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Ok that makes a lot more sense- explains the hostilities anyway! Cheers .................Theres no hostilities towards you just bring back bad monkey,take a bit of stick and move on ,

tomaoo7 (Dublin) - Posts: 5896 - 03/07/2009 15:34:05    331227

tomaoo7
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Jesus its like talkin to a wall...there are plenty of other new posters...what makes you so sure im your man?

MyUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 227 - 03/07/2009 15:39:50    331239

Breffni39
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331202 paddyogall
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331194 Breffni39
County: Cavan
Posts: 753

331189 MyUsername
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331164 No corkcelt i honestly AM NOT badmonkey! I only figured out there were forums on hoganstand a few weeks ago...i have no clue who this badmonkey lad even is!! Think paddyogall decided i was him when i said i didnt like the GPA's plan for grants- the cheek of me for disagreeing with him :-) So yeah i am not he.

Don't mind Paddyogall. He's "thebigswitch" as well.


I am not the Bigswitch, Isnt that the Bord Gais thingy

Yep and you work for Bord Gais don't you? You did the very same thing as badmonkey on the shell thread ie responded as paddyogall when it should have been thebigswitch and stretched it by saying Bord Gais have offices in the USA.

Only doubt in my mind is that it is nearly too obvious


Yes but its all a pure Coincidence. I would also like to ponit out i have been accused of been rangersfan/ballboy/williejoelegend

paddyogall (Mayo) - Posts: 5110 - 03/07/2009 15:41:07    331242

Poor old Michael Hogan has been hijacked

MyUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 227 - 03/07/2009 15:42:38    331243

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331243 Poor old Michael Hogan has been hijacked

And they said I was dis-respecting him!!!
This has become the "out paddy" thread!!

Liamwalkinstown (Dublin) - Posts: 8166 - 03/07/2009 15:47:37    331249

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331239 tomaoo7
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Jesus its like talkin to a wall...there are plenty of other new posters...what makes you so sure im your man? ......................To be honest i dont care ,Your a Dub thats good enough for me the more of us on here the better.You do sound like Bad

tomaoo7 (Dublin) - Posts: 5896 - 03/07/2009 15:47:58    331250

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331243 Poor old Michael Hogan has been hijacked

And they said I was dis-respecting him!!!
This has become the "out paddy" thread!!
Liamwalkinstown , 03/07/2009 at 15:47

Yeah Fair enough. Apologies.

Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12291 - 03/07/2009 15:52:51    331258

Your a good guy Breff.
Fair Play

Liamwalkinstown (Dublin) - Posts: 8166 - 03/07/2009 16:05:11    331277

Grand job tomaoo7 we'l get over it! In fairness Liam, you never actually disrespected him! Classing someone as a hero is a personal choice anyway...theres no such thing as a general hero! People just like havin a go

MyUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 227 - 03/07/2009 16:05:35    331278

Can we not agree that Michael Hogan was a young Nationalist from Tipperary and an inter county GAA player. He was involved in the struggle for Independence what part he played in hostilities we do not know. He was involved in a fight with British soldiers on the eve of the game, went ahead with his fellow GAA members from both Dublin and Tipperary and played a football match on that fateful Sunday. When the Brits attacked at Croke Park the reverbrations went around the world. Michael Hogan was shot dead on the pitch. The famous Stand and this forum is a testament to his memory which will never be forgotten. Whether one chooses to regard him as a hero or a legend or both is up to the individual. I pass through Grangemockler maybe on average once a month the Church and graveyard are on the side of main road, always think of him and his colleagues when I pass that Church. A hero and a legend in my eyes, may heaven be his bed.

corkcelt (Cork) - Posts: 4388 - 03/07/2009 16:24:46    331300

Great post Cork Celt agree.

tomaoo7 (Dublin) - Posts: 5896 - 03/07/2009 16:32:35    331311

I have no doubt that MichaelHogan along with a great many young men of his time were heroes and maryters for Ireland. However may I pose this question ? Had the war of independence not been sucessful in gaining freedom for 26 of the 32 counties would these great young men and women now be heroes or terrorists.

derryman (Derry) - Posts: 3246 - 03/07/2009 18:05:04    331378

Iwould be very interested in reading opinions to this question.

derryman (Derry) - Posts: 3246 - 03/07/2009 19:04:58    331438

I am dissapointed in yez

derryman (Derry) - Posts: 3246 - 03/07/2009 19:58:03    331467

A hero Derryman. He was fighting for his country he did no wrong!

Orlaith (Derry) - Posts: 4282 - 03/07/2009 20:02:45    331472

Thanks Orlaith.

And I am not belittling your opinion in any way, but there are a few elder statesmen here whose opinion I would greatly value.

derryman (Derry) - Posts: 3246 - 03/07/2009 20:11:58    331479

good man corkcelt.. great post!!

budlight (Tyrone) - Posts: 540 - 03/07/2009 20:58:23    331503

I know what you are saying derryman, history is written by the victors. There is no doubt that if the Germans had won World War 11 we would all have a very different outlook on the history of the 20th century.. However I don't think it would have made any difference in relation to the men who fought in our war of independence. Amongst Nationalists at that time in the then occupied Ireland The Fenians and their like were regarded as heroes. If after 700 years they hadn't killed the Irish love and regard for their patriots then why would you expect that they would have killed it in the last 100. If anything continued occupation would have kept their memory more precious as can be evidenced by the much stronger support for Republicanism that emanates from the North compared to the South. Their memory is more in danger now from the revisionists who live here in the South, some of who post regularly on this very forum.

corkcelt (Cork) - Posts: 4388 - 03/07/2009 21:53:27    331560

cant help but wonder how many people my age (21) there is that wouldn't know who michael hogan was....

premierman21 (Tipperary) - Posts: 429 - 03/07/2009 22:18:02    331584

Well my young Tipp friend hopefully there are a couple of more of your generation better informed after reading this thread. There are some on this forum who would ban all chat about our history, but the point you make in your post convinces me that there is a place for it on a GAA forum.

corkcelt (Cork) - Posts: 4388 - 03/07/2009 22:30:35    331597