Admit it.

The Scientician · 14-08-2011 09:41AM #1

Your grandad or granny was in the old IRA. Admit it yiz feckers.

(Unless you're ultra-young, in that case a pox of acne upon thee)

Magic Beans · 14-08-2011 09:45AM

They still are.

Rubecula · 14-08-2011 09:49AM

Actually not, he was in the RIR instead. (Although I may be slightly wrong on what he did afterwards. But he did emigrate to marry my gran so afraid not, no IRA connections in my family at all.)

Fremen · 14-08-2011 09:52AM

My gran was in the Sendero Luminoso. Arriba!

/joins travelling Peruvian flute band

abouttobebanned · 14-08-2011 09:53AM

He was in the judean people's front. We don't like to talk about it.

Guill · 14-08-2011 09:55AM

His grave stone does say 'Member of the old IRA'.

Rubecula · 14-08-2011 09:55AM

Apparently my other grandad was in the Pub a lot, does that count?

Guill · 14-08-2011 09:57AM

abouttobebanned wrote: »

He was in the judean people's front. We don't like to talk about it.

My gran was in the Peoples front of Judea.

The Scientician · 14-08-2011 09:59AM

Guill wrote: »

His grave stone does say 'Member of the old IRA'.

Really? "deadly"!

flutterflye · 14-08-2011 09:59AM

I'm not admitting nothing.

I used to love the game 'Torture IRA' though.

The Scientician · 14-08-2011 10:00AM

Rubecula wrote: »

Apparently my other grandad was in the Pub a lot, does that count?

Well if he went in there a lot he was republican.

senorwipesalot · 14-08-2011 10:00AM

Guill wrote: »

My gran was in the Peoples front of Judea.

Splitter

sunflower27 · 14-08-2011 10:01AM

My older sister once told me my grandfather was a communist. I had no idea what she meant but didn't want to let on so said 'I know :rolleyes:'

zyxwvu · 14-08-2011 10:03AM

Grandad in the Irish army for 'the emergency' I think! Don't know about great-grandparents but grandparents weren't in the ira afaik..

The Scientician · 14-08-2011 10:04AM

flutterflye wrote: »

I'm not admitting nothing.

I used to love the game 'Torture IRA' though.

Please explain that game.

Fremen · 14-08-2011 10:10AM

The Scientician wrote: »

Please explain that game.

If it's the same one, all the neighbourhood kids split into two teams: the cops and the IRA. The IRA picked a codeword, and everyone was given a letter. Then the IRA split up and hid around the estate/park/wherever you were playing.

If the cops caught you, they had to beat the **** out of you until you either escaped and ran away, or until you couldn't take anymore and told them your letter.

When they figured out your team's word, they won and the teams switched roles.

Superb game.

Ciaran500 · 14-08-2011 10:14AM

Fremen wrote: »

If it's the same one, all the neighbourhood kids split into two teams: the cops and the IRA. The IRA picked a codeword, and everyone was given a letter. Then the IRA split up and hid around the estate/park/wherever you were playing.

If the cops caught you, they had to beat the **** out of you until you either escaped and ran away, or until you couldn't take anymore and told them your letter.

When they figured out your team's word, they won and the teams switched roles.

Superb game.

Played that game twice, ended up in hospital after the second game when I forgot the word and fell awkwardly when someone pushed me over. Really must play again.

Hank_Jones · 14-08-2011 10:14AM

I put the screw in the tuna!!!

senorwipesalot · 14-08-2011 10:15AM

Fremen wrote: »

If it's the same one, all the neighbourhood kids split into two teams: the cops and the IRA. The IRA picked a codeword, and everyone was given a letter. Then the IRA split up and hid around the estate/park/wherever you were playing.

If the cops caught you, they had to beat the **** out of you until you either escaped and ran away, or until you couldn't take anymore and told them your letter.

When they figured out your team's word, they won and the teams switched roles.

Superb game.

If it was a draw did ye have sudden death?(or at least kneecapping)

Pandora2 · 14-08-2011 10:21AM

It has been said that my Great Grandfather and a few of his neighbours hid an entire u-boat crew for 10 days while they worked on repairs at night!! Was there any actual Irish Resistance Force organised??

O/H's Granda robbed his own Post Office to fund the arms struggle, did time for it and all. Daughters Great Granfather had a shot wound in his cheek and was interned.

Was at my granny's cousins funeral and the lads with balaclavas appeared, volley of shots over the tri-colour so no ambiguity there:D

3ndahalfof6 · 14-08-2011 10:37AM

The granfather was a runner for dev, but since I think dev was an american prick its no biggie, if it had been for collins his photo would be in my wallet.

abouttobebanned · 14-08-2011 10:38AM

Guill wrote: »

My gran was in the Peoples front of Judea.

Pretty much the same ideals and goals. Take the roads from the Romans. Protect our women from the Romans. Etc. Just different biscuits at the meetings.

Fremen · 14-08-2011 10:40AM

senorwipesalot wrote: »

If it was a draw did ye have sudden death?(or at least kneecapping)

Internment without trial, followed by dirty protest.

Badly Drunk Boy · 14-08-2011 10:42AM

Yes. But you make it sound like a dirty thing...

(Were your grandparents Blue-Shirts?)

phasers · 14-08-2011 10:48AM

I have no idea, I never met them.

Cee-Jay-Cee · 14-08-2011 10:50AM

My Granda was the king of the IRA so he was in charge of all your grandparents...he said most of them were rubbish.

Oscar the grouch · 14-08-2011 10:57AM

Fremen wrote: »

If it's the same one, all the neighbourhood kids split into two teams: the cops and the IRA. The IRA picked a codeword, and everyone was given a letter. Then the IRA split up and hid around the estate/park/wherever you were playing.

If the cops caught you, they had to beat the **** out of you until you either escaped and ran away, or until you couldn't take anymore and told them your letter.

When they figured out your team's word, they won and the teams switched roles.

Superb game.

i remember that game...played slightly different tho....it wer boys v gurls...and it wernt beatings that wer dished out the extract the letter...:):)

Fremen · 14-08-2011 11:10AM

Oscar the grouch wrote: »

i remember that game...played slightly different tho....it wer boys v gurls...and it wernt beatings that wer dished out the extract the letter...:):)

Eh, so what exactly did you dish out? Shaggings?

FortuneChip · 14-08-2011 11:17AM

Fremen wrote: »

Eh, so what exactly did you dish out? Shaggings?

Reminds me of our version of Bulldogs Charge...

"Red Rover, Red Rover, Break Through Or Bend Over"

Mike 1972 · 14-08-2011 11:34AM

CJC999 wrote: »

My Granda was the king of the IRA.

Does not compute

3ndahalfof6 · 14-08-2011 11:37AM

Mike 1972 wrote: »

Does not compute

His name was Bartley Gorman.

Admit it.

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