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Casement Speech On Radio Last Night (Sun 21/08) - Can't Find It

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  • 22-08-2016 10:49am
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    mikefoxo
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    Was driving home in the car last night and there was someone reading out what I guess was Casements speech from the docks before he was hanged. I'm nearly positive it was on RTE1 but when I go to look for it on RTE player there's no sign whatsoever! Did anyone else hear it or know where I can find it??


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    Del.Monte
    Registered Users Posts: 12,363 ✭✭✭✭Del.Monte


    mikefoxo wrote: »
    Was driving home in the car last night and there was someone reading out what I guess was Casements speech from the docks before he was hanged. I'm nearly positive it was on RTE1 but when I go to look for it on RTE player there's no sign whatsoever! Did anyone else hear it or know where I can find it??

    It was a speech written by George Bernard Shaw for Casement to use at his trial. Owen Roe read out the speech last night (RTE1) I think. More about it here: http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/heritage/bernard-shaw-to-roger-casement-put-on-the-performance-of-your-life-1.2584577

    I don't think it would have saved Casement from his fate as his actions were clearly an act of treason.

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    mikefoxo
    Registered Users Posts: 458 ✭✭mikefoxo


    Thank you Del.Monte. I don't think it would have saved him either. I wouldn't call myself a nationalist by any stretch but it was quite a powerful piece of oratory


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