Yeah, That Happened: Topics in History

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Good question! While not a word persay more a take on sleibheen (sly, hypocrite), My interpretation of it is a bit of skulduggery,hypocrisy underhand like cronyism within institutions politics. Its not exactly a compliment.
I could be wrong as some words we use now have evolved and changed over time and to be honest its not a word I've ever used much.
BTW I had better luck confirming what I thought by googling slieveen. Bh in Irish mostly has a v sound Eabha =Ava, that's a whole other topic!

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Thank you! Your explanation makes complete sense within the context of the article. Appreciated!

[chonies]

Follow up question! Is there a word like Spanglish or Franglais that indicates a mishmash of Irish and English?

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Another good question, not sure there is one, tho that could be because I just can't think of one at the moment.

[forever1267]

Amelia Earhart, Mystery Solved? Sounds like it has been.

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The Belfast Agreement, also known as the Good Friday Agreement, was reached in multi-party negotiations and signed on 10 April 1998.
It was put to the people of the Whole Island by way of referendum in the May and voted massively in favour of both North and South.

20 years on Power Sharing is at an impasse and who knows how Brexit might actually affect it and while not perfect it is/ was an incredible achievement that brought peace. It needs to be respected and valued now even more.
Just some articles about some of those integrally involved

John Hume: The key influence in the Good Friday Agreement

The late inimitable Mo Mowlam

George Mitchell says son’s birth drove him in peace process from 2016.

There is a deal. I ask him is this a good Friday. He says this day is truly a good Friday.

President Clinton and Senator Mitchell have been granted Freedom of Belfast today.

This Seamus Heaney verse was used by many including Bill Clinton at various points

History says, don't hope... But then, once in a lifetime The longed for tidal wave Of justice can rise up And hope and history rhyme.

[boxofrocks]

I've been watching European history documentaries lately, mostly medieval and Renaissance. It seems like the third leading cause of death after the plague and childbirth is the sweats or sweating sickness. What is it? Has it since been definitely identified as something else now that medical technology is better? Was it just a catchall name for influenza?

[seat6]

May 27, 2018 15:38:43 GMT -4 boxofrocks said:

I've been watching European history documentaries lately, mostly medieval and Renaissance. It seems like the third leading cause of death after the plague and childbirth is the sweats or sweating sickness. What is it? Has it since been definitely identified as something else now that medical technology is better? Was it just a catchall name for influenza?

it was a disease of unknown origin, that was first documented in England in 1485. It was seasonal (summer and fall) and struck very suddenly. There weren’t any pustules like with bubonic plague. My friends and I were just talking about this because in Wolf Hall, Thomas Cromwell’s wife and daughters die of it. In the book and film (not sure about real life), he leaves in the morning and when he comes home in the evening they are all dead/near death.

After about 1550, it disappeared, and no one is really sure what type of illness it was.

[Mugsy]

Sounds like some sort of extreme fever.

[chonies]

May 27, 2018 17:05:34 GMT -4 seat6 said:

May 27, 2018 15:38:43 GMT -4 boxofrocks said:

I've been watching European history documentaries lately, mostly medieval and Renaissance. It seems like the third leading cause of death after the plague and childbirth is the sweats or sweating sickness. What is it? Has it since been definitely identified as something else now that medical technology is better? Was it just a catchall name for influenza?

it was a disease of unknown origin, that was first documented in England in 1485. It was seasonal (summer and fall) and struck very suddenly. There weren’t any pustules like with bubonic plague. My friends and I were just talking about this because in Wolf Hall, Thomas Cromwell’s wife and daughters die of it. In the book and film (not sure about real life), he leaves in the morning and when he comes home in the evening they are all dead/near death.

After about 1550, it disappeared, and no one is really sure what type of illness it was.

I just checked the US National Library of Medicine, and it's true--most of the articles are things like, "I guess maybe it could have been anthrax? Or a hantavirus?" One article pointed out that the English sweating sickness disappeared in 1550, but here was a similar outbreak in the Picardy region of France about 140 years later.