Charles Stewart Parnell - The Uncrowned King of Ireland

[sternumagnum]

Maany people of good will but nonetheless badly informed still believe that Ireland's struggle is predominantly a religious one. They should simply note the colours of the Irish flag itself, explicitly denoting the call to both Green and Orange for a free, united Ireland. Preferably by peaceful means, denoted by the White colour.

[afertyus1000]

@sternumagnum well why would my dad who is 90 and always wanted a united ireland call the coulours green white and gold and definitely not orange?

[sternumagnum]

@afertyus1000 Maybe he knew where the Gold was buried.

[afertyus1000]

@sternumagnum lol

[shanem365]

I used to live in a log box with parnell

[wolfandcub0070]

"In bad times a tenant cannot be expected to pay as much as he did in good times","you must hold a firm grip on your homesteads","you must not allow yourselves to be dispossessed as you fathers were dispossessed" .....crickey, Parnell may have been speaking in the 1880s but his words are very relevent today. The new absentee landlords are the European Central Bank and the IMF, and their sheriffs and land agents are the Irish Establishment and the bankers. Come back Parnell, we need you!!

[tommykillian]

does anyone know where i can find copies of Parnell's speeches?

[39Auldkellier]

he's spot on it has nothing to do with relgion contrary to the common belief, lower order british prods such as quakers, methodists and Presbyterians probably hated landed anglicans as much as the do irish catholics, its propagandists that only say otherwise, most of the global rc institutions founded in ireland such as our lady's charity and christian brothers ironically were all actually founded by anglican defectors..

[Rentonboyo]

I've recently been reading alot of books, and I think it's about damned time somebody went out there and threw rocks at police officers in Northern Ireland, some of them maiming and seriously injuring some police officers. Then the Police get the water cannon, and all the kiddies can go out and play in the water spray!

[Rentonboyo]

I passed on a book I'd found called The Parnell Report onto some friends of the Republic. This is the final blow to the morality of British rule in Ireland.

[garbman666]

my name is charels my last is stewart

[godbrother10]

@IrelandsPatriot you are correct that must be a typo on my part thank-you for bringing it to my attention.

[breda83]

A Great Irishman brought down by the foreign Catholic Church

[DancingJesus94]

@breda83, do you know anything about Parnell? How the hell was he brought down by the Catholic church?

Despite the public raging over that affair with the married woman, he was still regarded as one of Ireland's greatest, explained through the hundreds of thousands of people that attended his funeral.

The only thing the Church can bring down are the trousers of their altar boys.

[MattThompson1990]

@godbrother10 Irish Republicanism has everything to do with religion, read a book.

[godbrother10]

@MattThompson1990 Irish republicanism was founded by Affluent Northern Protestants. Read a book.

[TheRealConorKelly]

@godbrother10 both wolfe tone and the great parnell were prods. as were many brave men who fought to defend their HOME not their religion. much respect godbrother you know you history

[seamuspowers]

@MattThompson1990 Who founded Irish Nationalism? Ireland for the Irish! When I mean Nationalism I dont mean something as liberal as republicanism or socialism.

[coirpeach1]

@MattThompson1990 it has nothing to do with religion,the media brain washed people in thinking that.Republicanism is about uniting Ireland under one flag under a socialist Republican government where all will be treated as an equal..

[leftwingnazi666]

my name is parnell i'm drectly decended from him

[worldofchancesforyou]

hes my great great great grandfather :)

[MattThompson1990]

@worldofchancesforyou Thats funny because he had no children.

[MattThompson1990]

@worldofchancesforyou .

Funny considering he had no children,

[godbrother10]

@MattThompson1990 Parnell had three children with Katharine O'Shea, although one died when he was in Kilmainham. You only have to look at a photo of Claire Gabrielle O'Shea to know that it is Parnell's daughter. Read a book.

[ANE32]

One of the Irishmen I admire most!

[zionic144nz]

A few of the greatest Irish freedom fighters were Protestant.

[godbrother10]

That is not a fair comment. Religion has nothing to do with Irish Nationalism. There are many great Irish protestant freedom fighters.

[antoconno]

Wolfe Tone, Robert Emmet, Padraig Pearse, Charles Stuart Parnell. (whats the Stuart part of his name??)

[godbrother10]

@antoconno I'm sorry what are you saying.

[dan1919breen]

i have a medal 1891 it was brought out that year he died, a great man,

[boru1982]

Beautifully crafted, 5 stars - what were the music pieces?

[godbrother10]

Cry of the Celts, Foggy Dew and Avondale

[vinnyhoags]

Bravo.

[maddogmcglinchey]

Excellent vid brother ;-)