livinghistory.ie

I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE PADRAIG (the tan ) O RUAIRC ON HIS RE ENACTMENT SKILLS ON THE DELIVERY OF PADRAIG PEARSE SPEECH OF 1ST. MARCH 1916. TO QUOTE A LOCAL NEWSPAPER "ON THE STEPS OF THE ATHENAEUM ON EASTER MONDAY, THE 1916 RISING WAS RE-AWOKEN WITH STARTLING REALISM. IN FULL DRESS UNIFORM ,COMPLETE WITH CEREMONIAL SWORD AND SURROUNDED BY HIS COMRADES FROM T HE RE-ENACTMENT FRATERNITY STOOD PADRAIG OG O RUAIRC. WITH UNCANNY REALISM AND AUTHENTICITY, THE PORTAL WAS OPENED TO ENNISCORTHY AND IRELAND OF 94 YEARS AGO. HOW PROUD WE ARE TO HEAR THOSE SAME WORDS ON MONDAY, DELIVERED WITH SUCH STRENGTH, SUCH CONFIDENCE AND SUCH PASSION. HOW PROUD WE ARE TO REMEMBER A PIVITOL POINT IN THE HISTORY OF OUR TOWN AND NATION ".UNQUOTE. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK ALL FELLOW RE-ENACTORS WHO TRAVELLED FROM CARLOW , CLARE, KILDARE, KILKENNY ,LIMERICK, TIPPERARY, WICKLOW AND WEXFORD FOR THE DAY . I WOULD LIKE TO WISH PADRAIG THE BEST OF LUCK WITH HIS NEW BOOK. (THE BATTLE FOR LIMERICK ) MANY THANKS TO ALL RAY MURPHY.-

It was an enjoyable morning and good to get back into the harness again. Well done to Padraig on the speech and the upcoming book.
Regards.
Tom/

Dont suppose anyone caught this oncamera...? (video that is), I'm sure I aint the only one who would lovve to see it...

Picture in the paper of the book launch. You can thank Mick Shanahan for this one, thanks Mick!!

http://s8.photobucket.com/albums/a40/cl ... ck2010.jpg

I think Padraig missed his calling, he should be a blockbuster hollywood actor. I can just see him now in the Mel Gibson remake of Michael Collins, blood and guts everywhere

Seriously though, well done Padraig