Talking about my essay on the provisional IRA and masculinity

[@jaas0225]

You were right!

[@paulmeyer3893]

It’s a fascinating paper. I’d like to hear the whole thing but I know that’s asking a lot.

[@insiderreality491]

Some points linking 1916 to the Troubles. Thomas Clarke created the Easter Rising his name is at the top centre of the Irish proclamation. He was a Tyrone IRB man which is in the now region of northern Ireland. The other most prominent member was James Connoly who lived in Belfast where he became a trade Unionists but born in Scotland. Roger Casement who was caught shipping in guns for the Easter Rising lived in a few places, regarded himself as an Antrim man and wanted to be buried there. Also in the north. So the battles that lead to 26 counties being free stemmed from the North and in popular movie and TV it doesn't show this, it tends to follow a narrative that the 26 counties fought and won independence. The PIRA viewed themselves as an extention of the IRB and then IRA that were all Ireland groupings. Also historically the northern province of Ulster is where almost every rebellion to British rule started which is why the plantation happened there as the 9 years war destroyed the other plantations in the south. Britain viewed conquering of the north to be emascullating Ireland as that was it's rebel stronghold.

[@LuDel95]

You're quite beautiful!! Greetings from Ireland.