Google| Subject | Re: Republicanism still an offence in England? (wasRe: Queen mother (of england) has died) |
| From | vonroach |
| Date | 2002-04-05 14:54 (2002-04-05 14:54) |
| Message-ID | <3cc29e3f.11175237@nntp.ix.netcom.com> |
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| Newsgroups | alt.fan.tolkien,alt.uk.law,uk.current-events.general,uk.legal,uk.politics.constitution,ie.general |
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| Followups | AC (4h & 50m) David Flood (5h & 47m) |
On Fri, 05 Apr 2002 10:11:05 +0100, Feachadoir <Feach@d.oir>wrote:
Scriobh Fergus O'Rourke :Irish are not noted for bright ideas. Just fantasies hatched over a pint of suds.Fergus O'RourkeI'd say it was safe enough in Connemara. I wouldn't think it was a bright idea in the Belfast shipyards though.
You are both missing (evading ?) the point.
David Flood suggested that insulting the British monarch was a dangerous thing in 19th century Ireland.
But *was* it ?
2002-04-05
