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95% of Irish history ends in the words: "And then he was betrayed by..." This covers everybody from Finn mac Cool to the Men of '98 to Michael Collins.
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3 comments:
I'll drink to that. Happy St. Patrick's Day, Richard!
So true, so damn true.
Every Saint Paddy Wagon's Day I look in the mirror and ask myself 'Orange you glad you're not Irish?'
Linked to at: Saint Patrick's Day 2011
Sadly but justly true, begorrah!
The same polarisation contrast among the Scots, between the success of those who left and the degradation of those who stayed, is probably even much worse. Worsererer... and would you just pass that half bottle o' the good stuff, now...
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