Are the Irish getting remembered?

**A.D.W** · 01-28-2008

St Luke's Church grounds.

**Waterways** · 01-28-2008

Originally Posted by Libertarian

There is a festival for 'orientals' the chinese new year, The Black community has the Carribean carnival and the Scandinavians have LFC! Ha ha

Those festivals are in the areas those people live. We don't have an Irish quarter.

But seriously why shouldn't there be an Irish festival? No one is saying that the Irish are the predominant ethnic background of all Scousers but there is every reason to celebrate Irish culture and remember the tragic elelments of it.

If there is an Irish quarter and they want to have a Chicago Irish St. Patrick's Day parade then let them - they organise it as the Chinese do. We don't have an Irish quarter and city should not organise an Irish festival either.

Commemorating the famine is a very different thing indeed.

Afterall there is a slavery museum at the Albert Dock, I would like to see a museum on Scotland road about Irish history.

If you want Irish history go to Dublin - they will tell you. The famine and the city's role in it, yes of course - but no Irish parades. that is for the Irish to do. And as we don't have many I don't see it happening.

If the city has a day for the Irish we should have one for the Welsh too.

**Waterways** · 01-28-2008

Originally Posted by Libertarian

I agree. You can also be Irish middle class and successful Waterways...as many people over there and here are. Furthermore a celebration of Irishness means celebrating the best of Ireland not the terrorists,extremists or sectarians.

Let the Irish celebrate their own culture we don't need to do it for them. Were are NOT Irish!!!

**Waterways** · 01-28-2008

Originally Posted by Steven

Libertarian has made statements which are to be applauded

Why? We are not Irish!!! Let them do their own celebrations. Where are we going to have the Welsh one, and the English one and the Scanweigian one? Getting a bit silly isn't it.

**Waterways** · 01-28-2008

Originally Posted by molly

As and Irish person The Orange and the Green will never go away but they can learn to live in peace.

As for it being confined to Working Class Areas thats just rubbish. I find that very offensive.

That is a fact. The Orange Order was and is only in working class areas in Liverpool. You may find working class people offensive.

**Waterways** · 01-28-2008

Originally Posted by Libertarian

of course any museum of Irish culture

I never read such bollocks!!! :-) :-) Are you Irish!!! How big is the Welsh museum going to be? Got to have one of them!!! :-)

chippie · 01-28-2008

see waterways is talking out of his arse again. Someone should tell that son of a b**** about Irish and Liverpool history. I for one will not talk to that BIGOT again.

**Howie** · 01-28-2008

Originally Posted by Howie

And the Institute of Irish Studies at the University of Liverpool.

And the James Larkin Republican Flute Band.

**Waterways** · 01-28-2008

Originally Posted by chippie

see waterways is talking out of his arse again. Someone should tell that son of a b**** about Irish and Liverpool history. I for one will not talk to that BIGOT again.

I know Liverpool history too well and we are NOT predominantly of Irish origin. BTW, my background is English, Welsh, Scots and Irish. Why a focus on Irish when the English and Welsh outnumbered them?

It appears many here are annally retentive in Irishness. And look up the word bigot!

**Waterways** · 01-28-2008

Originally Posted by Howie

And the James Larkin Republican Flute Band.

From 1996!

**Howie** · 01-29-2008

Originally Posted by Waterways

From 1996!

And (not sure what year established) St Michael's Irish Centre.

Gnomie · 01-29-2008

Originally Posted by Waterways

Let the Irish celebrate their own culture we don't need to do it for them. Were are NOT Irish!!!

We are Irish.

Me 75% right through my history. so why cant me and thousands like me have a memorial to our ancestors that had to work the lowest jobs. had to live in the poorest areas, had to fight to survive, but survive they did. this alone should be celebrated here.

Waterways you wrote " If you want Irish history go to Dublin - they will tell you. The famine and the city's role in it, yes of course - but no Irish parades. that is for the Irish to do. And as we don't have many I don't see it happening.If the city has a day for the Irish we should have one for the Welsh too. "

First how do we not have many Irish, they are everywhere, and over 50% of english living here descend from Irish.

There is more to Ireland than just Dublin. my family live in Dublin now. my ancestors are from Dublin, Roscommon, Galway, Clare and Cork.
no need to go rto Dublin for Irish history, lots of it here, just no recognised.
I dont see it happening either, as this city seems ashamed of what is a major influx of Irish in its history.

Yes i agree one for the Welsh too, they are a big part. maybe the walkway along the river could hold statues to all nations who settled here? but will it happen, No chance.

I also think you will find that a lot more Irish settled here than Welsh. the Welsh are a big part, but serious not on the scale of the Irish.

Gnomie · 01-29-2008

The Italians are another big settlement that are ignored.

**Howie** · 01-29-2008

I think the links to the Liverpool Irish Festival, Institute of Irish Studies, James Larkin Republican Flute Band, St Michael's Irish Centre, etc. demonstrate that the Irish are acknowledged in Liverpool. However, for Waterways, there is a website for the Welsh in Liverpool here.