Memories of the Big House - Part 3

[@johnmcgrath6192]

Great series, TY. Growing up in NYC I knew nothing of my parents' experience in Ireland during the Irish War of Indepedence and the Civil War. But I rembered certain brief statements - one that muy mother's house was burned down 3 times. In HS, at my father's wake, I learned he was active in the War of Independence. Later I learned his younger brother was a hero in that war and in the National Army. I also learned my mother was an old IRA messenger. I had no idea that my grandfather sent 13 tears in hard labor for resisting an eviction, befiore he went to the USA and returned with a nice sum of money. And so on more detail emerged. It not only was an ocean away but also it seemed centuries ago. In my 60s I had a conversation with an Irish student in New England. He was amazed that parents (not grandparents) were active in the War of Independence. I did look in my 40s rather than 60s.

[@cannett8966]

Thank you so much!

[@ajadrew]

Really interesting series of programs & as was said, 'The past is a foreign country - they do things differently there'

[@genevievedolan1288]

This was a very interesting and well made series. My relatives came from Athlone and my parents lived through this period. I have always been curious about what it was like, but they didn’t ever want to say much about it. I learned a lot from this.

[@silverfoxpin]

Fabulous and fascinating series.

[@seanohare5488]

This series over all was interesting but in this segment not enough mentioning of the reasons for the big house burnigs such as since there was a war going then British forces army auxiliaries were commandeering some i if the big house another reason we're ancestral many had bad reputations like evicting the I r a grandparents those feelings memories ran deep in this segment people spoke as though every landlord was good kind etc I would say they were the minority then I m glad Tom Dooley who has for decades written about the big house in Ireland in coming out with a book soon the big house burnings1920 to 1923 long overdue an underrated part of the Irish revolution Tom Barry the renown I r a leader of West Cork may have been right in the kidnapping if the Earl of bandon not only prevented I r a men from being executed but may have helped bring about a truce bernard castle burned down just a couple of weeks before the truce with the aristocracy attacked one can t say you have control of the country also the legendary Longford leader Sean mackeoen deserves an in depth biography since he s mentioned in this episode

[@lexzoolia1]

Oisin needs to pay Ratso immediately

[@Robbie7441]

Idiots for burning down the houses .

[@seanohare5488]

Disagrees strategic in the military sense political in the reset sense and cultural in no longer being treated as second class citizens so to me poetic justice