@1798walkingtour
The 1798 Belfast & Dublin Walking Tours
1 year
◾️ “..a million of swords will not do them (the Irish) so much harm as a winter of famine”.... ..“ploughing and breaking up the barbarous Irish nation then sowing the soil with seeds of civility”.. - Arthur Chichester (There are many streets & locations named after this…
@neilojim1972
Jim O'Neill
1 year
OTD 1601 Chichester getting his murder on-reported raids across Lough Neagh 'in which journeys we have killed above 100 people of all sorts, besides such as were burnt, how many I know not. We spare none of what quality or sex soever, & it hath bred much terror' #nineyearswar
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@1798walkingtour
The 1798 Belfast & Dublin Walking Tours
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2/2 Chichester's method of procedure was simply to do away with (exterminate) the helpless Irish inhabitants by every means fair or foul; but as... "the sword killed no multitudes".. from the fact they ran away and hid themselves in bogs and woods, Instead of standing patiently…
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@1798walkingtour
The 1798 Belfast & Dublin Walking Tours
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3/3 Famine, Fire and Slaughter.... ..a genocidal apocalypse 👇 'Famine followed the footsteps of Mountjoy, who devastated the country through which he passed, destroying the crops as he went, and leaving in his wake nothing save desolation and death. "Mountjoy", says Mr.…
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@1798walkingtour
The 1798 Belfast & Dublin Walking Tours
1 year
To confirm: Chichester Street in Belfast was specifically and deliberatately named after Arthur Chichester. Baron of Belfast. The 'Hammer of the Gaels'.
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@camannua
Sean Gael
1 year
@1798walkingtour It's egs like these that have a direct impact on argument about the 'famine'. Throughout Irish history they've used famine as implement of war. Throughout the empire. Tried here first. By 19th cent they were more careful about saying it out loud. Can we really call it famine?
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@Busybee32433175
Greens Voter
1 year
@1798walkingtour Hopefully, with a united Ireland, these street names can be changed.
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@JohnMcCullough6
John McCullough
1 year
@1798walkingtour When Ireland is one again all traces of this murderous thug must be removed from our streets. All of his murderous activities were carried out with the approval of an English queen.
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@MarkOLe1963
Marcas O’Laoire 🇵🇸
1 year
@1798walkingtour Genocide not a famine
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@Alexandernewry
Gerry
1 year
@1798walkingtour How does one go about changing the names of streets? Its time we showed Mr Chichester that he won't be remembered any longer.
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@BMacMathghamha
Brian MacMathghamhna
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@1798walkingtour Actually I think a lot of the street names are named after one of his descendants
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@ExBusinessman
Ex Businessman
1 year
@1798walkingtour Why? 1598 appointed Governor of Carrickfergus, following the death of his brother, Sir John Chichester, killed at the Battle of Carrickfergus It is said that Sir John Chichester was decapitated, and his head was used as a football by the MacDonnell clan after their victory.
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@patrick_veigh
Patrick Mc Veigh
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@1798walkingtour Just like the Zionist in occupied Palestine, ethnic cleansing most blatantly.
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