Irish-born-and-raised Tomas MacSiomoin, Ph.D. (Biology, Cornell Univ.) was author of many books and the republisher of the works of Liam O Flaherty. A gaeilgeoir, he was a cultural exile from Ireland; had moved to Catalonia to (he told me) "live among a more authentic people." He died there a few years ago. IMO he was a national treasure. I had fervently hoped that he would return to Ireland which, I believe, would benefit greatly from his presence. Now, alas, not to be.
MacSiomoin's works tilted toward Latin America. One engrossing book is "Fuego Verde; Sangre Celta en las Venas de America Latina." (Green Fire: Celtic Blood in the Veins of Latin America.)
Perhaps MacSiomoin's chief legacy is his The Broken Harp, in which, drawing upon his biology training, he provides foundational details of the new science of epigenetics.
In "The Broken Harp" MacSiomoin identifies ethnic groups whose ancestors had experienced long-term, severe trauma. He provides the basis of his new acronym, SCIS (Super-Colonized Irish Syndrome). He provides examples of Irish behavior that conform to epigenetics; of descendants of trauma victims imposing upon one another the "othering" and degradation that the colonizer once imposed by force. The Irish continue to impose upon one another a more subtle version of the colonizer's restrictions and degradations. Colonization of the Irish mind continues; imposed by themselves.
I bought 'The Broken Harp' recently and have read a few chapters so far. It's a great read. Full of love for the country and a very deep understanding of what colonisation does to a people. I would have loved to have met him.
The concealment of, and immunization for, the perpetrators Ireland's Holocaust, had set the pattern for subsequent genocides. Turkey's genocide of Armenia was officially concealed here in the States until about fifteen years ago. The NUI (Limerick) head of its History Department once told me that he has small children to feed and dares not teach truthful Irish history.
The current horrific genocide of Palestine by US/UK/Israel has the same goal as Britain in 1845-1850 Ireland, and is concealed and "normalized" by the same Malthusian forces. Advancement in homicidal equipment intensifies the horrors in Palestine. Cameras allows the entire world to witness it. What a collapse of "the West!"
Irish-born-and-raised Tomas MacSiomoin, Ph.D. (Biology, Cornell Univ.) was author of many books and the republisher of the works of Liam O Flaherty. A gaeilgeoir, he was a cultural exile from Ireland; had moved to Catalonia to (he told me) "live among a more authentic people." He died there a few years ago. IMO he was a national treasure. I had fervently hoped that he would return to Ireland which, I believe, would benefit greatly from his presence. Now, alas, not to be.
MacSiomoin's works tilted toward Latin America. One engrossing book is "Fuego Verde; Sangre Celta en las Venas de America Latina." (Green Fire: Celtic Blood in the Veins of Latin America.)
Perhaps MacSiomoin's chief legacy is his The Broken Harp, in which, drawing upon his biology training, he provides foundational details of the new science of epigenetics.
In "The Broken Harp" MacSiomoin identifies ethnic groups whose ancestors had experienced long-term, severe trauma. He provides the basis of his new acronym, SCIS (Super-Colonized Irish Syndrome). He provides examples of Irish behavior that conform to epigenetics; of descendants of trauma victims imposing upon one another the "othering" and degradation that the colonizer once imposed by force. The Irish continue to impose upon one another a more subtle version of the colonizer's restrictions and degradations. Colonization of the Irish mind continues; imposed by themselves.
I bought 'The Broken Harp' recently and have read a few chapters so far. It's a great read. Full of love for the country and a very deep understanding of what colonisation does to a people. I would have loved to have met him.
The concealment of, and immunization for, the perpetrators Ireland's Holocaust, had set the pattern for subsequent genocides. Turkey's genocide of Armenia was officially concealed here in the States until about fifteen years ago. The NUI (Limerick) head of its History Department once told me that he has small children to feed and dares not teach truthful Irish history.
The current horrific genocide of Palestine by US/UK/Israel has the same goal as Britain in 1845-1850 Ireland, and is concealed and "normalized" by the same Malthusian forces. Advancement in homicidal equipment intensifies the horrors in Palestine. Cameras allows the entire world to witness it. What a collapse of "the West!"