Ireland

                                               I deplore Hope and routinely hold Optimism, its manifestation, as UN-Dependable .   During the Early 70's (MY 70's), there was both a societal and cultural Effort to maintain an objective reality and within that Effort we often chastised others to "Keep it REAL" .  I assume my Gentle Readers are too young to "know about" Ireland's Dark Age, the Age of Catholic versus Protestant CIVIL WAR .   Here it is where Ireland's Peoples conducted themselves with SAVAGE INHUMANITY, an Inhumanity that resulted in the most HEINOUS Warfare AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN on the level of HITLERIAN ATROCITY .

                               Know this :   That WAR found its END ---grotesque difference were RESOLVED .

                                Consider ... .