Author Archives: fitzjameshorse

“Royal” Baby For Twelfth?

Posted on July 11, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

As Riots loom over next two or three days, we need something to get the Orange Order off the hook. A “Royal” Baby???

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Six Hundred ” British” Policemen

Posted on July 10, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

It was perhaps inevitable after the G8 Summit that “British” police would be flown into Norn Iron for the Twelfth. There is perhaps a great principle for Republicans. BRITISH police!!!! In Norn Iron??? Personally I am very relaxed about it … Continue reading →

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Parades Commission Ruling

Posted on July 10, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Three days to the Twelfth. The Parades Commission has ruled that the Orange Order cannot return home via the Ardoyne Shops. Of course that decision might be reversed. Good news for nationalists. Bad news for unionists. Zero Sum. Thats how … Continue reading →

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Andy Murray…The New (Scottish) Rory McIlroy

Posted on July 9, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Now that Rory McIlroy has gone off the boil a bit, I see Slugger O’Toole has adopted Andy Murray. McIlroy…from Holywood is I suppose a hero for us all. LetsGetAlongerists claim him most I suppose. Unionists and Nationalists are a … Continue reading →

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Two Cheers For Naomi Long

Posted on July 9, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Its an ill wind that blows no good. In 2010, Naomi Long was the beneficiary of a scandal within the DUP. The goings on …both personal and professional…led the good folks in the Belmont Bowling Club to vote for Naomi … Continue reading →

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Battle Of Falkirk 2013

Posted on July 8, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

The row between the Unite Trade Union and the ragbag assortment of unreconstructed Bliarites like Jim Murphy and Douglas Alexander is interesting and a peculiar Labourite form of the politics of envy. Tories like to accuse Labour of basing policies … Continue reading →

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SpAd, Spam, SpAd, Spam, SpAd, Spam, SpAd, Spam…..NIHE

Posted on July 8, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

So Nelson McCausland, Peter Robinson, DUP, Stephen Brimstone (honestly thats his name), NIHE, Red Sky, Councillor Jenny Palmer in Lisburn….I have been thinking and ya know what? I dont give a tinkers curse about any of it. I am supposed … Continue reading →

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From Jacobite To Jacobin

Posted on July 5, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

I am of course interested in Jacobite History. I am interested in Church History. I am interested in Military History. It all comes nicely together in the period 1688-1793 and the Wild Geese Period. Certainly adventure tales like “Kidnapped” (Robert … Continue reading →

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A Photograph For “Factual”

Posted on July 5, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Here is a special pic of Keano (aka Fitzjames Cat).

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History: Public And Private

Posted on July 5, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Here is an interesting thing…well almost. Consider the domestic scene in suburban Dublin in the 1960s. An elderly gent hears the postman drop the mail thru the letterbox. He picks up the bank statement, the phone bill and finds a … Continue reading →

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