Word: irelands
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...team is looking ahead to another undefeated year when it resumes play in the spring with the Ivy League and Beanpot Tourney. The ruggers will also travel to Ireland in March, and to New Orleans for the Tulane tournament during Mardi Gras...
...violent onslaught of painful knowledge. In Da's world, where rosebush cuttings and fresh peaches take first priority, knowledge can only oppress. By reinforcing the suffering of the lower class, teaching them about a better way of life they can never have, this knowledge ultimately spurs Charlie to leave Ireland for London and middle class success as a writer. But Da remains blissful in his ignorance...
...know that [New York Democrat] Biaggi and the people associated with him have publicly declared their support for the Provisional I.R.A. Any group that has close associations with NorAid [Irish Northern Aid Committee, the U.S. organization suspected of funneling funds to the I.R.A.] is making a peaceful solution in Ireland more difficult. People who give any support-moral or real-to the Provisional I.R.A. are making the situation worse...
...long-range goal for Ireland: We want to see all our people united, to see Ireland governed by the Irish people. But we want to make sure that the evolution will be by peaceful means and by agreement. Unitary government, one government for the whole country, would obviously be our ideal situation, but one doesn't always attain one's ideals. Initially -and this is paramount-there must be a recognized administration in the North of Ireland that will command the support of both sides. That is the first step, a national priority. What will come from there...
Most of his time was spent with painters, trying to transliterate the impact of postimpressionism into his fledgling prose. It worked well enough that the Christian Science Monitor asked him to write an occasional mood piece about Paris. This led to assignments in Ireland and Spain, the subject of his first book, Marching Spain...