Once again in the latest history lesson from our leader Kieran
Quinn, it would appear that he too has changed the facts of antiquity by alluding
to an undoubted act of bravery undertaken by Andrew Moynihan during the Crimean
War.
In his blog, http://www.tameside.gov.uk/blog/leader/he tells us that originally the brave soldier
was born in Wakefield in 1831, and moved to Dukinfield at a very young age and
lived near Crescent Road and up until he joined the army at 17 his life was
typical for most young ‘Tameside’ men of that time.
However, as the councillor well knows, ‘Tameside’ is just a
made-up name for a borough that came into existence in 1974 as part of the
provisions of the Local Government Act 1972. Therefore could poor Andrew’s life
could not be typical of a man from a non-existent place!
Dukinfield maybe, Tameside, no!
However, the most extraordinary fact that ‘he who never
makes a mistake’ tells us, is in his next paragraph, where he writes that ensign
Moynihan’s career did not end with Sevastopol and the Crimea, as he served with
the forces that suppressed the Indian Mutiny in 1857 and was then stationed in
Ireland and Gibraltar.
Now here’s a strange anomaly; Kieran then tells us that by
1965 he was a Captain and appointed musketry instructor for the island of Malta!
If this man was still in the army in 1965, he would have
been 134 years old and if so, deserved more than a VC, but another medal for
the longest serving government employee in the world, beating Roy Oldham by some 90
years!
Check your facts Kieran; the secret is, don’t leave proof reading to your
Deputy who's prone to frequent confusion!
Remember his 'Frankie Abbott' moment, when he got a little confused with which country The Mercian Regiment was
defending, us or Spain?
Maybe Keiran Wag Quinn ,another who didnt go to school regularly.
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