The term “patriot” is best known in relation to the American War of Independence but the origins of Patriotism began in Ireland with the writings of Jonathan Swift and William Molyneux who wrote: “liberty seems the independent right of all mankind”.
The Irish economy has changed considerably since Ireland entered the European Union in 1973, with the United Kingdom and Denmark. Back then it was by far the poorest nation in Europe.
The Irish Famine of the 1940s has been given many names, each conjuring up a stark image of the event. The horror of the event seems so long ago but similar events appear daily in our news headlines.
Dublin was scheduled to play Tipperary at Croke Park on November 21st, 1920. Auxiliary troops then raided the ground whilst an officer on top of the wall fired a revolver shot. The crowd did little at first but then machine gun-fire began: the crowd stampeded away from the gunfire.
