{"id":3367,"date":"2013-07-09T03:08:05","date_gmt":"2013-07-09T02:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/?p=3367"},"modified":"2016-12-10T03:11:51","modified_gmt":"2016-12-10T03:11:51","slug":"hunger-for-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/hunger-for-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunger for Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Tony
Tony Rochford – Hunger Striker<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Not for lines upon a map does he fight,
\nWith due respects for those who did,
\nNot for military status does he starve,
\nNot for talks does he bid…
\nNo… this man starves for justice,
\nCommon cause of all he does fight,
\nIn the tradition of thousands before him,
\nSilent media ignore his plight.
\nWe all hunger for justice,
\nWe dont fight, we plod along…
\nOur fight is taken up by one man,
\nWho knows not will he last long.<\/p>\n

Will he be a Thomas Tiquin* of our time,
\nMartyr forgotten for the common good,
\nWho are too keen to reap the benefits he died for,
\nYet did not fight for him when they could?
\nIf he dies in his brave struggle
\nOn our behalf’s, against the banks…
\nAnd the cause is won… it will be from his heroism…
\nDue to us who will benefit will be little thanks…<\/p>\n

Reference
\n* in 1837 the owner of a local mill, Mr. Thomas Tiquin, was prosecuted for refusing to pay tithes totalling, one pound, twelve shillings and eight pence. Although defended by the eminent Q.C Mr. Rolleston of Glasshouse, Tiquin lost his case, was arrested and confined in the barracks in Shinrone,
\nbefore being transferred to Dublin’s Newgate prison (now known as Kilmainham) where despite being ” one of the finest young men in the Kilg’s County, upward of six foot, two inches in height, and the idol of his neighbourhood” he died, suddenly after his imprisonment.
\nDaniel O Connell and the Catholic Association, realising the indignation which the trial and death of Tiquin had aroused could be used to bring more pressure on the Government to abolish the Tithes, were determined to milk the funeral for all it was worth.
\nThe coffin, borne in a plain hearse drawn by four black-plumed horses bearng placards that read ” Funeral of Mr. Thomas Tiquin of Shinrone, in King’s County, who died Thursday 30th May 1837, while under imprisonment in the Four Courts, Marshalsea, Dublin, for the Tithes”. It took 3 days to cross the country, stopping in Kildare, Mountrath and Roscrea. Thousands of people followed the cortege on foot, on horseback and in cars, carriages and gigs. it was 3 o clock on Sunday when the funeral reached it’s family burial ground in Banagher, where Tiquin was laid in his grave.
\nIt’s estimated the 200,000 people took part in the funeral.
\nTithes were abolished the following year and Tiquin was known as “The Last Tithe Martyr”.<\/address>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Not for lines upon a map does he fight, With due respects for those who did, Not for military status does he starve, Not for talks does he bid… No… this man starves for justice, Common cause of all he does fight, In the tradition of thousands before him, Silent …<\/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":[571,55,54,1518],"tags":[663,2749,2809,3355,2345,3354],"class_list":["post-3367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-austerity","category-current-affairs-in-ireland","category-ireland","category-water-protests","tag-austerity-2","tag-bank-bailout","tag-bank-repossessions","tag-hunger-strike","tag-ireland","tag-tony-rochford","column","twocol"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7EI4f-Sj","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1050,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/let-the-people-speak\/","url_meta":{"origin":3367,"position":0},"title":"Let the People Speak – Irish Water Potential Referendum","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"5th November 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Why not also a vote on the property tax issue? 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