The paradox that emerges from researching the The Nationalist reports of 1921 - 1922 is to witness how everyday life continued as if nothing was happening elsewhere. Concerts were performed, the Picture House advertised its movies, Tennis Tournaments, Sports, Fairs, Dances, Auctions were held , social interaction remained "normal" for most Carlovians. What struck me about the Military Funeral for Gunning was the fact that the British Military under the terms of the Truce were to remain confined to Barracks and not hold any military display, The fact that Gunning had served in the Crimean War may have earned him respect on all sides , besides, according to his Obit. he seems to have been well liked. I was pleased to find the report and wonder did such displays take place in other areas during the Truce period. I will be delving into the local occurrences during the next few weeks as we copy some more news items from the Nationalists in the PPP.Thanks for your comments Pat , much appreciated, mick On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 5:38 PM, Pat Molloy <pwm29@sky.com> wrote: > Michael, > > Perhaps I didn't express myself clearly. > > In "abnormal" times, which was certainly the situation in Ireland at that > time, people often have a need to do things which are "normal". It's one of > the ways they cope. > > Pat. > > > > ======================================= > Before you post a message to the IRL-CARLOW mailing list you must subscribe > to the List. Its FREE! > --------------------------------------- > To subscribe to the IRL-Carlow mailing list, send an email to > IRL-CARLOW-request@rootsweb.com with the word "subscribe" (without the > quotes) in the Subject box. No additional text is required. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-CARLOW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >