tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16087742.post114511781482496324..comments2023-10-24T10:34:40.310+02:00Comments on The Spanish Cockpit: A Good BirthAlmendrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14675960172536988127noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16087742.post-1145195411052585952006-04-16T15:50:00.000+02:002006-04-16T15:50:00.000+02:00Oh, I've never seen that photo before; it is very ...Oh, I've never seen that photo before; it is very moving.<BR/><BR/>I've been reading about this good birth in the papers here in Spain today, and it's striking somehow that just a hop skip and jump away in Dublin, the Irish are weighing similarly mixed feelings today over the 90th anniversary of the Easter Uprising that (eventually) brought an independent Republic to Ireland. To celebrate or not Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17896523881052681809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16087742.post-1145146108447921762006-04-16T02:08:00.000+02:002006-04-16T02:08:00.000+02:00It's quite interesting reading this kind of things...It's quite interesting reading this kind of things from someone foreign. You actually hit the point: how to make peace with the past. For me the Republic was made real in the face and the voice of my grandfather... the way he praised its achievements in education and social development are among the best ones in my life. He really felt that thanks to the Republic he could have an open mind, a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com