hood over your head, and shot you behind the ear.
That's when they weren't bombing our country to oblivion...

It was the bravery and dedication of the police, supported by the army, which saved this Island from another civil war.

Fratton Fred · 09-11-2008 10:14pm

As it is rememberence Sunday, i think it is apt to say that if you want to name a street after anyone, name it after gordon Wilson.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Wilson_(peace_campaigner)

Pgibson · 10-11-2008 1:42pm

Fratton Fred wrote: »

As it is rememberence Sunday, i think it is apt to say that if you want to name a street after anyone, name it after gordon Wilson.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Wilson_(peace_campaigner)

Hear Hear.

Gordon was a beacon of sanity in a Tsunami of mindless hate and revenge.

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HalloweenJack · 10-11-2008 3:23pm

A bit OT: Does Dev have a street, etc., named after him in this country?

I've never noticed one.

walrusgumble · 10-11-2008 9:21pm

HalloweenJack wrote: »

A bit OT: Does Dev have a street, etc., named after him in this country?

I've never noticed one.

THERE IS A ROAD IN LETTERKENNY NAMED AFTER HIM

walrusgumble · 10-11-2008 9:31pm

Centauro wrote: »

When the Good Friday agreement was signed, hundreds of republican (and loyalist)prisoners were released from British gaols.

How many British prisoners were released from Republican gaols?

None. Zilch. Nada. That's because we all know that republicans murdered as a matter of course. Put a hood over your head, and shot you behind the ear.
That's when they weren't bombing our country to oblivion...

It was the bravery and dedication of the police, supported by the army, which saved this Island from another civil war.

how many british "political" prisoners or other militants, including unionists have their being or are still incarated in the prisons of the 26 counties?

granted their was bount to be genuine decent people in the ruc, but they themselves, the protectors of law and order for BOTH communities were no angles. have you read the reports to ruc collusion? or how the british "reward" british soliders like brian nelson. any thing worth happening with the bloody sunday enquiry? where is the enquiry for pat finucane

if you are so outraged with the killings, look no further than the dublin / monaghan bombings, why dont you go out with the protesters in front of our own parliaments and demand an enquiry

RSF Cill Dara · 11-11-2008 9:25pm

Centauro wrote: »

When the Good Friday agreement was signed, hundreds of republican (and loyalist)prisoners were released from British gaols.

How many British prisoners were released from Republican gaols?

None. Zilch. Nada. That's because we all know that republicans murdered as a matter of course. Put a hood over your head, and shot you behind the ear.
That's when they weren't bombing our country to oblivion...

It was the bravery and dedication of the police, supported by the army, which saved this Island from another civil war.

is that the same "bravery" and dedication of the police , backed up by the army , when they burnt inocent irish people from their homes? or shot 14 people dead in derry , or maybe when they helped loyalist bomb Dublin and monaghan?

Some of the people who were murdered directly by the Royal Ulster Constabulary who now have a different badge under the guise of the PSNI,yet still harbouring the same bigotted murderers of these and many more
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxPXU8sAW58

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BKWW24sYSc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayXcfps1MUA&feature=PlayList&p=1AD0619E289FCE5E&index=0

what about the killing of billy reid ? who war unarmed and shot in the back, what about gibraltar? the British army murder of 3 unarmed IRA members in Gibraltar,what about loughgall? 8 unarmed members of the IRA murdered in a ambushed by british troops
of course republicans shot their prisoners , its not like they had barracks set up around the country

Fratton Fred · 11-11-2008 10:54pm

snipped

Too off topc.

Will there ever be a Bobby Sands Street in the country?

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