Who Will Read The Proclamation On April 24th At The GPO?

01-03-2016 09:51PM

I just heard a Dublin woman named Deirdre on RnaG at 17:50 this afternoon and her grandfather on her mother's side was no less than Traolach Mac Suibhne, the Sinn Féin mayor of Cork who died in October 1920, after a massive 74 days on hunger strike. He was the man who said 'It is not those who inflict the most but those who endure the most who'll ultimately triumph.' Enormous funeral followed.

As if that weren't enough, her grandfather on her father's side was no less than Cathal Brugha, who led the anti-Treaty forces that were based in the Hammam Hotel and Turkish Baths during the Battle of Dublin in July 1922. Upon the surrender of the anti-Treaty forces under him, Cathal remained back with Máire Comerford of Cumann na mBan. He instructed her to remain behind, ran out the front entrance (near what is now Cathal Brugha Street) with a revolver in each hand shouting 'No Surrender' and was gunned down. Another enormous funeral followed.

Her mother Máire MacSwiney met her father, Ruairí Brugha, when Ruairí was interned in the Curragh in the 1940s (Ruairí Brugha subsequently became a TD). Her interview starts at 00:40 here.

If it's possible to be a republican aristocrat, this is it. I propose that girl Deirdre to read the proclamation.

SEPT 23 1989 · 01-03-2016 10:12PM

Get an actor in to do it we don't need some mumbling amatuer making a balls of the proceedings,we could even video it and flog a few tapes to the yanks

Neeson or Gleason

keeponhurling · 01-03-2016 10:57PM

Who read the oration at the O'Donovan Rossa funeral, would that not be the most logical person given it was also Pearse etc. ?

Irelandcool · 02-03-2016 12:42AM

Michael Owen?

fleet_admiral · 02-03-2016 12:43AM

Eamonn Dunphy

02-03-2016 05:32AM

In keeping with the original 1916 bunch it should be someone who:

A) is not an elected politician but wants to be in charge of the provisional republic and holds extremist views about 'blood being a cleansing and sanctifying thing'

is a member of an unaccountable small armed group who are itching to fight but are very disorganised and keep failing because of informers and incompetence

Someone from the dissidents so..............send out the word

02-03-2016 05:33AM

Deleted User wrote: »

How about the only surviving child of a 1916 leader?

Michael Mallin, second in command of the Irish Citizens' Army under James Connolly, who was executed on 8 May 1916, has a son named Joseph Mallin. He's a Jesuit priest who's a formidable 102 years of age and by all accounts hale and hearty in Hong Kong today. He was 2 years and 7 months old when his father was executed by the British Empire.

Son of executed Rising leader celebrates 102nd birthday

How about a big NO to dynastic rubbish. This is a republic after all

Annasopra · 02-03-2016 07:18AM

Menas wrote: »

Only the true political descendants of the 1916 heroes could reasonably be expected to read the proclamation.

Who are they?

Annasopra · 02-03-2016 07:21AM

Deleted User wrote: »

How about the only surviving child of a 1916 leader?

Michael Mallin, second in command of the Irish Citizens' Army under James Connolly, who was executed on 8 May 1916, has a son named Joseph Mallin. He's a Jesuit priest who's a formidable 102 years of age and by all accounts hale and hearty in Hong Kong today. He was 2 years and 7 months old when his father was executed by the British Empire.

Son of executed Rising leader celebrates 102nd birthday

We're not a monarchy

Menas · 02-03-2016 10:17AM

Joeytheparrot wrote: »

Who are they?

That's the point!

harry Bailey esq · 02-03-2016 11:05AM

LDN_Irish wrote: »

Mary Lou.

Apt,seeing as she wasn't getting the limelight she so craved in fianna fail and jumped ship to the shinners, both of the parties who claim to be the 'real Republican party' in this country. My only requirement being that she read it out whilst wearing 10 inch porno stilettos,green hotpants and a gold tube top that barely covers her heaving breasts, leaving her white midriff exposed for all to see. In the pissins of rain naturally,nipples protruding like bricklayers thumbs...Dammit did I just type that? I'll refer you back to a post I just made on the 'manly words thread' if your too busy/lazy to look my word was pisshorn. I must get a cigarette into me and get it back to its flaccid, wrinkly old self,I shouldn't be having thoughts like that about the deputy leader of Sinn Fein :eek: Jesus Christ I f*ckin worry about meself sometimes.

cowboyBuilder · 02-03-2016 11:11AM

Colin "Be Jaysus" Farrell

Banjoxed · 02-03-2016 11:14AM

How about a actor playing Pearse as a Múinteoir, reciting Little Lad of the Tricks?

http://www.ucc.ie/celt/online/E950004-009/text001.html

maudgonner · 02-03-2016 11:20AM

A 10 year-old disabled girl.

Just cause it would be hilarious to see all the ones who wanted to read it themselves get really annoyed about it but not be able to give out because they'd look like monsters giving out about a little girl.

beach_walker · 02-03-2016 11:35AM

harry Bailey esq wrote: »

Apt,seeing as she wasn't getting the limelight she so craved in fianna fail and jumped ship to the shinners

I wonder how long this will continue to be brought up? Should probably ask Michael D how long after he jumped from being a FFer did it stop being relevant.

AlanG · 02-03-2016 11:35AM

Menas wrote: »

Only the true political descendants of the 1916 heroes could reasonably be expected to read the proclamation.

Surely this is what they were fighting against. The claims of some ancestors to hereditary rights based on the actions of their grandparents is the antithesis of a republic. The British queen has as much right to read it.

AlanG · 02-03-2016 11:38AM

Deleted User wrote: »

If it's possible to be a republican aristocrat,.

It is not so she should not. Perhaps she could run for queen.

Menas · 02-03-2016 11:44AM

AlanG wrote: »

Surely this is what they were fighting against. The claims of some ancestors to hereditary rights based on the actions of their grandparents is the antithesis of a republic. The British queen has as much right to read it.

And thats why I stated 'political descendants'.

harry Bailey esq · 02-03-2016 12:02PM

beach_walker wrote: »

I wonder how long this will continue to be brought up? Should probably ask Michael D how long after he jumped from being a FFer did it stop being relevant.

He should probably read it shouldn't he,He's quite eloquent, has good irish and it's not like he does feck all else.

foggy_lad · 02-03-2016 12:06PM

A selection of 6th class national school children from around the country chosen by lottery organised by the Army to avoid the possibility of politically chosen kids or Billy Barry type kids being given preference.

Each school could pick two boys and two girls in a vote to go into the drum and get some nurses to pick winners.

The winners could then read a couple of lines each.

beach_walker · 02-03-2016 12:08PM

harry Bailey esq wrote: »

He should probably read it shouldn't he,He's quite eloquent, has good irish and it's not like he does feck all else.

Agreed.

While we're at it, is there anything to be said for forcing all the lads on the dole to do a re-enactment of the event? :pac:

harry Bailey esq · 02-03-2016 12:16PM

beach_walker wrote: »

Agreed.

While we're at it, is there anything to be said for forcing all the lads on the dole to do a re-enactment of the event? :pac:

F*ck that. Get a loada brits to slaughter each other outside Gogarty's in Temple Bar the night before the main event,I daresay it wouldn't take much to convince them,and the irony certainly wouldn't be lost on me for one.

Nodin · 02-03-2016 12:24PM

foggy_lad wrote: »

A selection of 6th class national school children from around the country chosen by lottery organised by the Army to avoid the possibility of politically chosen kids or Billy Barry type kids being given preference.

Each school could pick two boys and two girls in a vote to go into the drum and get some nurses to pick winners.

The winners could then read a couple of lines each.

I'd like a camera fixed on your face the moment the four kids walk out and it turns out ones a muslim.

harry Bailey esq · 02-03-2016 01:14PM

Nodin wrote: »

I'd like a camera fixed on your face the moment the four kids walk out and it turns out ones a muslim.

Totally off topic, but whilst watching the Welsh Open a fortnight ago I watched a match between Judd Trump and Rory Mccleod. For those not familiar with snooker, The bizarrely named McCleod looks like a text book suicide bomber,complete with the long whispy beard. Here's the funny part, since the tobacco companies were banned from funding the big tournaments, and as such the money has fallen out of the arse of snooker,sponsorship of individual players is all the more important these days. The sponsors logo is usually emblazoned on the right hand breast pocket of the players waistcoat. Trump had the burger king logo on his,huge multinational company and very lucrative for Judd Trump I'd imagine. McCleod had a logo spelling ISIS on his. Pissed meself laughin. Trump won 4-3 by the way.

foggy_lad · 02-03-2016 01:30PM

Nodin wrote: »

I'd like a camera fixed on your face the moment the four kids walk out and it turns out ones a muslim.

The army could check them all for weapons and explosives, but you bring up a valid point, competition open to full passport holding citizens only.

Nodin · 02-03-2016 01:36PM

foggy_lad wrote: »

The army could check them all for weapons and explosives, but you bring up a valid point, competition open to full passport holding citizens only.

....there are full passport holding muslim citizens. Sorry to disappoint ye.