tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714402943132349904.post9016909820752685721..comments2023-07-23T15:50:09.446+01:00Comments on Nelson's View: Mary's Gift FoundationNelson McCausland MLAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11458324593112960421noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714402943132349904.post-67842982595048234322009-12-07T09:42:52.198+00:002009-12-07T09:42:52.198+00:00Quite a rush of comments here, Minister. Strange ...Quite a rush of comments here, Minister. Strange that the comment I posted last week has not been publlished. Does the role of Minister include that of censor?Concubharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00519874850767205838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714402943132349904.post-60966247437093938432009-12-07T08:28:58.473+00:002009-12-07T08:28:58.473+00:00I had not recognised all the people in the origina...I had not recognised all the people in the original photograph, which was taken at Colaiste Feirste. However thanks to Mairtin O Muilleoir's blog we now know that as well as pupils from the schools, and Mike Breen and his daughter Shannon, the person in the front of the photograph was Roise Ni Bhaoill of the Ultach Trust.Nelson McCausland MLAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11458324593112960421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714402943132349904.post-75890831570515652102009-12-06T23:54:40.509+00:002009-12-06T23:54:40.509+00:00Recently there was a photograph in the Derry Journ...Recently there was a photograph in the Derry Journal with regard to the new £4m 'Cultureland' in Gt. James Street in Londonderry. All the subjects were bedecked in builders' hard hats and flourescent yellow jackets and everyone of the officials of the promoters of the project were Sinn Fein / IRA activists....some of whom were convicted murderers. Obviously such a set up would have Bristish4Everhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07890680598787233344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714402943132349904.post-28524588984472706692009-12-05T16:19:45.695+00:002009-12-05T16:19:45.695+00:00Mairtin - Thank you for the rebuke. The photograp...Mairtin - Thank you for the rebuke. The photograph has now been removed.Nelson McCausland MLAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11458324593112960421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714402943132349904.post-30810588224091439012009-12-05T16:14:06.294+00:002009-12-05T16:14:06.294+00:00A Aire, a chara,
Blog protocol is that you acknowl...A Aire, a chara,<br />Blog protocol is that you acknowledge authorship of the photograph you used on this posting. There's also an issue of copyright and payment but we'll forego that and not cry 'thief' in return for a nominal contribution to Mary's Gift. <br />Gach rath ort,<br />MáirtínMáirtín Ó Muilleoirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15088662505129211196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714402943132349904.post-88760787066483164422009-12-04T18:28:21.260+00:002009-12-04T18:28:21.260+00:00So no chance of an appology then on the hill???......So no chance of an appology then on the hill???...By the way I am proud of my grass cutting past...(meaning of my surname). One other thing, any chance of you coming out on a visit our Gaelic cultural community prjoject..It would be great to have you see what we are doing. I am happy to send you an official invite<br /><br />Have a good weekend.An Reacairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01612104814138215170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714402943132349904.post-26857579604988843922009-12-04T17:41:41.203+00:002009-12-04T17:41:41.203+00:00An Reacaire - You say 'Gaelic is the longest s...An Reacaire - You say 'Gaelic is the longest spoken indigenious language and living culture in this part of the world - so it embraces us all even if we sometimes do not embrace it.' Gaelic is certainly an important part of the cultural diversity of Ulster and it has left its mark in our placenames, as you say. That is something that I dealt with in an earlier post, where I also Nelson McCausland MLAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11458324593112960421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714402943132349904.post-91200392596914156482009-12-04T10:27:56.893+00:002009-12-04T10:27:56.893+00:00Nelson,
Your are right! indeed exactly my point!....Nelson,<br /><br />Your are right! indeed exactly my point!. We are made up of many people and cultures. You obviously have many different people within you as do I. My background is geographically from places such as England, Ireland, Scotland, it is culturally English and Gaelic. Even in religious terms within the past few generations my forebears have been Anglican, Prebyterian and Catholic.An Reacairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01612104814138215170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714402943132349904.post-41898900563028185372009-12-04T08:26:31.673+00:002009-12-04T08:26:31.673+00:00Unimpressed - The role of republicanism in the Iri...Unimpressed - The role of republicanism in the Irish language movement, right back to the time of the Gaelic revival, is a legitimate subject for comment. The depoliticisation of language is something that will have to be addressed in the context of a 'shared and better future'.Nelson McCausland MLAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11458324593112960421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714402943132349904.post-55170161614050253692009-12-04T02:28:38.848+00:002009-12-04T02:28:38.848+00:00An Reacaire - You state that Irish/Gaelic 'is ...An Reacaire - You state that Irish/Gaelic 'is the very language and culture to which your own forebears belonged to'. In fact my forebears used many different languages. For example my mother was born in Scotland but my maternal grandfather was born in Ulster and his family were descended from a Dutch soldier who fought with the army of William III and then settled in Ulster. At various Nelson McCausland MLAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11458324593112960421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714402943132349904.post-71978605013574500082009-12-04T01:03:43.310+00:002009-12-04T01:03:43.310+00:00Nelson,
What is the point here. Would it be tha...Nelson, <br /><br />What is the point here. Would it be that your are belittling a living language, one of the oldest in Europe, a culture and tradition that goes beyond Ireland north and south, that is longest extant spoken language in Scotland, is teh native language also of the Isle of Man and is the very language and culture to which your own forebears belonged to (Given your Gaelic surnameAn Reacairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01612104814138215170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714402943132349904.post-42928799931378923412009-12-03T23:44:22.935+00:002009-12-03T23:44:22.935+00:00Hello, this is my first visit to this blog and I m...Hello, this is my first visit to this blog and I must assert firstly that I do hope the posts that follow aren't quite as unabashedly polemic as this one.<br /><br />Using your position as culture minister to espouse a particular ideology is negligable in the first instance, not to mention an insult to the intellect of your readership. This is politics masquerading as culture Mr McCausland, Unimpressedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03836173163262975723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714402943132349904.post-48368910978010610312009-12-03T16:04:13.399+00:002009-12-03T16:04:13.399+00:00It is indeed a relief to know, on the other hand, ...It is indeed a relief to know, on the other hand, that the Ulster-Scots language movement is completely removed from any influence of political Unionism whatsoever.Daithíhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10244973908794885703noreply@blogger.com