Comments on: Jim Harpur’s Recollections – Part 1

By: Reverend Richard de Meath

Reverend Richard de Meath — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 21:57:00 +0000

Greetings Pete,
Give my cousin Eithne my love. Tell her that I am Christine Wheatley’s son (Chrissie), from Windyridge, Athlone.

By: Aidan Kernan

Aidan Kernan — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:39:31 +0000

Hi Peter,
Well done, I read the account 30 years ago and to this day it is still fascinating. I wonder what he would say about todays Solders of Destiny.

By: pete

pete — Sat, 07 May 2011 17:40:22 +0000

HI Richard. Sorry for not replying earlier – as you can see I don’t do a huge amount of updating around here. Yes, Eithne is my mother who I’m very glad to say is still alive and kicking in Dublin. Glad to ‘meet’ you.

By: pete

pete — Sat, 07 May 2011 17:38:20 +0000

Hi Diarmuid, thanks for taking the time to comment. Do you know of a location where I could read or listen to those other statements? I’d be really interested in hearing some other viewpoints about that time.

By: diarmuid o connor

diarmuid o connor — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 12:57:01 +0000

i have read padraig o connors statement and joe mc guinness, and listened to jack harpur, paddy rigney. and mary harpur, mary jo o connor
and others over the years and when combined give a fairly accurate account of the unity and determination that previled those years and the persuing hard days of decision. least we ever forget

By: Reverend Richard de Meath

Reverend Richard de Meath — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 15:46:59 +0000

I’m learning quite a lot I did’nt know about Uncle Jim. Which of my cousins is your mother, is it Eithne?

By: pete

pete — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 09:39:56 +0000

Hi Jack, how are you keeping? Glad to hear that you find them interesting – they’re a bit of history that shouldn’t be left on a dusty shelf here. It’s useful to be able to pass these on for people to understand what is a very different time.

By: Jack Rosenberg

Jack Rosenberg — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:52:36 +0000

Very pleasing to read and fascinating history to imagine. I’d like to read more. Thanks for sending it.

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