Commemorate 1798: Sign the Petition to Make it a National Holiday
May 27th, 2009 by Donagh
JC Skinner of Skinflicks has set up a petition to get the government to commemorate the United Irishmen and the rising of 1798 properly.
The way to do this, he says, is to take away one of the bank holidays that are virtually back to back, the May Day bank holiday and the one that comes after Whit Sunday and to replace one of them with a national day of celebration of all Irish people on May 24th, the anniversary of the 1798 rebellion.
We would then be able to commemorate, as JC explains:
Their vision of a free, equal society throughout all of Ireland offering liberty and prosperity for all Irish people, be they Protestant, Catholic or Dissenter (or, we could well add today, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Agnostic, Atheist, of all faiths or none) is as essential and enlightened today as it was 211 years ago on this day when the United Irishmen first arose against colonial oppression.
So, he’s asked a number of bloggers to publicise the campaign and we here at Dublin Opinion are happy to do our bit.
If you’re not convinced yet, go to JC’s post for more reasons.
If you are, sign the petition.
