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Guerrillas by Seamus Deane

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Seamus Deane’s beautiful poem probably derives from the experience of a child in the port city of Derry, encountering the foreign sailors and witnessing the city’s response to them.

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White Box

An agreement to set up an Independent International Commission on Decommissioning is signed by the B

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Beyond the Pale

Beyond the Pale is an old expression for living beyond the city gates. During the Troubles I felt the young soldiers were no older than people they were locking up and must have found the history and situation they found themselves in very complex.

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