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BBC Ulster Scots (sic) Word Of The Day

Posted on June 2, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

I was inspired by a thread on Slugger O’Toole to look up the Ulster-Scots (please dont snigger) word for “scoundrel”. I did not have far to look because it is actually the Word of the Day on the BBC Ulster … Continue reading →

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Laird Laird

Posted on June 2, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

I have only ever seen “Lord” John Laird once in my life. It was at the West Belfast count in the 1973 Assembly Elections. Forty years ago this month. It doesnt look like he is going to have a good … Continue reading →

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It’s Zero Sum Stupid!

Posted on May 31, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Bad week for nationalism. Hence the gloating on Slugger O’Toole and the admiration there for Jim Allister of the TUV. He socked it to Sinn Fein this week or to paraphrase Slugger …it was a victory for common sense and … Continue reading →

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Parsley…Sage?

Posted on May 31, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

On his excellent blog, Ian James Parsley worries about the life of the current Assembly being extended by an extra year to 2016. It is, he says, a breach of Democracy and its hard to argue with him because the … Continue reading →

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Favourite LetsGetAlongerist Opinion Poll

Posted on May 30, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

I am not very good at doing links to other Blogs but I urge you to vote in the Opinion Poll organised by Mr Hoboroad on his excellent Blog. Your favourite (sic) LetsGetAlongerist.  A crowded field. Could this be the … Continue reading →

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My Top 14 LetsGetLongerists

Posted on May 30, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Inspired by a stirring thread on Slugger O’Toole…on the top fourteen “cross border co-operators”, I feel like I should do a big shout out to my top fourteen LetSGetAlongerists. 1 Duncan Morrow. 2 Quintin Oliver 3 Mick Fealty 4 Andy … Continue reading →

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H4H …EDL

Posted on May 28, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

When Drummer Lee Rigby was hacked to death in a London street last week, he was wearing a Tshirt, in support of the British military charity, Help for Heroes (H4H). To some extent this charity is the new ” Royal”British … Continue reading →

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Public Grief …Public Hysteria

Posted on May 28, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Watching the English Defence League last night on the News. They are reacting to the death of a young soldier, Lee Rigby in Woolwich, London last week. BBC, ITN, Sky News are not in much doubt. They are the very … Continue reading →

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Wexford 1798

Posted on May 27, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Wexford is probably my favourite county. History is written in every blade of grass and importantly people down there actually care about it. Boulavogue where it all started on a bright May meadow. The Harrow, where the first skirmish took … Continue reading →

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Twitter Ye Not!

Posted on May 27, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

I left Twitter about three months ago. I never really “got”Twitter. At Rostrevor, on Friday night it seemed most people have a Twitter account. I signed up again last night. In fairness to Twitter, it does what it says onthe … Continue reading →

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