WHEN GENOCIDE BECAME "FAMINE" : IRELAND, 1845 - 1850


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2015-06-28 02:06

I believe strongly that calling it the famine is an injustice.I was born in Canada but my dad came from Donegal. My adult children and now my grandchildren and most people that know me know how I feel about this. When Victoria day weekend comes every year I made sure to let everyone know I was not celebrating. In fact one year when the neighbours on our street were once again gathering to set off fireworks I went about distributing warm scone slathered in butter in memory my ancestors who may have been part of this genocide.I gave them a little history lesson and left. Some came by for more scone..