Who Fears To Speak
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all know, are a fine body of men motivated by splendidly patriotic ideals. Not afraid to stand up for their belief. Never afraid to speak out boldly. Well, nearly always never. But there's an odd lapse or two now and then. Take, for example, the assembled Executive Officers and Club delegates of the Armagh County Board G.A.A. meeting in Armagh City on Wednesday 7th October. Now that's as staunch a bunch of gaels as you would see any Sunday lathering sliotars in Crook Park. Or at least some of them are.
This meeting was almost over when up jumps the club delegate from Collegeland O'Rahillys. "Boys", sez he, "I propose that this fine meeting of all us grand G.A.A. men pass a motion calling for the release of all political prisoners in British and Irish jails."
The proposal was promptly seconded.
‘Hold on," sez the assembled Executive, respectable midille-class schoolmaster types almost to a man, "We can't pass that. That's a political proposal and we G.A.A. committees are non political."
"Very well", replies your man from Collegeland, ''then some of the rest of ye can propose that we don't call for their release." first book specifically about them, written by one of their theorists that is available in paperback here, and with 475 pages it represents good value for money - another advantage is that it has been published so quickly, since it was only finished in March of this year and so has not had time to date. Seize a copy!