A few thoughts on #garvaghy

Up on the hills of Drumcree they shriek and cry, With their sashes of orange and banners held high. For thirty long summers they looked from afar, While people moved on from the smoke and the scars. But a pen in the dark gave a reckless decree, And a stupid old judge trampled over our dignity They sat in High Court till two in the morn, It's a palace of pricks, like a rose that's all thorns Where the gavel can strike and the judges can plead, But the spirit of Ireland will never fall on it's knees! And no, you won't go marching down the Garvaghy Road! We’ve carried the sorrow and we’ve carried the load! Through the years of the terror, the grief, and the pain, You’ll never humiliate our people again! Stand shoulder to shoulder, let the unionists see, The Garvaghy Road will forever be free! We remember the nights when the petrol bombs flew, When the state and the crown turned their faces from you. Three innocent children, the young Quinn brigade, And Michael McGoldrick, the price that was paid. They called it a victory to trample the floor, But the people have risen and bolted the door! And no, you won't go marching down the Garvaghy Road! We’ve carried the sorrow and we’ve carried the load! Through the years of the terror, the grief, and the pain, You’ll never humiliate our people again! Stand shoulder to shoulder, let the unionists see, The Garvaghy Road will forever be free! Now the morning has broken, the rain starts to fall, And steadfast people have answered the call! With the First Minister standing right there in line, They blocked up the highway and ran out of time! Let them wait in the chapel, let them wait in the hall, For the power of people is strongest of all! And no, you won't go marching down the Garvaghy Road! We’ve carried the sorrow and we’ve carried the load! Through the years of the terror, the grief, and the pain, You’ll never humiliate our people again! Stand shoulder to shoulder, let the unionists see, The Garvaghy Road will forever be free!

Very well said John….Mhaith Thú

Our Scottish friends get it. We appreciate you always.🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

well said John. Watching international news covering today was not sympathetic to the OO. They are seen as exploiting a point of law to force a sectarian parade down Garvaghy. this is backfiring spectacularly for them. solidarity with the Garvaghy residents.

A cactus in North Pole. 🤣

"...a cactus in the North Pole.." reminds me of Mcilvanney's ".. the name sits on top of it like a top hat on a turd.."

@Maceroni2000 ‘A cactus at the North Pole” Love it! Maith thú! 👏👏👏👍

Very True what you say JOHN! Especially your words about the Extreme Loyalist Hatred towards the Fabulous Fleadh!!

It’s Northern Ireland. This is nothing but a ruse to divide and conquer all aspects of nationalism to usher in globalism.

To a #UnitedIreland 🫡

Thanks for this 👌👍

Tremendous, John. Death rattlers indead. 🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👏🏻💚✊🏻

Very well said john 👏👏👏👏

As a raised Prod, I dont get why the OO feel the need to parade. How many of them display true Christian values everyday, do they attend to their "taig" nieghbour aka a brother in Christ in his toil? Its divide and rule from the 19th century.

Well said John , when something is dying it will try as hard as it can and by any means possible to survive .These Orange idiots are well past their use by date .People want peace ,but they are pushing for turmoil and hatred.A special place in hell awaits them all.

👏👏👏 spot on there big man

The forces of the future aka a thuggish mob with no regard for the authority of the law of the land. Who demonstrate the "future" does not include unionists or Protestants.

But unionism/loyalisim have been tied to it to their detriment imo. Plenty of unionists must quietly cringe at these scenes. Again how many attend church and live per Jesus did? Jesus would likely condemn the oo,dup,sf and direct the prods to Wolfe tone and tam muir.

Beautiful John 💯✊🇮🇪

Go raibh maith agat John 🙏

John says something interesting, and something many of us might be experiencing without realising it: The British state does NOT seem to have answers or solutions to our problems of 21st C, or at least 2020s! The UK is hellbent on following USA/EU down a war journey instead🤷🏾‍♂️

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Succinctly put.

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I live 15 miles from Garvaghy Rd. I went to school on the Falls in 80’s & travelled across Belfast everyday at the height of the troubles! I now have a teenage son who knows nothing about the reality of life back then. He never will!! Your words are spot on

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Verbal diarrhoea on video

Well said sir.

Not the forces of the future. Rather the old defeated men of the IRA rally to stoke division