Will you wear an Easter Lily?

It's that time of the year again. Easter Week and the 100 year anniversary of the 1916 Rising is forthcoming, will you be wearing an Easter Lily to honour the men who fought and died for the Irish Republic? If so/not then why/why not?

armaghlad

Never felt the need to wear one before but I will this year.

ScumLord

I didn't know easter lillies was a thing. Never heard of it. No, don't wear any of them things.

Edward Hopper

I won't be wearing one because I'm not Irish, don't begrudge anyone who wants to wear one. I would begrudge badgering or hectoring of others to wear one, like the mainstream media in the UK do with the poppy (placeholder for November's thread) though.

The_Valeyard

armaghlad wrote: »

Never felt the need to wear one before but I will this year.

Im the same, I wouldnt normally wear one, but this year I will or one of those tri-colour badges with 1916/2016 on them.

Menas

Nah, I dont think you need to wear a symbol to acknowledge what happened in 1916.

whiskeyman

Just because I mightn't wear one doesn't mean I don't respect / honour those who fought etc...

seamus

Never heard of it.

Liberosis

I thought the wearing of the lily was phased out due to its adoption by the provo's.

Besides I don't wear them. I don't think I need to wear a plastic leaf on my coat to show respect.

dav3

Sticker or pin?

awec

seamus wrote: »

Never heard of it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Lily_(badge)

It's mostly associated these days with the Provisional IRA and Sinn Fein. You'll notice Gerry Adams wearing one if you look at his lapel.

Badly Drunk Boy

I only wear the shampopily.

me_irl

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjrn4dXE2yI

OldMrBrennan83

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whisky_galore

Nope, I don't feel the need to accessorize with either that or a poppy or anything else for that matter.

diomed

Only a black beret and white belt this year (no clothes).

riffmongous

Where does the money go?

whisky_galore

riffmongous wrote: »

Where does the money go?

All funds go to help puppies and fluffy kittens.

El_Duderino 09

riffmongous wrote:

Where does the money go?

To help the victims of the poppy thread every November.

pickarooney

awec wrote: »

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Lily_(badge)

It's mostly associated these days with the Provisional IRA and Sinn Fein. You'll notice Gerry Adams wearing one if you look at his lapel.

Those are arum lilies though. Easter lilies areva different shape.

RobertKK

No.

riffmongous

riffmongous wrote: »

Where does the money go?

The National Graves Association.

SEPT 23 1989

Deleted User wrote: »

The National Graves Association.

Do they look after all graves nationally?

Jayop

I've never worn one and will [probably never wear one. Like someone else said, no issues with people who do providing we don't go the same way as the British with the annual shambles of shaming those who don't wear one (Lilly in England) in public.

seamus

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Do they look after all graves nationally?

No, just the graves of those they consider patriots and republican war heroes. Including those who were still carrying out attacks on the UK after the establishment of the Irish Free State.

Chips Lovell

Had never heard of them until I read about them in histories of the IRA. Prior to that, I'd always thought the "stickies" meant people who'd "stuck to" the original IRA and hadn't left for the Provos.

endacl

No. Can't be worn without overtones. Not for me.

ProudDUB

Nope. Won't be wearing one. Plan on going to see a lot of the 1916 commemorative stuff, but won't be wearing a lily.

uch

Wear one every year, with pride

SEPT 23 1989

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Do they look after all graves nationally?

They maintain the graves of Irish Republicans who died in the pursuit of the Irish Republic.

duchalla

I'll be wearing one.

biko

I find that when an OP ask a question that can be answered with "yes" or "no" - a poll helps.

Maybe it's just me..

Samaris

Sure, I'll wear it with a remembrance poppy, a yellow cancer daffodil, a sprig of shamrock, a yellow friendship rose and a watermelon, wrapped with a pink ribbon for breast cancer awareness.

Okay, sarcasm aside, I find the public displays of more patriotic than thou art a bit weird, so I doubt I will. The people that died for the 1916 Rising had a lot more to worry about than if someone in a century was going to wear a south African flower.

biko

biko wrote: »

I find that when an OP ask a question that can be answered with "yes" or "no" - a poll helps.

Maybe it's just me..

Good point. If a mod could edit one in, that'd be great.

jam_mac_jam

No, I wouldn't wear anything that glorifies war, I don't like to wear my politics on my chest either.


But if others want to wear them then that's fine too.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

I wear one every year and this year will be no different

LordSutch

Poppy yes, Lily no . . . .

Each to their own I guess.

John Redmond, Home Rule act, little public support (for the Rising), stabbing the war effort in the back, all come into play for me, therefore I won't be wearing an Easter Lilly, but I won't be arguing or verbally abusing people who do either.

I do understand the other side even if I don't subscribe to it.

See tonight on RTE One @ 10:35 "The Enemy Files"

KingBrian2

An integral part of the rising was that unlike the First World War it was Voluntary. So while the poppy us used to commemorate the fallen soldiers for those that fought in 1916 the gesture of wearing the Lily as some sort of symbolism is unnecessary besides we have the far less controversial Shamrock for St Patrick's Day.

Yamanoto

Deleted User wrote: »

They maintain the graves of Irish Republicans who died in the pursuit of the Irish Republic.

And the graves of those who engaged in violence (against the will of the Irish people), long after that republic had been established.

Junkyard Tom

LordSutch wrote: »

John Redmond

The guy was an oddball who encouraged Irish people to become cannon-fodder for the British in their big inbred feud with their cousins known as 'The Great War'. What a hero.

little public support (for the Rising)

Pro-Union propaganda

stabbing the war effort in the back

The British war effort was their concern. The only stabbing done was bayonets in the guts of young Irish people encouraged by John Redmond to make blood-sacrifice to gain that which the British had no right to deny them.

See tonight on RTE One @ 10:35 "The Enemy Files"

For the reprobate British establishment view no doubt.

Did you see Anglo-Irish Captain Bowen Colthurst shooting a child dead on 'Insurrection' last night?

Buona Fortuna

Pollen from lillies can make an awful mess of soft furnishings

Nidgeweasel

It will brighten up my balaclava.

youreadthat

I think we should treat all flowers equally.

galljga1

Buona Fortuna wrote: »

Pollen from lillies can make an awful mess of soft furnishings

I woke up with a yellow head after a night on the lash, no clue how it happened. It came back to me that their were vases of lilys on the bar in the Mercantile just above head height.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

KingBrian2 wrote: »

An integral part of the rising was that unlike the First World War it was Voluntary..

Just for accuracy, there was no conscription in Ireland at this point. So, any Irish fighting in WWI were volunteers.

A Dub in Glasgo

seamus wrote: »

No, just the graves of those they consider patriots and republican war heroes. Including those who were still carrying out attacks on the UK after the establishment of the Irish Free State.

How can you maintain the grave of someone who is still alive?

allthedoyles

Some years ago bought pin on ebay and will wear it . all the other doyles will wear the paper version

A Dub in Glasgo

allthedoyles wrote: »

Some years ago bought pin on ebay and will wear it . all the other doyles will wear the paper version

osarusan

No, I never wear anything symbolising/commemorating/celebrating any special event/day.

SEPT 23 1989

KingBrian2 wrote: »

An integral part of the rising was that unlike the First World War it was Voluntary. So while the poppy us used to commemorate the fallen soldiers for those that fought in 1916 the gesture of wearing the Lily as some sort of symbolism is unnecessary besides we have the far less controversial Shamrock for St Patrick's Day.

There was no conscription in Ireland the 200,000 Irishmen went to fight voluntarily

OldMrBrennan83

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