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  The Information about Ireland Site Newsletter 
                   September 2009
 
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		IN THIS ISSUE

=== News Snaps from Ireland 
=== New free resources at the site
=== Great Irish Families: Walsh
=== There's a Road by Kathleen Walker
=== Dermot and Strongbow, and the Invasion of Ireland
=== The Mission by Pat Watson
=== The Irish Coins Proof Set
=== Gaelic Phrases of the Month
=== Shamrock site of the month: celticattic.com 
=== Monthly free competition result

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FOREWORD
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Hi again from Dublin in Ireland where the second 
vote on the Lisbon Treaty is about to be held. 
The stakes are very high for Brian Cowen and the 
Fianna Fail government. A second rejection of the 
Treaty would send shockwaves throughout Europe 
and almost certainly force the current Taoiseach 
to resign. Opinion polls are in his favour and 
predicting a comfortable victory, but you never 
know.....

If you have an article, poem or story about 
Ireland or the Irish do send it in - we would
love to receive it!

Until next month

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NEWS SNAPS FROM IRELAND
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SECOND VOTE ON LISBON TREATY IMMINENT

A second referendum to decide the fate of the 
Lisbon Treaty is to be held on October 2nd.
Recent opinion polls have pointed towards a 
fairly comfortable victory for the 'yes' campaign 
with the government and opposition parties all 
calling for the Treaty to be ratified. Those 
advocating a ratification of the Treaty however 
will not be getting complacent. In the first
referendum it was the final few days of the 
campaign when sentiment moved to the 'no' side. 
It would appear that the massive effort put into 
this campaign will likely secure a victory for 
the government especially when the backdrop of 
a recession and increased unemployment is 
brought into focus.

Perhaps the greatest chance the 'no' side has 
of pulling off what now seems like and unlikely 
victory is if there is a mass-realisation among 
the electorate that this is the exact same Treaty 
that was voted on only 2 years ago and rejected.

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE INCREASES AS RECESSION BITES

The rate of unemployment has increased to 11.6% 
from 10.1% in the first quarter of the year. 
While the rate of the increase has declined 
sharply the figures do not make good reading for 
the Irish government who will have to provide 
welfare payments for an increasing number of 
people and from a dwindling tax income. The number 
of people unemployed has doubled over the last year 
to 264,600. Employment in the construction industry 
fell by 35%.

The response of the government over the last year 
to the recession has been primarily to raise taxes 
significantly. It now plans to tackle overspending 
in the public sector with wage cuts being the 
order for the day. Resistance from government 
employees however is likely to be strong with 
strikes inevitable. It has been noted that the 
government has held off with its plans to reduce 
public sector pay until after the second referendum 
on the Lisbon Treaty, afraid that any unpopular 
pay cuts would result in more support for rejection 
of the Treaty.

The government has also published the legislation 
for the creation of the so-called 'bad bank', NAMA, 
which will take the bad loans from the main Irish 
banks at a big discount in order to facilitate 
those banks to lend more to business and consumers, 
thus boosting economic activity.

POPULATION FALLS FIRST TIME SINCE 1995

The population of Ireland has decreased in size 
for the first time since 1995. The Irish Central 
Statistics Office has recorded a 40% growth in 
emigration in the month of April with 65,100 
people leaving the country in that month, compared 
to 45,300 the previous year. With the rate of 
immigration declining from nearly 84,000 people to 
just over 57,000 there was an overall net decline 
of over 8000. Most of the emigrants were of 
eastern European origin, although a significant 
number of Irish also left.

IRELAND IS FIFTH MOST DEVELOPED SOCIETY IN THE WORLD

The latest edition of the Economist's 'Pocket 
World in Figures' book has revealed some 
interesting statistics about Ireland. Ireland is 
the fifth most developed society in the world and 
the fourth freest economy.

The average age is 34.3 years. Dublin is 
the 25th best city to live in in terms of quality 
of life, ahead of Paris and London. Ireland is 
the 16th least corrupt country and ranks second in 
terms of press freedom (the US is not in the top 
30). Cost of living is 10th highest in the world 
- no surprise to those living here! Ireland ranks 
14th in alcohol consumption. Mobile phone 
ownership lists Ireland in 22nd place. Ireland has 
the worlds 32nd biggest economy so if there is 
ever a meeting of the G32 instead of the G8 or 
G10 then the Irish may get a seat at the table. 
GDP per head of population is the seventh highest 
at 41,590 euro.

A big indicator of just how much the economy of 
the country has changed over the last 20 years is 
that only 1.7% of total wealth is based on the 
agricultural industry, a huge reversal from the 
1960s and 1970s. Ireland is the eighth highest 
donor of foreign humanitarian aid in terms of GDP.

IMPROVEMENTS IN THE IRISH HEALTH SERVICE

The latest league table of health services in the 
European Union has put Ireland in 13th place 
overall, a big improvement on 28th place in 2006 
and 15th place in 2008. Problems are identified 
however in certain areas such as speedy access 
to treatment, value for money, and provision 
of cancer treatment services. 

The Netherlands ranked best in the survey with 
Denmark, Iceland, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, 
France, Sweden, Luxembourg, Norway, Belgium and 
Finland all ahead of Ireland.

TED KENNEDY REMEMBERED IN DUNGANSTOWN

The ancestral home of the Kennedy clan was the 
center of a tribute to US Senator Ted Kennedy 
who died recently. President Mary McAleese and 
US ambassador Dan Rooney attended a mass at nearby 
New Ross in County Wexford where the legacy of the 
Senator was revisited. Among the gifts laid on 
the altar was a painting completed by the Senator 
himself of his family's ancestral homestead.


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GREAT IRISH FAMILIES: WALSH
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The ancient name Walsh is found throughout Ireland 
and is especially prominent in Counties Mayo, 
Galway, Cork, Wexford and Kilkenny. The Walsh 
Mountains are located in County Kilkenny and there 
are as many as 24 placenames associated with the 
Walshs throughout the country.

This is one of a number of names that have their 
origin in the Anlo-Norman invasion of the twelfth 
century, led by the famous Strongbow. The name 
Walsh means 'welshman' and is rendered as 
'breathnach' in Gaelic. Thus it is easy to see how 
a number of variants of the name have come into 
existence including Walshe, Welch, Welsh, Brannach, 
and Brannagh. 

An original bearer of the name was Haylen Brenach 
who was the son of 'Philip the Welshman', and who 
was one of the first invaders of 1172. This 
individual was not the only originator of the name 
however with several other of the new arrivals 
being labelled 'the welshman' after they arrived 
and settled in the country. No prominent Gaelic 
sept was formed which is somewhat unusual as most 
of the invading families eventually integrated into 
Irish society and formed septs along Gaelic lines. 
The families descended from 'Philip the Welshman' 
settled at Castlehowel in Kilkenny and at 
Ballykileavan in Leix, as well as at Bray and 
Dublin. The County Mayo Walshs are derived from 
Walynus who arrived from Wales in the year 1169. 

Famous bearers of the name include Rev. Peter 
Walsh (1618-1688), author of 'The Loyal 
Romonstrance' for which he was excommunicated. 
Rev. William John Walsh (1841-1921) was an 
Archbishop of Dublin. The descendants of the 
Walshs have for long been associated with the 
Church and religious matters. The actress Blanch 
Walshe (1873-1915) was well regarded as an 
inventor. Henry Walsh (1863-1927) was a famous 
explorer and first president of the 'New York 
Adventurers Club'.


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THERE'S A ROAD by Kathleen Walker
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Foreword:
When I was 56 years old, after waiting for a 
lifetime, I was finally able to come back to 
the home of my ancestors: Ireland. It was only 
for a few weeks, but it has changed me forever. 
There was a poem that I found about five years 
prior to my trip and I believe it was this poem 
that really gave me the ultimate push to venture 
forward. The author is unknown:


There's a Road

There's a road with only enough room for one car.
If you meet another, you must stop, get out, 
And discuss who saw the last wide spot.

On this small road is a church with a graveyard,
The bones in some quarters piled up
Of families on families.

The others left this country of peat fires 
and oiled wool and sweet music
When the potatoes turned black 
as they were pulled from the ground
and the good food was shipped to England.

They went on creaking ships, 
they crammed on and hoped.
They dreamed of clouds of deep cream, 
beds of down, and grandchildren
Who would have grandchildren,
Who would someday drive down that narrow road
Of a green, green country.....
Trying to find what had been left behind.


I was one of those grandchildren's grandchildren.

Kathleen Walker
Sandy, Utah, USA

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DERMOT AND STRONGBOW, AND THE INVASION OF IRELAND
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Dermot MacMurrough was the King of Leinster during 
the twelfth century and is most remembered as the 
man who invited the English into Ireland. 

He was born circa 1100 and succeeded to the throne 
of his father, Enna, in 1126. He was a ruthless 
leader and demonstrated the ferocity of the times 
by killing or blinding 17 rivals in 1141. He became 
involved in a dispute with the King of Breffney, 
Tiernan O'Ruark, whose wife he kidnapped in 1153. 
O'Ruark formed an alliance with Rory O'Connor who 
was the recognised High King of Ireland at the 
time. In 1166 this long-running and bitter feud 
resulted in MacMurrough being driven into exile 
by the Gaelic Chieftains. He fled to France.

Dermot MacMurrough was a deeply ambitious man who 
refused to accept his exile. He made his way to 
the Court of Henry II of England and offered to 
become a vassal to the King in return for military 
aid in retaking his kingdom. The king did not 
directly provide assistance but allowed MacMurrough 
to petition the Anglo-Norman lords. It was at this 
time that the Earl of Pembroke, Richard de Clare, 
later known as 'Strongbow', agreed to lead an army 
to Ireland. MacMurrough brought an advance party 
of adventurers back to Ireland in 1167, 
recaptured Wexford, and waited for Strongbow to 
arrive.

From his base in Wales Strongbow launched an 
offensive in 1170, capturing Waterford and Dublin, 
taking control of the East coast, much to the 
dismay of the Gaelic Chieftains and O'Connor. To 
cement the alliance, MacMurrough married his 
daughter Aoife to Strongbow, in Christchurch 
Cathedral in Dublin 1170. 

The Irish Chieftains did not allow the invaders 
to settle however and they were continually 
attacked and harassed. At one stage it seemed 
likely that they would be driven from the country 
if it were not for the support given by Henry II, 
who had become concerned with the amount of power 
and influence that Strongbow was amassing across 
the Irish sea. It is speculated that Henry II 
feared that Ireland might be used as a base by 
the Saxons to launch an offensive back into England 
in the wake of their defeat at Hastings in 1066. 
The subsequent domination of South Wales by the 
Normans was a result of the need to keep supply 
lines into Eastern Ireland open.

Dermot MacMurrough died in 1170 leaving Strongbow 
to declare himself King of Leinster. His later 
support for Henry II in France led to his being 
named Governor of Ireland. He died in 1176 
suffering an infection during a raid by Irish 
rebels. 

Much of Ireland was still under local influence 
and it only was the East coast, known as 'the Pale', 
that remained in Norman control. Henry granted 
these lands to his son 'Jean Sans-terre' (or John 
Lackland) in 1185 creating the 'Lordship of 
Ireland'. It seemed likely that Ireland would 
remain a minor Kingdom except that fate intervened. 
The death of his elder brothers allowed Jean 
Sans-terre to succeed to the English throne, 
becoming King John of England and the Pale 
becoming part of English dominated territories.

Demot MacMurrough has for centuries been blamed 
as the man who caused, or at least facilitated 
the invasion and subsequent subjugation of Ireland
by outsiders. Recent revision of this history 
however, have been less critical of his actions.

It is likely that the island would have eventually 
been dominated by its larger neighbour even 
without Dermot MacMurroughs prompting. The 
unwillingness of the Gaelic Chiefs to form a 
Kingship with defined rights of succession 
certainly made invasion and domination easier. It 
was also not uncommon of the times for Gaelic 
Chiefs to seek help from foreigners in combatting 
their local enemies.

Despite this more generous interpretation of his 
actions, it will always be Dermot MacMurroughs 
lust for power, bringing the English into Ireland, 
for which he will be most remembered. 


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THE MISSION by Pat Watson
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Since our voices were beginning to break, we were 
ordered to the men's mission. The annual parish 
mission ran Sunday-to-Sunday inclusive, one week 
for the men and the following week for the women. 
The sermon on this, the Wednesday night, was on 
'Company Keeping'. This, the most important sermon 
of the week was given by the old man. The young 
man gave gentle sermons about prayer and devotion
- the middle-aged man who was big, burly and gruff 
gave more robust sermons about rowdiness, 
drunkenness, honesty and easy things like that. 

We knew absolutely nothing about company keeping 
but we were highly motivated and keen to learn. 
In fact we hoped to start practical trials as 
soon as possible and any tips or guidelines would 
be greatly appreciated. That's why we had looked 
forward to this night as we expected to gain 
valuable information while being told what 'not 
to do'. We assumed that the louder and more 
thunderous the exhortations, the more informative 
it might be. We did fear hell and the wrath of 
God but we expected to live long lives in which 
to repent and now our needs were pressing.

'The quiet road, the lonely road, is the broad 
road to destruction,' that's how he started off. 
It sounded promising. The only worse den of 
iniquity is the cinema. The only time we had 
been to the pictures was a matinee about 
'The Song of Bernadette'. We saw no iniquity 
there. We had no idea what iniquity meant but 
from the sound of things it must have something 
to do with forbidden pleasure. Dens were resting 
places in long grass for certain wild animals, 
hares and the like. Maybe if you went company 
keeping in such a place that would be iniquity. 
Or it might lead to iniquity. We were anxious 
to hear more. We sure did hear more!

'In those dens of iniquity you have titillation 
on the screen and temptation in the stalls' he 
thundered. 'Wow' there was a word and a half. 
What did it mean? How did it work? It sounded 
exciting. Did you do it yourself or with someone 
else or to someone else, or did someone do it to 
you? Its possibilities were endless. Talk about 
entertaining bad thoughts! This was beyond our 
wildest dreams. We had a whole parlour full of 
bad thoughts here. We would need to live to a 
hundred years to get over all these thoughts. 
Our minds were so over-worked that we sailed 
into a sort of trance and totally lost track 
of the sermon or the holy man delivering it. 
That's what happened me anyway and I suppose it 
was the same for my pals Algie and Jimmy. They 
sat on my right, beside the centre aisle while 
on my left was an austere old gentleman who had 
hung his walking stick on the back of the seat 
in front of us. He was antagonistic from the 
start, when sash-wearing ushers made him move in 
to make room for us; he scowled but held his 
peace. We were barely on time and grinning as we 
shuffled in beside him, if looks could kill?

Dreaming through my thoughts, I was dimly aware 
of the preacher telling of some old mystic who 
had a vision of a great sinner's conscience, right 
throughout his totally unrepentant life. He was 
disobedient as a child and showed no remorse he 
droned. Immediately in front of us was a dark 
haired young man who had just got a haircut, short 
back and sides. This was obvious as his neck was 
weather beaten except for a half inch white line 
bordering his hair. He had probably been on the 
bog all week. Just then I spotted a head-louse 
emerging from under his collar and heading for the 
new neat hairline. I elbowed Algie and pointed out 
the creeper with my eyes.

'A penny says he gets scratched off before he 
reaches the hairline,' I said out of the side of 
my mouth. Without reply he covered the penny I 
had placed on the seat between us. The old man 
threw a sidelong dirty look. We tried to look 
rapturously engrossed in the sermon. We did 
listen a bit and by now the unrepentant scoundrel 
was defiling young girls and still no remorse. The 
louse was now more than half way across the open 
space and my penny was sweating. At that time 
there were lice in every house, except ours! As 
the louse reached his target and Algie reached 
for the pennies, 
'Doubles or quits he doesn't reach cover' said I 
as I put down another two pennies. There was a 
small chink, another dirty look and more angelic 
stares. This looked a good option for me as the 
louse was struggling in the new stubble and the 
cover was a good two inches away. By now the 
scoundrel in the sermon was stealing from his 
employer and going on drunken orgies and still, 
no remorse. Instead of scratching, the man with 
the louse began to nod off and his head tilted 
forward making the going easier for the insect 
and further endangering my bet. 

Having smashed all of the Ten Commandments with 
total defiance and no trace of remorse the 
scoundrel was now dead and lying in his coffin at 
his own wake. People were supping drinks and 
trying with great difficulty, to recall something 
good to say about him, when suddenly the corpse 
roared out, 
'I am damned.' This brought everyone in the church 
to attention. Our nodding louse-man sat bolt 
upright, twitching his stubble neck and sending 
the louse soaring in the air. I had won my bet.

My joy was short lived. The louse landed right in 
the fly of Algie's trousers. There were no zips 
in those days. He gave an almighty 'bunnogue' 
(an awkward panic-stricken sideways lurch) putting 
the pennies and the old mans stick clattering on 
to the floor. Anybody would think that it was a 
lion, not a louse that was threatening his prized 
possessions. I just could not contain the belly 
laugh. The problem was I had just gained control 
of my new big voice but the laugh was only half 
there. It started off falsetto, going very deep 
and back falsetto, altogether like a demonic sneer 
of unearthly origins. There was a great turning of 
heads and general rustle. Oh God help me I was in 
deep trouble. I urged Algie and Jimmy to make a 
run for it. By now the old man had recovered his 
stick and was poking me behind and hissing about 
sacrilegious young blackguards who needed the 
devil beaten out of them.

The preacher continued, pretending not to notice 
the commotion but the young missioner was heading 
down in our direction and the middle-aged man, 
coming from the rear, cut off our retreat. I was 
facing the death penalty, or at least 
excommunication. I decided to blame the louse! 
Now I knew how Eve must have felt when blaming 
the snake.
'What is the meaning of this?' The big man 
demanded. 
'It all started when he shouted, I am damned' 
I stuttered. He looked down at Algie, still 
clutching his valuables.
'My goodness' he said, 
'Was he frightened into an accident?' 
'Take him out,' he said, in a much more 
conciliatory tone. As we shuffled down the aisle, 
I thought, 
'Oh thank you God, you really did come to save 
sinners.' Algie was petrified, Jimmy was 
mortified, and I was satisfied, having my 
sentence commuted to a fourpenny fine and a 
sore behind. And the louse! He just married 
locally and lived happily ever after.


'The Mission' 
is one of sixty lyrical yarns from 
'Original Irish Stories' by Pat Watson, 
Creagh, Bealnamulla, Athlone, Ireland. 
First published in May 2006.
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GAELIC PHRASES OF THE MONTH
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PHRASE:		Ni neart go cur le cheile.
PRONOUNCED:	nee hyart guh curr leh kay-lah
MEANING:		there is no strength without unity

PHRASE:		Nil aon tintean mar do thintean fein. 
PRONOUNCED:	neel ain tintin marr duh hin-tin fane
MEANING:		there is no hearth like your own hearth

PHRASE:		Is folamh fuar e teach gan bean.
PRONOUNCED:	iss full-ivv foor a cock gon ban 
			(a as in a,b,c) 
MEANING:		it is a cold house without a woman

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