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Law & Order :: The Troubles (01x20)
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| Title: | The Troubles |
| Episode #: | 01x20 |
| Production Number: | 66214 |
| Original Airdate: | Tuesday March 26th, 1991 |
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 Gus
Total Reviews: 9
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| Really inaccurate portrayal of Ireland
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To be honest, as an Irish person, I was pretty pissed at this episode. It portrayed the Irish as a background bunch of either farmers or IRA men. The names were all stereotypical Irish names as well, e.g. Bridget, Sheila. True, I can think of people or friends of people I know with those names but neither are as popular as they once were. Bridget McDiarmid's dress was very old-fashioned and I can tell you that NO ONE in Ireland dresses like that. They did wear those forty or fifty years ago but not anymore. Plus, no one in Ireland would say "County Mayo," they would just say "Mayo." Anthony Heald mispronounces Donegal, another county, as well. (If I even start to go in to his accent, I'd be here for hours!) In real life, O'Connell would probably not acknowledge the link between Sinn Féin and IRA. Even though it's EXTREMELY common knowledge that they have strong connections, Sinn Féin maintains that they are completely separate groups despite the fact that both of its two main leaders were once in the IRA and may even have sat on the IRA military council.
All of the Irish history and historical figures mentioned in it was correct though such as Michael Collins, Robert Emmett and Daniel O'Connell. And, like Stone said, the Battle of the Boyne was in 1690, about 300 years before. All in all, it seemed more like 1891 than 1991 to me. I'm sure it annoyed lots of other Irish people too.
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| Review posted on Sunday, October 15th 2006 9:51 am |
| 2 members found this review useful |
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