As generations pass, a violent society can forget why it became so violent and the noblest of causes are often turned to evil. Secret Shamrocks and Lying Lilies is a story base on real people and events, which takes an uncompromising look at Irish gangsters flying under the colours of a holy war.
In 1970's Northern Ireland, when most people were looking for ways to end the fighting, a few criminal psychopaths 'designed' many reasons to keep ALL the bonfires burning. Watching films like 'The Gangs of New York' it's fairly obvious that one of Ireland's major exports to the New World was gangsterism. While quite a few seeds fell far from the tree, the remained alive alive and well in the Mother Land. Due to the widespread honesty and often quaint naivety of most Irish folk, organized crime bosses found it easy to operate under the 'causes' banners to leverage the fearful and misguided sanction of their communities.
While this book is set in Northern Ireland, the message easily applies to many global struggles that, on the surface, appear totally illogical. There are Mysteries that may never be explained and Puzzles that can be solved. Secret Shamrocks and Lying Lilies solves a thieving and murderous puzzle.
In 1970's Northern Ireland, when most people were looking for ways to end the fighting, a few criminal psychopaths 'designed' many reasons to keep ALL the bonfires burning. Watching films like 'The Gangs of New York' it's fairly obvious that one of Ireland's major exports to the New World was gangsterism. While quite a few seeds fell far from the tree, the remained alive alive and well in the Mother Land. Due to the widespread honesty and often quaint naivety of most Irish folk, organized crime bosses found it easy to operate under the 'causes' banners to leverage the fearful and misguided sanction of their communities.
While this book is set in Northern Ireland, the message easily applies to many global struggles that, on the surface, appear totally illogical. There are Mysteries that may never be explained and Puzzles that can be solved. Secret Shamrocks and Lying Lilies solves a thieving and murderous puzzle.
