Yesterday we were in Enniskerry, south of Dublin, in Co. Wicklow and met John and Allan from Belfast – great guys. After an evening and a few pints of the black stuff at the local pub, John and I ended up chatting into the wee hours about the north. He remembers seeing street battles as a 6-7 year old, sitting on the lounge room floor, looking out the window. They used to put wet towels along the bottom of the door to keep the teargas out. We agreed, the north will never become part of the republic except within the context of a greater, federal Europe. He mentioned the influence of the lodges in Ulster – Masonic links everywhere, as I had noticed on many banners in east Ulster towns. If given a signal, members are required to give other members preferential treatment, whether they be policeman, judge, whoever.
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