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From: "Vern Humphrey" 
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To: seanmbrook{at}aol.com [mailto:seanmbrook{at}aol.com]
> > >
> > VH> It was an Irish victory -- a glorious fight.
> >
>  What good is a "glorious victory" if the results or con-
>  sequences are as bad as a defeat?

Are you REALLY Irish? :-)
>
> > VH> You know the story of "Belfast is burning?"
> >
> > VH> The Germans bombed Belfast in WWII.  Eamon De Valera
> ordered every fire
> > brigade in the Free State across the border.  The Cork Fire
> Brigade raced
> > the length of Ireland -- and met the Dublin Fire Brigade coming back.
> >
> > "Yez can turn around.  Th' fire's out."
> >
> > The Cork men took off their coats and thrashed the Dubliners to a
> > fare-thee-well to teach them to leave a little fire for others
> next time.
> > :-)
> >
>  Amusing!  But this means De Valera wasn't thinking right!
>  That is, fire brigades TOO FAR from Belfast would
>  not be able to arrive in time to help.
>
But he knew the Irish;

"For sure it is an evil thing
and breaking to the heart
for an Irishman to watch a fight
and not be taking part."
>

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