ANST - Civilizing the Irish (was GULF WAR WEATHER)

[Kelley, Sean]

><snip>
>>With Norman help, the English are just going to have to civilize 
>>that island.
>>
>>Stefan li Rous
>>It is 1150 and the Normans have almost finished civilizing the 
>>English.

>Actually, the year is 1290, and the only civilizing effect anyone has ever
had on the Irish was
>Saint Patrick converting us to Christianity - and all that did was enable
us kill our enemies in a >good, Catholic manner.  <grin>

>Padraig

The year is 2000, and nary a one of you has been to the Kelley family
reunion.  Cultures may have though they civilized the Irish... Let me assure
you, they were wrong.

John Bayne
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