It is originally about the Scottish writer Richard Jobson's friend who was a brave British soldier serving in Northern Ireland who was murdered by the IRA terrorist organisation. Sorry to put a dampener on the situation.... For you Americans out there who might not know a lot about it, the IRA are the UK's Al Qaeda - they are responsible for the murder/torture of a lot of young British soldiers and Northern Irish Police Officers. This happened from the late 1960's to 2000's.
@Fungus123 See the wikipedia pages on Kevin Barry and the Miami Showband killings to learn that it's very possible that the IRA is not responsible for much of what is blamed on them. Same as with Al Qaeda it turns out if you research that thoroughly as well.
@Fungus123 See the wikipedia pages on Kevin Barry and the Miami Showband killings to learn that it's very possible that the IRA is not responsible for much of what is blamed on them. Same as with Al Qaeda it turns out if you research that thoroughly as well.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Barry
In a letter addressed to "the civilised nations of the world", Arthur Griffith — then acting President of the Republic wrote:
"Under similar circumstances a body of Irish Volunteers captured on June 1 of the present year a party of 25 English military who were on duty at the King's Inns, Dublin. Having...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Barry
In a letter addressed to "the civilised nations of the world", Arthur Griffith — then acting President of the Republic wrote:
"Under similar circumstances a body of Irish Volunteers captured on June 1 of the present year a party of 25 English military who were on duty at the King's Inns, Dublin. Having disarmed the party the Volunteers immediately released their prisoners. This was in strict accordance with the conduct of the Volunteers in all such encounters. Hundreds of members of the armed forces have been from time to time captured by the Volunteers and in no case was any prisoner maltreated even though Volunteers had been killed and wounded in the fighting, as in the case of Cloyne, Co. Cork, when, after a conflict in which one Volunteer was killed and two wounded, the whole of the opposing forces were captured, disarmed, and set at liberty."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_Showband_killings This was when an Irish showband was framed by British loyalists who planted bombs on their tour bus.
It is originally about the Scottish writer Richard Jobson's friend who was a brave British soldier serving in Northern Ireland who was murdered by the IRA terrorist organisation. Sorry to put a dampener on the situation.... For you Americans out there who might not know a lot about it, the IRA are the UK's Al Qaeda - they are responsible for the murder/torture of a lot of young British soldiers and Northern Irish Police Officers. This happened from the late 1960's to 2000's.
@Fungus123 See the wikipedia pages on Kevin Barry and the Miami Showband killings to learn that it's very possible that the IRA is not responsible for much of what is blamed on them. Same as with Al Qaeda it turns out if you research that thoroughly as well.
@Fungus123 See the wikipedia pages on Kevin Barry and the Miami Showband killings to learn that it's very possible that the IRA is not responsible for much of what is blamed on them. Same as with Al Qaeda it turns out if you research that thoroughly as well.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Barry In a letter addressed to "the civilised nations of the world", Arthur Griffith — then acting President of the Republic wrote: "Under similar circumstances a body of Irish Volunteers captured on June 1 of the present year a party of 25 English military who were on duty at the King's Inns, Dublin. Having...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Barry In a letter addressed to "the civilised nations of the world", Arthur Griffith — then acting President of the Republic wrote: "Under similar circumstances a body of Irish Volunteers captured on June 1 of the present year a party of 25 English military who were on duty at the King's Inns, Dublin. Having disarmed the party the Volunteers immediately released their prisoners. This was in strict accordance with the conduct of the Volunteers in all such encounters. Hundreds of members of the armed forces have been from time to time captured by the Volunteers and in no case was any prisoner maltreated even though Volunteers had been killed and wounded in the fighting, as in the case of Cloyne, Co. Cork, when, after a conflict in which one Volunteer was killed and two wounded, the whole of the opposing forces were captured, disarmed, and set at liberty." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_Showband_killings This was when an Irish showband was framed by British loyalists who planted bombs on their tour bus.