A history of Ireland in 100 goodbyes

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Post by Thevet » Mon, Oct 09, 2023, 10:42 PM UTC

A history of Ireland in 100 goodbyes
irishtimes.com

Re: A history of Ireland in 100 goodbyes

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Post by anotherhue » Tue, Oct 10, 2023, 7:46 PM UTC

Some of these hit hard but I cannot possibly imagine anyone not soaked in Irish culture getting many of them.

> Yerra, they’ll never shoot me in my own county

Re: A history of Ireland in 100 goodbyes

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Post by vonzepp » Tue, Oct 10, 2023, 7:48 PM UTC

Lovely idea of a list. But not definitive. My village song also talks of leaving in the morning. Leaving Ireland was the natural state for 150 years.

Re: A history of Ireland in 100 goodbyes

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Post by dmbche » Tue, Oct 10, 2023, 8:04 PM UTC

anotherhue wrote: post #2

Some of these hit hard but I cannot possibly imagine anyone not soaked in Irish culture getting many of them. > Yerra, they’ll never shoot me in my own county

Famous last words of this Irish-American Astronaut

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Collins_(astronaut)

Re: A history of Ireland in 100 goodbyes

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Post by croisillon » Tue, Oct 10, 2023, 8:19 PM UTC

dmbche wrote: post #4

anotherhue wrote: post #2

Some of these hit hard but I cannot possibly imagine anyone not soaked in Irish culture getting many of them. > Yerra, they’ll never shoot me in my own county

Famous last words of this Irish-American Astronaut https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Collins_(astronaut)

TIL! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Collins_(Irish_leader)...

Re: A history of Ireland in 100 goodbyes

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Post by Amineh » Tue, Oct 10, 2023, 8:21 PM UTC

dmbche wrote: post #4

anotherhue wrote: post #2

Some of these hit hard but I cannot possibly imagine anyone not soaked in Irish culture getting many of them. > Yerra, they’ll never shoot me in my own county

Famous last words of this Irish-American Astronaut https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Collins_(astronaut)

I think you linked the wrong Michael Collins:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Collins_(Irish_leade...

Re: A history of Ireland in 100 goodbyes

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Post by mtalantikite » Tue, Oct 10, 2023, 8:38 PM UTC

> 4 Caoineadh Airt Uí Laoghaire

I really enjoyed Doireann Ní Ghríofa's book that revolves around this keen, for anyone interested: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/51498568

Re: A history of Ireland in 100 goodbyes

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Post by imnotdang » Tue, Oct 10, 2023, 8:39 PM UTC

mtalantikite wrote: post #7

> 4 Caoineadh Airt Uí Laoghaire I really enjoyed Doireann Ní Ghríofa's book that revolves around this keen, for anyone interested: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/51498568

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Re: A history of Ireland in 100 goodbyes

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Post by anotherhue » Tue, Oct 10, 2023, 8:48 PM UTC

dmbche wrote: post #4

anotherhue wrote: post #2

Some of these hit hard but I cannot possibly imagine anyone not soaked in Irish culture getting many of them. > Yerra, they’ll never shoot me in my own county

Famous last words of this Irish-American Astronaut https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Collins_(astronaut)

Those Spás Féiners had no honour.

Re: A history of Ireland in 100 goodbyes

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Post by nathell » Tue, Oct 10, 2023, 9:52 PM UTC

mtalantikite wrote: post #7

> 4 Caoineadh Airt Uí Laoghaire I really enjoyed Doireann Ní Ghríofa's book that revolves around this keen, for anyone interested: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/51498568

Context: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caoineadh_Airt_U%C3%AD_Laoghai...

I got interested in Irish having listened to Clannad in high school; at the uni library, I got hold of an Irish textbook, along with a bilingual anthology of Irish poetry ('An Duanaire: Poems of the Dispossessed', edited by Seán Ó Tuama) where the Caoineadh featured prominently.