{"id":2391,"date":"2015-10-23T04:24:43","date_gmt":"2015-10-23T04:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/?p=2391"},"modified":"2015-10-23T04:24:43","modified_gmt":"2015-10-23T04:24:43","slug":"this-could-be-1939-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/this-could-be-1939-again\/","title":{"rendered":"This Could Be 1939 Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>&#8220;This Could Be 1939 Again&#8221;<br \/>\n<strong>Czech Roma refugee, a friend of mine, who will remain nameless, circa 1998<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure style=\"width: 614px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.rasset.ie\/000b3d54-614.jpg\" width=\"614\" height=\"345\" alt=\"The residents, who did not want to identify themselves, told RT\u00c9 News that while they had sympathy with those affected by the tragedy at Glenamuck there was \"no goodwill\" towards Traveller families in the area and that they want them to be rehoused elsewhere.\" class \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The residents, who did not want to identify themselves, told RT\u00c9 News that while they had sympathy with those affected by the tragedy at Glenamuck there was &#8220;no goodwill&#8221; towards Traveller families in the area and that they want them to be rehoused elsewhere.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The flames of fate had barely cooled<br \/>\nWhen the flames of hate were fanned<br \/>\nWe though, we hoped, these days were gone<br \/>\nWe saw, we see, cannot understand<br \/>\nNot since the rosary was prayed<br \/>\nBy faithless folk who took Gods name in vain<br \/>\nHas the likes been, in Ireland seen<br \/>\nHow can such bigorty remain.<\/p>\n<p>This could be 1939 again<br \/>\nI was told by a Romany freind<br \/>\nWhose forfathers in Hitlers Reich were killed<br \/>\nAfter time in the camps did spend.<br \/>\nI scoffed, &#8220;This is Ireland&#8221;, I said<br \/>\n&#8220;Its not the Eastern Europe that you knew&#8221;&#8230;<br \/>\n&#8220;This is Ireland, and great it is&#8221; he replied<br \/>\n&#8220;It could be 1939 again here too.&#8221;<br \/>\nThe smoke cleared and all can see<br \/>\nThe smoldering blackened remains and residue<br \/>\nOf the homes in which the people died<br \/>\nAnd that my friends words, alas, are all too true.<\/p>\n<p>Reference:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rte.ie\/news\/2015\/1013\/734576-carrickmines-protest\/\">Protests at rehousing victims of fire that survived in Carrickmines<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;This Could Be 1939 Again&#8221; Czech Roma refugee, a friend of mine, who will remain nameless, circa 1998 The flames of fate had barely cooled When the flames of hate were fanned We though, we hoped, these days were gone We saw, we see, cannot understand Not since the rosary &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[2508,2509,60,781,2510],"class_list":["post-2391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs-in-ireland","tag-carrickmines-fire-tragedy","tag-carrickmines-protest","tag-gypsy","tag-irish-traveller","tag-nimby","column","twocol"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7EI4f-Cz","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2503,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/phonecalls-never-made\/","url_meta":{"origin":2391,"position":0},"title":"Phonecalls Never Made","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"16th January 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"I meant to ring but never did He normally did but never did The unspoken though that silent hid Told the truth, successful bid How can that be success at all, Action unknown bar for unmade call No mass, as desired, to bless the pall No more occasional coffee in\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Obituaries&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Obituaries","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/category\/obituaries\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Phonecall Never Made - make that call if someone else does not that normally do","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Phonecall-Never-Made-make-that-call-if-someone-else-does-not-that-normally-do.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Phonecall-Never-Made-make-that-call-if-someone-else-does-not-that-normally-do.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Phonecall-Never-Made-make-that-call-if-someone-else-does-not-that-normally-do.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Phonecall-Never-Made-make-that-call-if-someone-else-does-not-that-normally-do.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Phonecall-Never-Made-make-that-call-if-someone-else-does-not-that-normally-do.jpg?resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2895,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/nineteen-thirty-nine\/","url_meta":{"origin":2391,"position":1},"title":"Nineteen Thirty Nine","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"1st July 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\"This could be 1939 again\" ~ Told to be by a Czech Roma freind of mine, now alas deceased, long before the Celtic tiger roared, never mind the rise of Trump and Farange and the current crash and its aftermath and the so called \"War on Terror\" When hate trumps\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;2016 American Presidential Election&quot;","block_context":{"text":"2016 American Presidential Election","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/category\/america\/2016-american-presidential-election\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Woman gives Nazi salute at Donald Trump rally in Chicago","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Woman-gives-Nazi-salute-at-Donald-Trump-rally-in-Chicago.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Woman-gives-Nazi-salute-at-Donald-Trump-rally-in-Chicago.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Woman-gives-Nazi-salute-at-Donald-Trump-rally-in-Chicago.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Woman-gives-Nazi-salute-at-Donald-Trump-rally-in-Chicago.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1893,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/hatred-in-the-heart-of-olde-england\/","url_meta":{"origin":2391,"position":2},"title":"Hatred in the Heart of Olde England","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"1st October 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qj5NPWGEiC4 Once again Dale Farm is in the news, where Irish Travellers implemented a plan by John Major, ex Tory PM of the UK, to objections by locals. 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