Tag Archives: Oath of Allegiance

Working Man Blues …The Troubles 1969-1972

Posted on January 1, 2022 by fitzjameshorse

This is a re-written/edited version of an article I wrote for a USA-based academic website a few years ago. I started work aged 17 on 29th September 1969. My parents were deeply disappointed that I had decided to leave school … Continue reading →

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Sinn Féin: A Half-Arsed Policy

Posted on April 17, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Remember the good old days when Sinn Féin was so purely Republican when they would not stand in Elections…north and south? They called themselves “Anti H Block Prisoner” in 1981 and got elected to Westminster, An Dáil and local councils … Continue reading →

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I Beg Your (Royal) Pardon

Posted on March 25, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

So Gerry Kelly MLA is the proud owner of a “Royal Pardon”. Who knew? Who guessed? If he is “proud” of his pardon, he has been remarkably modest about it. In fact he never mentioned it. It just turned up … Continue reading →

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