A chara, – Ray Burke’s otherwise informative piece on Edward Martyn (Irishman’s Diary, December 12th) recalls that “He was a co-founder of the original Sinn Féin”.
The value laden use of “original” smacks of a “good old” Sinn Féin versus a modern “bad” Sinn Féin.
Ray Burke also notes that Martyn was “a member of the Executive Committee of the Gaelic League”. Would that also have been the original? – Le meas,
EOGHAN Mac CORMAIC,
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