Great disasters in Irish history

charlemont

Strange how the 12th was actually the date of battle of Aughrim not Boyne..


Partition, I believe was the worst thing to happen this island, and the loss of our language.

charlemont

MUSSOLINI wrote: »

1171

but at least for the first 400 years most of the settlers and invaders actually ended up "AS IRISH AS THE IRISH THEMSELVES"

gurramok

This thread is a great Irish history lesson, very informative. I hope the posters on the rose tinted side of what went on in this country learn a thing or two

KeithAFC

charlemont wrote: »

Strange how the 12th was actually the date of battle of Aughrim not Boyne..


Partition, I believe was the worst thing to happen this island, and the loss of our language.

As a consequence of the adoption of the Gregorian calendar (or "New Style" dating), the battle is now commemorated on 12 July each year.

Thats probably why.

Son Of A Vidic

The twits who were bullied into voting yes to Lisbon.

charlemont

The twits who were loving voting Fianna Fail...

Sonnenblumen

cml387 wrote: »

I know many of you After Hours people may be unaware, but we are on the brink of a National Calamity the likes of which we have never seen before.

except this one was caused by the Irish! Hold up your hands now all you money grabbing greed bent purchasers of 'get rich quick' foreign apartrments and within two years travel NIrl to do Xmas shopping. Yeah, real heroes them lot!!

Svetti Arss

Selfaid

shivs

Sonnenblumen wrote: »

except this one was caused by the Irish! Hold up your hands now all you money grabbing greed bent purchasers of 'get rich quick' foreign apartrments and within two years travel NIrl to do Xmas shopping. Yeah, real heroes them lot!!

Yep! Agree with this.....when the 'cheap' money arrived the people went to NY to shop for clothes, Bulgaria for holiday accommodation and on waiting lists in BT for handbags.

Yet, the government (voted into power by the money-grabbing-bent purchasers) spent nada on the stuff of ordinary folk ie education, hospitals etc.

So now we ask for a loan, to be given to our government which will be passed on (like ALL our money) to that stellar organisation.....the BANK!

newmug

Aer lingus flight 712

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aer_Lingus_Flight_712

shivs

newmug wrote: »

Aer lingus flight 712

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aer_Lingus_Flight_712

What?

shivs

shivs wrote: »

What?

Okay! Point taken -still here, so not such a disaster after all! Thanks for the rude awakening.....much needed!

massey148

british conquest of ireland,plantation of ulster,famine,signing the anglo irish treaty,joining the EEC and subsequent euro currency.Maybe we are destined to be slaves.

ReacherCreature

massey148 wrote: »

british conquest of ireland,plantation of ulster,famine,signing the anglo irish treaty,joining the EEC and subsequent euro currency.Maybe we are destined to be slaves.

How do you tie catastrophic events of the British Conquest, Famine, and plantations with joining the EEC?

massey148

Lets just watch how it plays out in the years to come.What started out as an economic community has evolved into a social/political pupet master.We've already lost our fishing and mineral rights.Policies to erode our culture and traditions.Forced to pass treaties we don't want.Now we've lost or economic sovereignty.Watch what the IMF plunders out of this country to pay off the ECB who masterminded this whole charade. We all know that Irish nutrality will be next on their agenda dragging us into some unjust war as a strategic military base or as connon fodder.Thats if they haven't starved us or forced every mothers son to emigrate to the 4 corners of the world.Another great Irish disaster.There is bad times a comin..I can feel em!!!

cml387

No,its still Jedward for me.