http://11sixtynine.blogsome.com An award-nominated Irish blog on Irish history and Irish politics - from today and yesterday : all 32 Counties ! Wed, 22 May 2013 18:34:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en ‘THERE WILL BE ANOTHER DAY…..’ By Peadar O’Donnell ; first published in January 1963. “Too bad” , he said , “too bad.” He turned his back on me to look out the window. I told him the people were lifting sand and that they would raise the stones and bring them to ... http://11sixtynine.blogsome.com/2013/05/22/two-ex-republicans-verbally-spar-over-the-price-they-got/ ‘THERE WILL BE ANOTHER DAY…..’ By Peadar O’Donnell ; first published in January 1963. For a short time I taught in a hovel of a place and in making the yearly return, by way of answers to printed questions on a form, I permitted myself considerable freedom : “How often was the ... http://11sixtynine.blogsome.com/2013/05/15/no-state-for-sick-people-rearranging-the-chairs-on-the-ss-health-service/ ‘THERE WILL BE ANOTHER DAY…..’ By Peadar O’Donnell ; first published in January 1963. The crowd was in a mood to cheer anybody who made any friendly gesture and they cheered this gift and I could only curse silently and fervently , but I need not have worried : Black James thanked ... http://11sixtynine.blogsome.com/2013/05/08/missing-ger-but-the-aim-is-getting-better/ HUNGER-STRIKERS COMMEMORATION , DUBLIN 4TH MAY 2013 : BRIEF REPORT AND A FEW PICS. Cait Trainor delivering the main oration at the Hunger-Strikers Commemoration in Dublin , on Saturday 4th May 2013. From approximately 1.30pm to 3.30pm on Saturday 4th May 2013 , a crowd of about 100 people observed proceedings on ... http://11sixtynine.blogsome.com/2013/05/06/22-irish-men-and-340-irish-women-remembered-in-dublin-on-saturday-4th-may-2013/ ‘THERE WILL BE ANOTHER DAY…..’ By Peadar O’Donnell ; first published in January 1963. I was out of my depth for a short period after the arrest of Black James Duirnin , James Doran , Biddy Doherty and others : jail can be a frightening experience , especially for mountainy men with ... http://11sixtynine.blogsome.com/2013/05/01/bobby-sands-and-his-21-comrades-to-be-commemorated-in-dublin/ PRETEND ‘DRAMA’ VERSUS REAL DRAMA. From ‘The Daily Star’ newspaper , December 2012 : he was right then and he’s still right, unfortunately. “There’s no doubt they have us where they want us. We seem to have become a nation of docile, obedient shit-takers with a few exceptions the same galoots ... http://11sixtynine.blogsome.com/2013/04/27/supine-on-the-couches-of-junk-tv/ ‘THERE WILL BE ANOTHER DAY…..’ By Peadar O’Donnell ; first published in January 1963. I was, therefore, all the more taken aback to get word, by telephone, that Black James Duirnin and Widow Biddy Doherty were in Sligo Jail - I was assured they were not imprisoned for obstructing the bailiff, but ... http://11sixtynine.blogsome.com/2013/04/24/1350-350-4-22-on-4-5-13/ ‘THERE WILL BE ANOTHER DAY…..’ By Peadar O’Donnell ; first published in January 1963. Two car-loads of police came to Pat Harkin’s door and Pat - tough , courageous man though he was - would as soon they had given him a bit more time to get organised , for ‘wanted cattle’ ... http://11sixtynine.blogsome.com/2013/04/17/margaret-thatcher-irelands-second-cromwell/ CABHAIR RAFFLE ADDS TO THE MAYHEM OF A SPORTS-MAD SUNDAY AFTERNOON ! The Dubs and Chelsea , Spurs , Man United , Sunderland , Stoke City , Newcastle United , Man City and the local street bowlers (apologies if I’ve left out any teams etc but ye are all the ... http://11sixtynine.blogsome.com/2013/04/16/cabhair-raffle-winners-and-winners/ ‘THERE WILL BE ANOTHER DAY…..’ By Peadar O’Donnell ; first published in January 1963. The stationmaster at Fintown risked a ‘phone call to me in Dublin to tell me I must do something about this at once, else “this other man who has come over to us ” would think himself ... http://11sixtynine.blogsome.com/2013/04/10/british-army-assassinsspies-courageous-and-decent/