My 16 yr old daughter asked me a question then next morning, "what's the RA?" She genuinely had no idea what it meant and her 12 yr old sister was the same. They watch reeling in the years as if it was another planet. And they both love history and are actually pretty well clued in. They've been up North loads of times and have no real comprehension and understanding of the Troubles and in school, it tends to stop at Bloody Sunday.
In one respect, it's great that a generation is growing up where the Troubles are history but I do wonder if some of the players either had idealised versions of what the IRA was from rebel songs or actually didn't have a clue. By assuming they know what we know, there is a danger that the evil gets forgotten about
And why on Earth were there tricolours in the Liverpool end at Ibrox last night.?
In one respect, it's great that a generation is growing up where the Troubles are history but I do wonder if some of the players either had idealised versions of what the IRA was from rebel songs or actually didn't have a clue. By assuming they know what we know, there is a danger that the evil gets forgotten about
And why on Earth were there tricolours in the Liverpool end at Ibrox last night.?