tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062377461026943825.post6105496658717290538..comments2023-10-19T22:49:15.517+01:00Comments on Ulster's Doomed!: Shankill – 'Original Belfast'?Horsemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16655806346968204169noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062377461026943825.post-43461164223100462212008-12-06T10:54:00.000+00:002008-12-06T10:54:00.000+00:00The Union Flag is part of the history of the Shank...The Union Flag is part of the history of the Shankill Road and it can't just be airbrushed out of history because some people find it distasteful. There are many other designs for the Shankill Tourism project, many of them less "offensive", but this was a launch and they wanted into the paper, bright colours are always going to look better in print than the other subtle designs that were available.<BR/>The 1200 intervening years have not been ignored, the idea of the project is to let people know of the whole history of the Shankill not just the bad parts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062377461026943825.post-75905981756366497282008-12-04T14:50:00.000+00:002008-12-04T14:50:00.000+00:00... sorry, just read the accompanying article whic...... sorry, just read the accompanying article which states that Shankill comes from the Irish for 'old church' founded in 455 ... which just makes the Union Flag (1801) look just a bit, erm, recent and ignoring about 1200 years of history?<BR/><BR/>CymroAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062377461026943825.post-72852392181605736762008-12-04T14:14:00.000+00:002008-12-04T14:14:00.000+00:00Why 'since AD 455'? Is that the foundation date of...Why 'since AD 455'? Is that the foundation date of Belfast or of the Shankill. <BR/><BR/>I assume that AD 455 would be the foundation of Beal Feirste, the Irish settlement?<BR/><BR/>Cymro |WelshmanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1062377461026943825.post-78644337978362528172008-12-04T11:53:00.000+00:002008-12-04T11:53:00.000+00:00Nice article. However, unfortunately the term Unio...Nice article. However, unfortunately the term Union Jack (although used frequently by everyone from the BBC to normal people on the street) is not correct. The Union Flag is only called the Union Jack when it is on a ship. On the jack mast... Still nice article all the same.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com