Re: Hibernia Forever

ngilsena@indigo.ie wrote:
> 
> > > As I recall, Galloglaich were supposed to get 3 bullocks a
quarter, one
> > > being pay and the other 2 food!  My Scottish Socialist Republic
ships are
> > > mid-green, with a 2-letter ID code derived from the name, and the
larger
> > > vessels bear the old Scottish naval ensign (yellow sun rising from
a blue
> > > and white sea into a red sky).  I'm now scraping the cash together
for a GZG
> > > order- probably ESU, definitely some GF-range!
> > >
> > > KR mentioning asking Himself for his "papal blessing" made me
think, how
> > > about the Papal States as a minor player?  Probably a core of
(crimson?) FSE
> > > ships, plus mercenaries from all over the place.	I'm thinking
along the
> > > lines of the splendidly terrible old BBC series "The Borgias" 
(Remember
> > > Adolfo Celi ploting to make people "deh Kink of Nipples"?).
> > >
> > > Rob Paul
> > > "
> > > Rob Paul
> > > Dept. of Zoology
> > > University of Oxford
> > > South Parks Road
> > > Oxford
> > > (01865) 271124
> > >
> > > rpaul@worf.molbiol.ox.ac.uk
> > >
> > > Once again, villainy is rotting meat before the maggots of
justice!
> > > "
> >
> > In my background I've been using a gov't called the Celtic League.
They
> > are basically several Scottish and Irish settled planets who've
broken
> > away from the NAC, and 1 or 2 breakaway FSE planets, mostly of
Gallic or
> > Galitian descent.
> > Their Fleet is rather small, with the biggest ship being a surplus
NSL
> > battlecruiser, most of the rest of the fleet being smaller, and very
> > much homegrown.
> 
> Yes it would seem appropriate.  Don't forget the Welsh though.  Well
> North Wales anyhow. They're Celts too!  The Gauls eh?  I can see it
> now Asterix class Q-ships.  They look harmless but pack a big punch.
> 
> _______________________________
> Niall Gilsenan,
> Dublin Institute of Technology,
> Cathal Brugha.St,
> Dublin 1,
> Ireland.

I couldn't forget the Welsh, but how many ships can be named Jones
anyway;-)