Thanks for the pedantry, Alan. I'm talking to largely Americans and I'm trying to get across a point about Ireland. The audience again is Americans who never studied any history of Britain or Ireland, so if we can get the big picture across here, and thereby help people understand Ireland a little better, I'm happy. People who really want the story will have to read a number of books. First we get the big picture, then we fill in the blanks, zoom in, make refinements. I'm an educator -- and that's how people learn. That's my excuse at any rate <grin>. And not a very good one, especially when I'm dashing out to mow the lawn before it goes up to 95 degrees and they come to photograph my house..... If I flunk Irish history in the 17th century I won't even have time to cry until next week! We could use some history buffs on this list so if you are one, please educate us constantly any time you see the need (which, us being Yanks, could be about every post <grin>). Linda Merle ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "A.W.Davidson" <A.W.Davidson@open.ac.uk> Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 15:11:22 +0100 >Linda, > >"It was British, just like the army in Ireland in the 1600s before >Cromwell and during Cromwell". > >Being a pedant - I think you will find it was an English army - the >Union of Scotland and England being 1707 > >Alan > ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the WebMail system at mail.fea.net