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To: maceng2 who wrote (324753)	2/6/2007 2:43:14 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574842

"The Irish in Ulster rebelled against English rule. The violence of the rebellion saw the deaths of many. In England it was alleged that the Catholics had massacred Protestants and many people wanted revenge. 11th September 1649 Massacre of Drogheda Oliver Cromwell took an army to Ireland determined to put an end to Irish revolts against English rule. He massacred a large number of Catholics at Drogheda as 'revenge' for the alleged massacre of Protestants in 1641. Cromwell then gave even more Irish land to English Protestants and new established anti-Catholic laws which took away many political rights." Interesting read..........I had no idea the troubles in Ireland went back so far in history. No wonder the Irish are not enamored with the British. If you are English, I do not mean to insult, but what's with these artificial partitions the Brits came up with in Ireland, in Palestine and in Iraq? It did/does not help the situation in any of those political entities. I wish all Americans were able to read this timeline. I don't think they realize how long these blood feuds can continue esp. in a place like Iraq. What's happening in North Ireland now? Occasinally, I read of an incident but it seems like things have quieted down quite a bit. Is the Friday Agreement holding? Meanwhile, Ireland is booming.....its too bad some of that boom couldn't spill over into N. Ireland. Better economic conditions have a way of blunting the effects of blood feuds.