As I'm sure you all know St. Patrick's Day is once again upon us. As with tradition most of us will celebrate this in a less than sober state of mind but I was wondering how much most people know about Irish history and their opinions of it. From Oliver Cromwell invading Ireland in 1649 and destroying Confederate Ireland to the Black and Tans of the late 1910's. I'd also like to know people's opinions of the 1916 Easter Rising, the eventual revolution and subsequent Civil War. I just find it to be relatively interesting history and would like to know what other people know about this time period and their opinions on the matter.
Yes, I believe the leaders where execuited but the rest of the people including Michael Collins where not. The execuition of the leaders of the rising is one of the things that lead to the Irish people supporting it. The Easter Rising through to the Civil War is fairly interesting history actually but it doesn't seem to be the most commonly taught history either.
