{"id":4579,"date":"2019-02-12T11:12:26","date_gmt":"2019-02-12T11:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.longkeshinsideout.co.uk\/?p=4579"},"modified":"2019-02-12T11:12:26","modified_gmt":"2019-02-12T11:12:26","slug":"an-ulster-education-chris-thackaberry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.longkeshinsideout.co.uk\/?p=4579","title":{"rendered":"An Ulster Education: Chris Thackaberry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.longkeshinsideout.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Chris-Thackaberry.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4580\" title=\"Chris Thackaberry\" src=\"http:\/\/www.longkeshinsideout.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Chris-Thackaberry-297x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"297\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.longkeshinsideout.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Chris-Thackaberry-297x300.jpg 297w, http:\/\/www.longkeshinsideout.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Chris-Thackaberry-1015x1024.jpg 1015w, http:\/\/www.longkeshinsideout.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Chris-Thackaberry.jpg 1027w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" \/><\/a><em><strong>Another worthy poem from the pen of Dublin Loyalist Chris Thackaberry.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">An Ulster Education<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kings 3: 24-25<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8221;And the king said. Bring me a sword\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0and they brought a sword before the King&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;And the King said. Devide the living child in two\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0and give half to one and half to the other&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Slashing deep<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0upon the faith line<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Quarter out the best<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0and marinate the prime\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Binning the rest<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0kinda, kind, kindling<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For our sectarian\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 sacrificial\u00a0 fire<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;Let it be neither mine or thine\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0but devide it&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This child of mine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" ><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - http:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img src=\"http:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" border=\"0\" style=\"padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\"); var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_counters_lang=\"en_US\";var hupso_title_t=\"An Ulster Education: Chris Thackaberry\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another worthy poem from the pen of Dublin Loyalist Chris Thackaberry. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; An Ulster Education \u00a0 Kings 3: 24-25 \u00a0 &#8221;And the king said. 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