Easter 1916 Rising - 90th anniversary

sturgo · 21-01-2006 02:31PM #1

Was just wondering if anyone bsides Sinn Fein will be celebrating the 90th anniversary of the 1916 easter rising. Personally I think it's vitally important that all Irish citizens are able to reclaim one of the most important dates in Irish history.

MonkeyTennis · 21-01-2006 02:52PM

The problem with Easter 1916 is that its seen a Republican commemoration and not an Irish one. That will no doubt change with time. I have seen some commemorations over the years and the manner in which they are carried out is not something I want to be associated with. Its rather seedy with some very questionable punters about the place.

projectmayhem · 21-01-2006 02:58PM

i'm sure we can all celebrate when RTE no doubt shows michael collins

alleepally · 21-01-2006 03:01PM

Plans already in place.....

http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/front/2005/1022/248937426HM1EASTER.html

simu · 21-01-2006 03:07PM

Par-tay

Ozzy · 21-01-2006 03:15PM

Another excuse to go to the pub and get pissed, yeah I guess we could do with one of those.

BCOZ WERE FOCKIN OIRISH AND WE CAN! RAAAA!

Gaillimhtaibhse · 21-01-2006 03:16PM

sturgo wrote:

Was just wondering if anyone bsides Sinn Fein will be celebrating the 90th anniversary of the 1916 easter rising. Personally I think it's vitally important that all Irish citizens are able to reclaim one of the most important dates in Irish history.

Celebration? I feel a profound sense of sadness. How can one people occupy another for centuries? Well, our clan will raise a toast on this day, as they always do. We lost one to the official British executions that followed the 1916 rising.

lostexpectation · 21-01-2006 03:38PM

its a army parade, still no civillians celebrating

seamus · 21-01-2006 03:43PM

lostexpectation wrote:

its a army parade, still no civillians celebrating

The parade is part of the ten-year build-up to the 100 years celebrations. Why would you celebrate 90 years, what's the significance?

ateam · 21-01-2006 03:48PM

I hope the celebrations in April will be successful...and Irish people of all classes and backgrounds can enjoy the day and look back with pride.

Mr.D.Leprachaun · 21-01-2006 03:51PM

I suppose the 90th anniversary is a big land-mark though not as big as the 75th or 100th. It's a very important date in Irish history so we should have countinued comemorating it as an Irish celebration whatever the Republicans of the time were or are doing.

alleepally · 21-01-2006 03:59PM

lostexpectation wrote:

its a army parade, still no civillians celebrating

What sort of celebration would you anticipate the anniversary being. I think a large scale parade as anticipated this year onwards is a step forward.

sturgo · 21-01-2006 04:06PM

Gaillimhtaibhse wrote:

Celebration? I feel a profound sense of sadness. How can one people occupy another for centuries? Well, our clan will raise a toast on this day, as they always do. We lost one to the official British executions that followed the 1916 rising.

I think it's worth celebrating the fact that the Easter Rising led to the foundation of the Irish freestate republic. Also I think it's important to commorate the men and women who gave lives to achieve this. Most importantly I think we as civilian Irish citizens in 2006 sould take ownership of our history. And not let this slip into the hands of entities who use republicanism and in particular the 1916 rebellion for political gain.

ateam · 21-01-2006 04:08PM

True..why cant we celebrate our independence..Bastille Day and July 4th are celebrated every year, there isn't any questions about 75th or 90th....

hullaballoo · 21-01-2006 04:11PM

Gaillimhtaibhse wrote:

Celebration? I feel a profound sense of sadness. How can one people occupy another for centuries?

What? How do you think we got here in the first place? How do you think the Britons got to England? Occupation is like evolution. Frankly, if it wasn't for the British occupation here, we'd probably all be still slapping our wives and eating our young.

I really hate nationalism.

ateam · 21-01-2006 04:18PM

Yes occupation did bring its good points, nevertheless, this isn't the issue. It's about commemorating the 1916 Easter Rising - it led to Ireland's independence...which we now take for granted.

seamus · 21-01-2006 04:40PM

Without intending to start a political debate, I think the reason it's never been celebrated is because of the North. Although the Rising lead ultimately to the establishment of the Republic, the aim of the Rising - a free Ireland - has not yet been realised, it could be argued. A section of the island is still under British rule.

Personally, I don't think that's an issue. I do however think that for the Republic, April 1st would be a much more appropriate day to celebrate.

Sleepy · 21-01-2006 05:57PM

Celebrate a couple of guys who essentially commited suicide by cop?

Whatever their intentions, I sincerely doubt that most of the young volunteers realised they were being led on a suicide mission so I'm afraid I can't celebrate the "great" actions of Pearse et al. They sacrificed children in order to highlight their cause (which the vast majority of the country didn't give a flying XXXX about at the time). I've no respect for suicide bombers in Palestine, why would I respect the historical equivalent here?

StupidLikeAFox · 21-01-2006 06:24PM

I wouldnt call letting your heart rule your head commiting suicide sleepy. It was a disaster, and poorly planned, but thats not the same as suicide

Gaillimhtaibhse · 22-01-2006 09:30AM

Profound sadness during this time of a proposed 1916 celebration?

hullaballoo wrote:

Frankly, if it wasn't for the British occupation here, we'd probably all be still slapping our wives and eating our young.

Correct me if I am wrong, but I seem to remember that raising and harvesting Ireland's young was first proposed by Jonathan Swift in his "Modest Proposal." Something about meeting the tastes of the British upper class when there was a shortage of meat? Of course, this was Irish parody? I also seem to recall that my clan was occasionally starving during the "beneficial" British occupation. :rolleyes:

Cheers as we celebrate the 1916 harvest! *Gaillimhtaibhse raises her pint, falls off her stool onto the floor of the pub drunk for the first time in her young, impetuous life* Someone slaps her...Of course, it was for her benefit.

luckat · 22-01-2006 09:37AM

Can we please try to keep this discussion courteous?

The Real B-man · 22-01-2006 09:44AM

Deadly il be there in the balaclava & combats

sturgo · 22-01-2006 12:51PM

Gaillimhtaibhse wrote:

Profound sadness during this time of a proposed 1916 celebration?

Correct me if I am wrong, but I seem to remember that raising and harvesting Ireland's young was first proposed by Jonathan Swift in his "Modest Proposal." Something about meeting the tastes of the British upper class when there was a shortage of meat? Of course, this was Irish parody? I also seem to recall that my clan was occasionally starving during the "beneficial" British occupation. :rolleyes:

Cheers as we celebrate the 1916 harvest! *Gaillimhtaibhse raises her pint, falls off her stool onto the floor of the pub drunk for the first time in her young, impetuous life* Someone slaps her...Of course, it was for her benefit.

What the f**k?!?

sturgo · 22-01-2006 12:52PM

The Real B-man wrote:

Deadly il be there in the balaclava & combats

Only in your fantasy online gaming world.

LundiMardi · 22-01-2006 01:15PM

meh... if there were easter eggs involved i'd be a little more excited..

Badly Drunk Boy · 22-01-2006 01:34PM

LundiMardi wrote:

meh... if there were easter eggs involved i'd be a little more excited..

Or maybe egg-cited....

(I'll get my coat...)

Barry Aldwell · 22-01-2006 04:01PM

The annual Easter parade of the Irish Defence Forces was cancelled indefinitely in 1969, when things started kicking off in Northern Ireland, and an annual parade would have looked like the Irish were lending their support to the nationalist side and sticking up 2 fingers to the unionist side, and we were supposed to be neutral. However, since that is all supposedly over now, with the IRA decommissioning and all, it has been decided to reintroduce the parade. I for one look forward to it. Of course, the reintroduction has nothing to do with Fianna Fail's "we're more republican than Sinn Fein, and we don't kneecap people either" campaign. Nope, nothing to do with it at all.

slipss · 22-01-2006 04:24PM

hullaballoo wrote:

What? How do you think we got here in the first place? How do you think the Britons got to England? Occupation is like evolution. Frankly, if it wasn't for the British occupation here, we'd probably all be still slapping our wives and eating our young.

I really hate nationalism.

Isn't that Che Guevara you have as your sig? Unless your trying to be ironic I think we have a contender for hypocrite of the year.

ateam · 22-01-2006 08:13PM

The Real B-man wrote:

Deadly il be there in the balaclava & combats

This is the regrettable reteric that turns Irish people off celebrating the Rising. The rebels didn't wear masks...

nlgbbbblth · 22-01-2006 08:17PM

ateam wrote:

This is the regrettable reteric that turns Irish people off celebrating the Rising. The rebels didn't wear masks...

or the jersey of a foreign football club - Celtic.

Amazotheamazing · 22-01-2006 08:33PM

Hmm, considering more people looted than died for Irish freedom during that Easter week, I think it's only appropriate we go and thrash Dublin. Anyone on for burning Brown Thomas' to the ground?

Of course, if anyone feels like celebrating rebels who would have struggled to organise a piss up in a brewery, then go for it.

Easter 1916 Rising - 90th anniversary

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