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Quite so Dale.

But of course the P.C. types do not want to know any real history.

And (in the case of Ulster) it is not just the P.C. types.

For example, try telling people in Ulster that the Pope wanted William III to beat James II (because of James' alliance with Louis XIV - the King of France who wised to dominate the whole of Europe).

My guess is that people of both sides will want to beat you up (at the very least).


Posted by Paul Marks at January 26, 2005 07:37 PM

Agree,
it is unfortunate that people open up discussions like that w/o checking up their facts in less "modern" sources. Many good historically precious symbols have been robbed of their original value this way.

My old family C-o-A has the Red Hand as a crest, definitely right hand of the O'Neills. We are McManus-Maguire's, living first in Fermanagh later Antrim. MMcM//


Posted by Morgan McManus at January 28, 2005 12:14 PM

I actually agree with the professor to an extent. Unfortunately both sides of our comuinity have stolen symbols from our history. With reference to our recent history of the last 30 years or so, the professor is quite correct in stating that the red hand is, or has become a sectarian unionist symbol, and may i add is flaunted as such. Its true meaning may indeed be different but not in todays world.


Posted by Sean Scully at March 15, 2005 08:29 PM
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