My family on my dad’s side hailed from County Cork. While I admire and honor my ancestry, I weep for the wooden-headednes and stubbornness that has led to so much tragedy in their history. The plain fact is that more often than not, the Irish were their own worst enemy. You don’t have to convince me that the Brits were bastards, murderous ones at that when it came to their treatment of the Irish..
I hear ya. Just a bit touchy on the subject. Historically the Irish weren’t very good at getting out of their own way, so you’re not wrong. I’m just a bit touchy I guess.
CC