Father Murphy and the Million Mom March

[TheBluesMan]

I found this on Lew Rockwell's site.

http://www.lewrockwell.com/dieteman/dieteman19.html

Father Murphy and the Million Mom March

by David Dieteman

There is an Irish folk song named "Boulavogue," which tells the story of a Catholic priest, Father John Murphy.

Ultimately, the story of Boulavogue is the story of a priest who convinced his flock to surrender their arms to their government, but upon seeing the slaughter of his flock by that government, came to lead his sheep in rebellion, and was executed in the end.

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As Kee reports, one English officer later wrote that the crown’s forces

"never gave quarter in the rebellion...hundreds and thousands of wretches were butchered while unarmed on their knees begging mercy; and it is difficult to say whether [regular] soldiers, yeomen or militia men took most delight in their bloody work. In such actions as he saw, all the male inhabitants of any house in which the rebels took refuge were put to death and the German contingent in the king’s army, Hessians commanded by a Count Hompech, won fame for their rape and slaughter of women. The same officer reckons that altogether 25,000 rebels and peaceable inhabitants were killed in this way

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The Rising of 1798 at an inglorious end, the English hung Father John Murphy, burned his body in a barrel of tar, and placed his head on a spike on a main street.

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The story of Father Murphy has rather obvious implications for America today.

The rest of the article is a great comparison of 1798 Ireland and America today. Well worth the read.

Here's the url again: http://www.lewrockwell.com/dieteman/dieteman19.html

 

[scud]

Cool link thanks Blues Man, if only people were able to learn from history and think rationally. It is shocking that even though we have seen multiple genocides directly related to gun control in our recent history, and even now there is one ongoing in Zimbabwe, the populous at large is completely oblivious to the true nature of disarmerment.

 

[Ironbarr]

Ever get the idea that...

the Brits were thoroughly pi$$ed at losing their American colonies that they took it out on the rest of "The Empire" ?????????????? Then came back in 1812 to try again? And, I'm told tried even once more in the 1860's.

Wonder where they'd be if we weren't independent and reasonably successful during the '40's ??

Or worse - where we'd be if they were successful in their efforts of "repatriation"??

Thoughtful stuff - even for an old man.

-Andy