John Crawley
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first heard Apr 2026
last heard 18 Apr
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And I think Bobby Sands understood that very well because, you know,
When he won the hunger strike, he wrote a message that was later made public and it said, what's lost here is lost for the Republic.
And when he was in a prison mass later on, he passed a message to one of his friends in the mass.
And the message said, among other things, tell the boys the Republic is safe with me.
He didn't say in Ireland, he said the Republic, you know.
That's my understanding.
I don't know all the ins and outs because it wasn't involved in those negotiations.
Somebody who would know a lot of- I think Sam Miller says that.
Sam Miller.
Richard O'Rourke too.
Richard O'Rourke, actually, he was instrumental in getting my book to the publishers.
Belfast Lad.
He wrote On the Blanket.
It's all about that stuff.
And he's written several books since.
And Richard Rowett had very comprehensive knowledge of that time.
But it is my understanding that there was the Brits reneged, you know, which is a surprise.
When we say the Brits, I've got to make something clear, James.
When we talk about the Brits, really, we're talking about England.
England is 85% of the population of the UK.
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