http://www.501places.com/2010/02/my-link-with-george-orwell-and-the-spanish-civil-war/ Sharing the world with you Tue, 31 May 2011 08:51:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 http://www.501places.com/2010/02/my-link-with-george-orwell-and-the-spanish-civil-war/#comment-2570 Fiona Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:38:24 +0000 http://www.501places.com/?p=1998#comment-2570 You've just reminded me that I specialised on the subject of the Republican Plight during the Spanish Civil War for my final exams in History. There was quite a few Irish in the contingent. I was delighted to discover a distant relation who fought bravely too! You’ve just reminded me that I specialised on the subject of the Republican Plight during the Spanish Civil War for my final exams in History. There was quite a few Irish in the contingent. I was delighted to discover a distant relation who fought bravely too!

]]> http://www.501places.com/2010/02/my-link-with-george-orwell-and-the-spanish-civil-war/#comment-2514 Andy Jarosz Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:48:25 +0000 http://www.501places.com/?p=1998#comment-2514 Thanks Andreas. It's great to grab those moments where we can gain that little insight into another time. I hope you managed to record some of the stories your father shared with you. Thanks Andreas. It’s great to grab those moments where we can gain that little insight into another time. I hope you managed to record some of the stories your father shared with you.

]]> http://www.501places.com/2010/02/my-link-with-george-orwell-and-the-spanish-civil-war/#comment-2512 Travelwriticus Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:40:18 +0000 http://www.501places.com/?p=1998#comment-2512 It is always interesting to have a talk with an old person. Its a talk which links us to the past. My father died when he was 95y old and our talks were a great resource for me to understand the past. It is always interesting to have a talk with an old person. Its a talk which links us to the past. My father died when he was 95y old and our talks were a great resource for me to understand the past.

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