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on May 13, 2026, 10:54 pm, in reply to "Re: For my sins I never knew it had happened in Scotland, too. I'm remedying that right away."
Thought I'd make use of the opportunity and ordered one while I was there.
Anyway, apparently, Mr Pine married Ms Coffin n gave us a whole load of Pine-Coffins. One of whom,
Edward, was sent to inspect the famine victims of Ireland and Scotland.
A later descendent fought in the 2nd World War and was nick-named "wooden box".
The Pine Coffins are still with us. Both above and below ground.
I thought the English gov of the day had merely sent somebody with the name of Pine-Coffin to inspect famine victims through sheer insensitivity.
My partner sees it differently -
She reckons "It's perfectly natural for them to seek to ridicule those they regard as subhuman".
Thanks for the heads up. Not the kind of fact I'll forget in a hurry.
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