what do john wayne, miles davis, fianna fail, and newton key have in common?

well, three of us have our birthday today. Fianna Fail just won the most seats in the Irish Parliament yesterday and so will form the new government. Fianna Fail's roots are in the one part of the IRA who refused to accept the Peace Treaty with Britain (which by far the majority of the Irish voted for) and continued to fight, this time agains the other part of the IRA, who were the new government and became the roots of the other Irish party, Fine Gael.

• Fianna Fail (pronounced FEEN-uh Fall) and Fine Gael (FIN-uh Gwayle) trace their roots to opposing sides in the 1922-23 civil war that followed Irish independence from Britain. Their Gaelic party names mean "Soldiers of Destiny" and "Clan of the Irish," respectively. (Fianna Fail triumphs in Irish election, By SHAWN POGATCHNIK, Associated Press Writer)
  

chronology

1916		Easter Rising. After the leaders are executed, public opinion backs independence.
1918		Sinn Fein wins 73 out of 108 Irish seats in the general election. Nationalist MPs convene Dáil Éireann in Dublin. War of Independence begins.
1921		Northern Ireland Parliament opened by King George V. Anglo-Irish Treaty creates the Irish Free State.
1922		Civil war breaks out.
1926		Fianna Fáil founded in the La Scala Theatre,O’Connell Street Dublin.
1932		First Fianna Fáil government led by Eamon De Valera elected.Oath of Allegiance abolished.
1937		New constitution enacted in the Irish Free State. The British Monarch is replaced as head of state by an elected president. The name of the state is changed to Éire (Ireland).
1938		End of British occupation of three naval bases that had been left in British hands by the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921.
1939		The Emergency - Ireland remains neutral.
1949		Ireland leaves the Commonwealth.

Anyway, happy birthday to me. We have a week. I will post a modified pre-departure question 2 (as it may have been too difficult), and a pre-departure question 3 today.