tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4653272143829268711.post7584676701849969235..comments2024-03-20T02:40:10.115-07:00Comments on SilentOwl: The Great Famine. An Gorta Mór.1845-1849 (although it went on into the 1850s)SilentOwlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02840406804609589655noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4653272143829268711.post-3028690550079450172011-10-14T14:37:05.774-07:002011-10-14T14:37:05.774-07:00Hi Makarios.
"Taking the soup" We know i...Hi Makarios.<br />"Taking the soup" We know it only too well. When the clergy refused to give a bowl of soup to those of a different faith, how very Christian of them. However, there were those among us that were worse for they were of our own kind, 'Absentee Landlord', the clue is in the name (absentee), it was left to our own people to act as overseers and some of those were right B-----d's. Those who survived the coffin ships have a lot to thank those who provide help on their arrival to strange and foreign lands. On their behalf: Go raibh maith agat mo chara. Keep smiling. SilentowlSilentOwlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840406804609589655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4653272143829268711.post-5935605259674310252011-10-10T22:56:57.189-07:002011-10-10T22:56:57.189-07:00Hello there! I tried to comment sometime ago, but ...Hello there! I tried to comment sometime ago, but Blogger was doing strange things and swallowed my comments.<br /><br />The Famine was a terrible time, so it was. And there were those who made it worse than it needed to be, by taking advantage. I suppose that you've heard the phrase "taking the soup."<br /><br />There is a connection to my own country, by the way. Check out this: http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/lhn-nhs/qc/grosseile/index.aspxMakarioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08392249532355639518noreply@blogger.com