Author Archives: fitzjameshorse

Abortion Debate…1983

Posted on October 18, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

There is something curious about being a Catholic that means Catholics always seem to be on the wrong side of History. The Crusades, the Reformation, the “Glorious Revolution”, Jacobitism, the French Revolution, Democracy, Feminism. For “liberal” Catholics there is always … Continue reading →

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Gary McKinnon

Posted on October 18, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Are you convinced? 1 Gary McKinnon admits hacking into seventy odd American computers ten years ago. That is a very bad thing to do. Lots of us have had our computers hacked and its serious stuff. 2 These computers included … Continue reading →

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Slugger O’Toole: The Magnificent Seven?

Posted on October 16, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Linked.In…..or whatever its called is handy enough. Sometimes its handy to type in a name and see what comes up. Take the Slugger O’Toole team. As far as I can gather this seems to be “the team”. 1 Mick Fealty. … Continue reading →

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Ulster Tittle Tattler

Posted on October 16, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

So I am just home from the dentist…….with a tooth in a little envelope so that my grandsons can put it under their pillow at the weekend. I suppose it will hurt like hell later on today. But so far … Continue reading →

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Mind Your Language

Posted on October 15, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Over on his own site, Bangor Dub has blogged about the Irish Language. And just a few minutes ago, I note that Mick Fealty has published a sensible blog on the same subject. Both are I think in some way … Continue reading →

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It’s Poppy Season

Posted on October 13, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Poppy Season is a bit like the Christmas Season. It seems to start earlier every year. I saw my first one of 2012 in Portadown just after I got off the Dublin train. I personally have no problem with people … Continue reading →

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The Quintin and Parsley Show

Posted on October 11, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Good to see Ian Parsley (current and occasional member of the Alliance Party) praise an article by Quintin Oliver…….the “Agent for Change” who is the top man in Stratagem, the PR guru. Now have I ever mentioned that Stratagem are … Continue reading →

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Savile Row

Posted on October 11, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Has anyone else noticed that last week News Channels were routinely referring to “Sir Jimmy Savile” and this week they are merely referring to “Savile”? Indeed even the officer heading the police inquiry seems to have informally stripped Jimmy Savile of … Continue reading →

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When Does History Actually Begin?

Posted on October 8, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Without going all creationist and Nelson McCausland….I ask the question “When Does History Actually Begin”. In some ways this is related to a paper which I am preparing for some seminars in February 2013. The context is of course Norn … Continue reading →

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Love Me Do…The Beatles

Posted on October 8, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Increasingly BBC 4 seems to be the home of Popular History. (They also have a good line in dramatised versions of the lives of people from popular culture……….such as tonights dramatised version of the life of Kenny Everett). But Love … Continue reading →

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