donkey Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Who cares about a few idiots getting killed anyhow? Idiots always get killed. You seem to have survived so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studentbob Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 politians words dont change facts it was a war, and im glad its over, for now. True, but those words also helped shaped public opinion in Britain for the best part of thirty years. If only they had been more honest with the British people, then maybe it would have been over sooner. I too am glad it's over, for now. And it's nice to agree with you on something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studentbob Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 i do know this like scotland and wales, ireland would not even have roads if it was not for the english. Funny that, cos my grandfather built roads - in England FOR the English - and he was from Galway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 politians words dont change facts it was a war, and im glad its over, for now. A war? So your opponents/enemy were soldiers? Are you trying to suggest that the Irish are not capable of working out how to build roads? :hihi: you couldn't make it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harleyman Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 The whole history of Ireland is full of sadness and tragedy. A song to make one reflect is called "Grace" sung by the Irish Tenors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyfriday Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 i do know this like scotland and wales, ireland would not even have roads if it was not for the english. ..coming from a military background, you'll be interested in these Irish inventions: 6. The submarine As it happens back in 1881, in County Clare, John Philip Holland was the first person to successfully launch a submarine. The first of its kind, it was called the “Fenian Ram”. By 1900 the U.S. Navy was formally commissioning the production. 7. The tank From Blackrock, Dublin in 1911, came the world’s first armored tank. When, the then Home Secretary in Britain, Winston Churchill commissioned the design of a vehicle “capable of resisting bullets and shrapnel, crossing trenches, flattening barbed wire, and negotiating the mud of no-man’s land” this is what our Dublin boy came up with. The World Wars might have been very different without his invention. Though modern tanks might look entirely different to his original designs the essential “battle buggy” remains exactly the same. 8. Guided missile It’s strange that such a peace loving people seem to have had a good head for army equipment. From Castlebar, County Mayo, Louis Brennan invented the guided missile. This stealth torpedo was used as a costal defensive mechanism. http://www.irishcentral.com/roots/Top-10-surprising-Irish-inventions-92890604.html?page=2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoddyHolder Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 ..coming from a military background, you'll be interested in these Irish inventions: 6. The submarine As it happens back in 1881, in County Clare, John Philip Holland was the first person to successfully launch a submarine. The first of its kind, it was called the “Fenian Ram”. By 1900 the U.S. Navy was formally commissioning the production. 7. The tank From Blackrock, Dublin in 1911, came the world’s first armored tank. When, the then Home Secretary in Britain, Winston Churchill commissioned the design of a vehicle “capable of resisting bullets and shrapnel, crossing trenches, flattening barbed wire, and negotiating the mud of no-man’s land” this is what our Dublin boy came up with. The World Wars might have been very different without his invention. Though modern tanks might look entirely different to his original designs the essential “battle buggy” remains exactly the same. 8. Guided missile It’s strange that such a peace loving people seem to have had a good head for army equipment. From Castlebar, County Mayo, Louis Brennan invented the guided missile. This stealth torpedo was used as a costal defensive mechanism. http://www.irishcentral.com/roots/Top-10-surprising-Irish-inventions-92890604.html?page=2 Submarine..must have missed the first few buses:D Early history of submarines and the first submersibles The first submersible with reliable information on its construction was built in 1620 by Cornelius Jacobszoon Drebbel, a Dutchman in the service of James I of England. It was created to the standards of the design outlined by English mathematician William Bourne. It was propelled by means of oars. The precise nature of the submarine type is a matter of some controversy; some claim that it was merely a bell towed by a boat. Two improved types were tested in the Thames between 1620 and 1624. In 2002 a two-person version of Bourne's design was built for the BBC TV programme Building the Impossible by Mark Edwards, and successfully rowed under water at Dorney Lake, Eton. Though the first submersible vehicles were tools for exploring under water, it did not take long for inventors to recognize their military potential. The strategic advantages of submarines were set out by Bishop John Wilkins of Chester, England, in Mathematicall Magick in 1648: I think your Irish link is telling porkies or maybe the author has kissed the Blarney stone too many times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyBell Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 Who cares about a few idiots getting killed anyhow? Idiots always get killed. you're still alive, though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
depoix Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 ..coming from a military background, you'll be interested in these Irish inventions: 7. The tank From Blackrock, Dublin in 1911, came the world’s first armored tank. When, the then Home Secretary in Britain, Winston Churchill commissioned the design of a vehicle “capable of resisting bullets and shrapnel, crossing trenches, flattening barbed wire, and negotiating the mud of no-man’s land” this is what our Dublin boy came up with. http://www.irishcentral.com/roots/Top-10-surprising-Irish-inventions-92890604.html?page=2 are you quite sure about that b/f ,i always thought it was designed and developed in lincoln http://www.lincolnthinktank.co.uk/news/article/tanks_legacy_of_innovation_lives_on_in_lincoln/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyfriday Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 are you quite sure about that b/f ,i always thought it was designed and developed in lincoln http://www.lincolnthinktank.co.uk/news/article/tanks_legacy_of_innovation_lives_on_in_lincoln/ No not sure about it at all depoix, Googled 'famous Irish inventions' and that's what came back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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