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...Kerrymen were overjoyed to note that in no time, Frank and Breda were holding hands and smiling coyly at each other. But Frank and Breda, caught between excitement and embarrassment, kept County Kerry-and a good part of the world-waiting. "It's in the hands of God," commented Frank. "She's very nice." "After all," added Breda with a blush, "we only met a few hours ago. Up to then, he was only a man in a bottle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IRELAND: Found & Lost | 8/18/1952 | See Source »

...Shirts coming they flung their rocks, howling ''Up de Valera!", "O'Duffy is a traitor!", then ducked in for the shillalah work. Some of them set upon General O'Duffy, bludgeoned him bloody-pated before he could get into the meeting hall. Next the howling Kerrymen burned his automobile, waited until the meeting was finished, took a new grip on their shillalahs, fresh handfuls of rock and roared "Come...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IRISH FREE STATE: Rocks, Hammers, Nails | 10/16/1933 | See Source »

...Blue Shirts came out. They were beaten down. When police tried to intervene, the Kerrymen whanged them unmercifully, finally got so completely out of hand that troops had to be called out. The troops stopped the riot by firing into the air, prodding Kerrymen with bayonets and making them Cry with tear gas bombs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IRISH FREE STATE: Rocks, Hammers, Nails | 10/16/1933 | See Source »

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