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Worst Irish person in history

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  • #32
    kev9100
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,270 ✭✭✭kev9100


    Eamonn de Valera. The damage him and his party did to this country is extraordinary.


  • #33
    Absurdum
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    in all seriousness, I'd say that Bishop McQuaid chap, he was a tyrant and the amount of lives he destroyed and was responsible for destroying make recessions look like picnics

    evil

    bastard


  • #34
    Darksaga87
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    Top cat.


  • #35
    Pandoras Twist
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,375 ✭✭✭Pandoras Twist


    Bertie Ahern

    or

    Kathrine Lynch


  • #36
    Stained Class
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    kev9100 wrote: »
    Eamonn de Valera. The damage him and his party did to this country is extraordinary.

    Weeeelllll.... that's a bit untrue.

    In the old days FF had some good people in in it. Lemass being a good example.

    Umm....other than that,Yeah, I completly agree with you.:)


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  • #37
    krudler
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    The leprechaun in the Leprechaun movies.


  • #38
    The_Minister
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    After Dermot MacMurrough has been named, I'm not sure how anyone can say Bertie with a straight face.

    This thread is about the worst in history - not a list of people we don't like.

    Bertie doesn't come close to making the cut.


  • #39
    Stained Class
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    Trevor451 wrote: »
    Hitler :pac:

    Not just there for the Nazi things in life...:pac:


  • #40
    Pandoras Twist
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,375 ✭✭✭Pandoras Twist


    To be fair, the actions of someone 800 years ago, cannot be blamed entirely for the consequences which were perpetuated by thousands of people throughout the years. It's hardly as if he knew what was going to happen.

    Bertie Ahern had responsibility for millions of people and was aware, or at least should have been aware of the immediate consequences of his actions. And as for the lack of regard shown for his position by appearing in that ad... insult to injury doesn't even cover it


  • #41
    Fremen
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    Liam Keane.

    Reading over the thread, he's not the worst in history. On the other hand, he's an unrepentant murderer who tried to pervert the course of justice.


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  • #42
    Son Of A Vidic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,370 ✭✭✭✭Son Of A Vidic


    Éamon de Valera a traitorous bast@rd who always seemed to be away 'fund raising' when the real fighting had to be done. Then he hands the poisoned chalice of the treaty negotiations to a Military man - Collins. At least if he had joined Collins, it might have prevented the major schism that opened up.


  • #43
    Fratton Fred
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    Michael O'Dwyer wasn't a particularly nice chap.

    Urdam Singh took his time, but got his revenge eventually.


  • #44
    Joeyjoejoe83
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 183 ✭✭Joeyjoejoe83


    Terry wogan, goes to UK, becomes successful, then mocks Ireland all the time,forgetting were he came from. Graham Norton starting to do the same.


  • #45
    shofukan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 365 ✭✭shofukan


    Adolf Hitler's little known cousin from Kerry, Seamus Hitler :P


  • #46
    bobblepuzzle
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    donfers wrote: »
    Worst Irish person in history

    That would be me... sorry guys :pac:


  • #47
    Fremen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,481 ✭✭✭Fremen


    Has Ryan Tubirdy not got a mention yet?


  • #48
    Duffy the Vampire Slayer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,385 ✭✭✭Duffy the Vampire Slayer


    feelingstressed wrote: »
    Dermot MacMurrough, greatest traitor in Irish history

    He was ousted as King of Leinster and invited over Richard FitzGilbert de Clare, better known as Strongbow over for military help.
    Henry II later arrived and so begin the 800 years.
    They didn't invade provoked, they were invited over by a power hungry chieftan!

    In fairness its quite probable the Catholic Church had been pushing for that one for a while.


  • #49
    mikemac
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    An English Pope pushing for King Henry II to take control of Ireland

    That isn't religion, that's warmongering (if that's a word?) from a Pope. :mad:
    Yeah, some man of God there!


  • #50
    Duffy the Vampire Slayer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,385 ✭✭✭Duffy the Vampire Slayer


    I'll always found it quite telling that Laudebiliter was never mentioned in any history class I ever attended. Irish people don't seem to want to acknowledge it.


  • #51
    mikemac
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    I'd never even heard of it!
    It was certainly never mentioned to me in school.

    Reading with interest, thanks for posting it :)

    Though I had heard of the better known fact that the Pope at the time supported William of Orange over Catholic King James. Which surprised me greatly at first I have to say


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  • #52
    Rodin
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    Every pervert that defiled a child, and every last one that knew about it, yet did nothing


  • #53
    CoalBucket
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    OP a poll is essential for this thread.


  • #54
    KeithAFC
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    I will go with Gerry Adams. For obvious reasons in his taking part in the Provisional IRA.


  • #55
    mikemac
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    The OP is going to add a poll once they get the top nominations


  • #56
    CoalBucket
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    feelingstressed wrote: »
    The OP is going to add a poll once they get the top nominations

    Always helps to read the op in full instead of skimming over :D

    my nomination is charlie haughey or bertie but to add to the list i suggest Jackie Healy Rae


  • #57
    jiffybag
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 193 ✭✭jiffybag


    Michael McKevitt


  • #58
    WallyGUFC
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    Charlie McCreevy. Not that he was essentially bad man, just that he's a complete numpty who wasted money on stupid things (de-centralfeckupisation) and then flipped off to Europe for the cushy job.

    Joan Burton also. Wow just wow.


  • #59
    [Deleted User]
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    Trevor451 wrote: »
    Hitler :pac:

    One daoine, ceann Impireacht, ceannaire amháin :pac:


  • #60
    mikemac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,967 ✭✭✭✭mikemac


    WallyGUFC wrote: »
    Charlie McCreevy......and then flipped off to Europe for the cushy job.

    He was pushed by Bertie to go

    He didn't exactly volunteer to head to Europe


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  • #61
    WallyGUFC
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    feelingstressed wrote: »
    He was pushed by Bertie to go

    He didn't exactly volunteer to head to Europe
    Don't mention that B-word again round here!:mad:


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