NationStates Jolt Archive

IC:
Across the small nation of Skibereen, television sets drone out the latest announcement from Skibereen president Brian Boru.
Unlike every other boring political double speak spewed forth upon the masses, this speech is one an entire generation has been waiting for. "My Fellow 'bereens it swells my heart with joy that after nearly one-hundred years of internal strife, guerilla warfare, and senseless slaughter we have peace, and after twenty years of officially closing our borders, we again may welcome the outside world to a safe, peaceful, and NEW Skibereen."
President Boru pauses and appears to be collecting himself as this moment of rebirth for his nation nearly overwhelms him.
"To the world I say 'Welcome'. We 'bereens await moving into the modern civilized world with breathless anticipation. My people I know you are prepared for this long and trecherous journey. No longer are we a backwards 'no-mans land' of terrorists, guerillas and profiteers. Today we move forward, to step to the global community with open arms. OUR DAY HAS COME."

Across Skibereen civilians and military police alike burn check points, and tear down walls and barbed wire fences by hand or any other means available. It would seems old habits die hard.
Music and festival will dominate the streets of Skibereen for the next week or so, as the 'bereens are almost as famous for there carnivals as for their century long civil unrest, fight and party, feast and famine are all the 'bereens understand. This will be a hard cross over.

OOC: Please forgive my self centered 'boring post'. I have never played this type of roleplay before, I wasnt sure how to start. So I just figured I would give birth to the nation. First things first you know.

From the Office of the President of the Armed Republice of Skibereen.

To my contemporaries,
Our Ministry of Foreign relations has been re-opened. Trusted Skibereen Cabinet Advisor and now Foreign Minister Thomas O'connelly is on call to any nation, large or small seeking dealing with Skibereen.
Per our Governments orginazational charter all comuniques should go first through the Foreign Minister Thomas O'Connelly, then to the President Brian Boru.
I eagerly await trade and cultural exchange, that we may sow benfits to the global community as well as reap them.

Sincerely
President Brian Boru.

"OOC: Please forgive my self centered 'boring post'. I have never played this type of roleplay before, I wasnt sure how to start. So I just figured I would give birth to the nation. First things first you know."

ooc: I think it looks quite promising, actually. I'd give an ic response but I think I've too many things going on already, and I'd just end up taking days between replies. Erm.. welcome to Nation States.. (you'll never leave. bwaha..ha)
Uhm. Well, call this a tag.

OOC:thank you.

OOC:Wow, I like digging this fecker up.

I will be using for posting my Factbook stuff that will go in he wiki--comments are always welcomed. I am back for awhile--funny how the first post in this thread by me was posted months before my join date.--fecking Jolt. Nov 03' my azz.

I will be adding quite a bit more, I just need this place to organize it.
ANyway---

The Fingall Union
In 842 AD, Fingall Vikings and Irish Raiders made the first recorded union of power between Vikings and Irish. This original union will lead to the founding of Skibereen.

The Clan O'Muchadha of Ireland had a long history of being sea raiders along the British coast.

It came to pass in the year 842 after several engagements with a large group of Finngall Vikings(Norwegian) that a meeting was called between the heads of groups.
Dober O'Murchadha head of the Clan at that time, and Asbjorn the Red(Believed to have already held Gaelic blood in his veins).

These men had decided that since they had faught eachother to a stand still for an entire season that it would be most wise to conserve their strengths over the winter and come spring they could begin anew at warring on each other.

Spring came and so did Dubhgall(Danish Vikings), who made on both the Irish and the Finngall.

The group of O'Murchadha and Finngall repelled the initial attack of the Dubhgall.

The Dubhgall unlike the Finngall who had arrived in about a dozen longboats, had arrived in over 100.

They had come to make war on level the Irish had yet seen.

During this time the O'Murchadha had been ostricized by much of the Gael community for joining with the Finngall.

The large fighting force of the Irish and Finngall had gotten itself cut down because the locals had yet to encounter the massive Dubhgall forces.

So with that the Finngalls were to make their withdrawl, but Dober being no fool knew he would be left with his entire clan as Outcasts.

So the Finngalls took in the O'Murchadha Clan, increasing their fold.

While raidng the next few years more O'Murchadhas were brought into the Clan.

A massive raiding party in the year 847 left the shores of Norway, and instead of making it to their desitnation--rumors abound.

They found themselves on the shores of what would be Skibereen.

That however was just the beginging.

OOC: You're colombia from W@W right? If so awesome.

Will post ICly soon.

OOC: Yeah Sky that is me.

IC:
847 AD-900 AD

The Finngall/O'Murchadha people settled the region that they had landed on so far from home.

Establishing a large city at the junction of two great rivers.


THIS WILL BE CLEANED UP
just setting my memory.