“I think we should keep going and show the bastards…” It’s an uncharacteristically aggressive line from Michael Flavin, or at least that’s the way it reads in black on white, text on page. But on hearing Michael it’s not so much a call to arms as a rallying flag – a crie de coeur toContinue reading “Michael Flavin”
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Fatdan (John Merrigan and Danielle Morgan)
“We’re keeping what’s gone before alive.”
Emma O’Rourke
“We are as we are. Everyone is made up of a lot of different parts.”
Declan McSweeney
“People would literally come up to you if they saw you in the supermarket and tell you “I’ve got a story…”
Mick Ord
“It was just so amazing to be part of that story…to breathe in that Irishness and be part of it.”
Ronan MacManus
“In the belly of the beast”
Chia Phoenix
“You Are Your Ancestors’ Wildest Dreams.”
John Wardle, aka Jah Wobble
“Everywhere I am is here, and here should be home.”
Josie O’Driscoll
“You’re born a Traveller, you’re going to die a Traveller.”
John Lee and Martin Nutty – Irish Stew
“Engage with your genealogy, understand your family history, embrace that rich origin tapestry. It will build bridges to all sorts of other things.”
