Subject: re. IE/GB<br/>
Date: Jun 14, 2000 @ 11:44<br/>
Author: m.a.pratt@durham.ac.uk (m.a.pratt@...)<br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-1590379215">Greetings. I have posted in the list&#39;s &#39;files&#39; section the text of a <br/>
short article from the International Boundaries Research Unit&#39;s <br/>
Boundary & Security Bulletin which describes the ill-fated work of <br/>
the 1925 Irish Boundary Commission, which I hope sheds some light on <br/>
the reasons why the Republic of Ireland-UK boundary remains poorly <br/>
defined to this day.<br/>
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For a fascinating insight into the nature of the boundary and its <br/>
surroundings I highly recommend Colm Toibin&#39;s &quot;Bad Blood&quot;, a <br/>
travelogue based on a walk along the border in the early 1990s. For <br/>
an irreverent and often-hilarious fictional account of the <br/>
consequences of partition on a border village, look no further than <br/>
Spike Milligan&#39;s &quot;Puckoon&quot;.<br/>
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Regards,<br/>
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m a r t i n <br/>
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