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April 28, 2021 at 8:24 am
“What is there more marvellous,” an eighth-century Gaelic poem asks, “than the incomparable great story?” The great story of the Irish in Britain is frequently told as a triumph over racism and exclusion – from the era of signs declaring “No Blacks, No Dogs, No Irish” to 21st-century success in business, the arts and entertainment.
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The Irish built the roads, canals and housing estates. They cleared away the debris of Luftwaffe bombing raids. In the words of the ballad ‘McAlpine’s Fusiliers’, they “sweated blood and they washed down mud with pints and quarts of beer”. It is a story of hardship and forbearance whose privations are hard to imagine for the modern Irish in Britain.
When it comes to the brothers, the solemn event is being seen by some as a missed opportunity to show unity within the family in the wake of their grandfather s death while others went on to wonder if the princes were being kept apart deliberately at their own behest. This is a funeral [and] we will not be drawn into those perceptions of drama. The arrangements have been agreed and reflect Her Majesty s wishes, a Buckingham Palace spokesman told the Daily Mail.
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By Neal Baker
By Neal Baker
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THE Loch Ness monster is a mysterious creature that is said to haunt the Scottish Highlands - and has inspired decades of myths and stories.
Experts have never been able to prove Nessie is real despite numerous sightings - we take a look at the evidence.
19 The famous surgeon s photograph fooled people for 40 years before it was categorically debunkedCredit: Getty Images
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What are the origins of the Loch Ness monster story?
Nessie was first spotted back in 565 – a biography of Irish monk Saint Columba mentions a giant water beast dragging a man to his death in Scotland s River Ness.
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