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To: average joe who wrote (3823)	1/9/2007 2:58:54 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 5290

Scanderbeg ... ... not defined by borders alone, but was first conceived as an idea; then, through struggle and sacrifice the idea becomes a nation. illyriaentertainment.com

To: average joe who wrote (3823)	1/12/2007 12:28:14 PM
From: Rainy_Day_Woman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5290

you find the most unique stuff - always a pleasure to read you how they lost their language [Gaelic] The British instituted Penal laws, which denied the Irish peasant population freedom. Irish were forbidden: to speak their language, to practice their faith, to attend school, to hold an public office, to hold certain jobs, to own land, or to ". . .own a horse worth more than $10." (22) These Penal laws were enacted to push the Irish into submission by force and inferiority and were justified by the British government as necessary to retain the character of the Irish.(23)