Originally Posted by
ccga3359
Sounds interesting so I ordered
The Wind That Shakes The Barley. I trust it is a honest look at that particular period of time and not just anti-English claptrap. Afterall my wife blamed me for what happen to Mel Gibson in that one particular movie.
It doesn't paint a pretty picture of the Brits Grant, but also as Beloitpiper said it also shows the tension within the Irish population itself pretty well.
[SIZE="2"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]T. E. ("TERRY") HOLMES[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]proud descendant of the McReynolds/MacRanalds of Ulster & Keppoch, Somerled & Robert the Bruce.[/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"]"Ah, here comes the Bold Highlander. No @rse in his breeks but too proud to tug his forelock..." Rob Roy (1995)[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
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