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Gaz 
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 Topic: Ybig book clubPosted: 18 Nov 2008 at 4:49pm |
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Bit of a proposal for you all lads..i'm in no way a book worm but i really wanna read into a lot of irish history..wanna educate myself on the easter rising, the irish emigrating throughout the last century, the hunger strike, bloody sunday, the good friday agreement etc etc..
the only thing ìs..books are expensive and library's probably wouldn't stock an awful lot of these books although i suppose it's worth a try checkin.. anyway, was thinkin it would be a good idea for anyone interested in maybe settin somethin up where a few of us met up maybe once a month and swopped books..that way it costs nobody any money could be any type of book at all..there was a tread dedicated to the best ex footballer's autobiography durin the wk and they could be swopped too..i have a lot of books on irish crime etc that i could swop.. so anyway, u get the idea..lettuce us know what the general opinion ìs and if there's any takers then we'll sort somethin.. |
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billybob
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Posted: 18 Nov 2008 at 4:54pm |
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Ok seriously, the best for that are your school books...i dusted mine off a few years back and "f**k why didnt i listen in class"
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Gaz
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Posted: 18 Nov 2008 at 4:58pm |
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We weren't taught irish history in school..our knobhead of a teacher said the american revolution would be easier to learn and taught us that instead..absolutely ridiculous..
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billybob
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Posted: 18 Nov 2008 at 5:02pm |
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Well go borrow one. I've read a few of the books on the Rising etc and by chapter 5 you;re lost with all the names,dates and places mentioned. Those school books do a great summary (with pictures!!)
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brianie
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Posted: 18 Nov 2008 at 5:02pm |
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Thats an idea, Gazsh, but trying to get this crew to meet up once a year is hard enough, let alone once a month!!
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theworm2345
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Posted: 18 Nov 2008 at 5:05pm |
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There are a few good books that I learned my Irish history from
Dublin: Foundation (2004) titled The Princes of Ireland: The Dublin Saga in North America
Ireland: Awakening (2006) titled The Rebels of Ireland: The Dublin Saga in North America
Both by Edward Rutherford and both are Historical Fiction so they tell the story from a fictional character's point of view but with the accurate (I think) events.
Ireland: A Novel by Frank Delaney
is a good one too, alot like the first two
I loved all 3, but I don't really read anymore besides for school Edited by theworm2345 - 18 Nov 2008 at 5:08pm |
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Posted: 18 Nov 2008 at 5:05pm |
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Its a really gay idea anyway....
"Hey Billybob are you not coming to mob up for this dust up??"
"No mate, i've to meet the YBIG lads in the library to loan out my Cecilia Ahearn book"
They have one in work and by god if you're seen anyway near it your car will get "keyed"
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theworm2345
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Posted: 18 Nov 2008 at 5:08pm |
I'm sort of inclined to agree actually. My mom MADE me join a f**king book club when I was 10 or so. It f**king sucked. She had to bribe me with Hostess cupcakes (maybe called DingDongs) and Ho Hos (really, this was the names) to go. Point is, it was gay as hell Edited by theworm2345 - 18 Nov 2008 at 5:09pm |
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Posted: 18 Nov 2008 at 5:12pm |
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Haha Worm...
Sure we can always do Salsa dancing instead????
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Posted: 18 Nov 2008 at 5:26pm |
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Posted: 18 Nov 2008 at 5:27pm |
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Haha...an American thing me thinks.
If Gazsh put n Baby Ruths and Cherry Coke im in!!
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Gaz
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Posted: 18 Nov 2008 at 5:39pm |
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Was expectin the 'thats gay anyway' reaction..just wanted to read a few irish books..not give john o'shea a massage..it does sound a bit 10 year old girlish but it would be worthwhile if a few numbers were up for it..
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zizu Kilbane
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Posted: 18 Nov 2008 at 5:44pm |
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Dont mind gazsh, sudying history in college at the mo, have a load of very good books at home about the rising, and irish history in general. Will post the names up 2moro, there well worth a read.
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Posted: 18 Nov 2008 at 5:45pm |
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You wont get numbers for this.....where would ya meet? The Racer? Theyd love that there im sure....look i'll pass my school bokks onto McG if you like. |
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Posted: 18 Nov 2008 at 5:45pm |
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you'll never get people to meet up, 2nd hand book stores Gazsh you could get a fair few historical books in there.. never stop educating yourself it's what seperates us from the animals, that and clothes..can't think of anything else. Oh wait baboons arses we don't have them either
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Posted: 18 Nov 2008 at 5:46pm |
No one said reading is gay, only meeting with a bunch of guys and discussing them. I posted some good Irish history books in the first page along with my horrific, traumatic, gay story |
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Posted: 19 Nov 2008 at 3:01am |
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good idea actually, but would fall flat on its arse after the first meeting
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Posted: 11 Dec 2008 at 5:45pm |
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was in easons yesterday buying a quality book (great irish speeches) and saw that they had "Irish history for Dummies".... might be a quick couple of hundred years into 150 pages if anyone would lower themselves to buying one of these books!
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