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   MB to All   
   Re: The 1931 census ...   
   03 Nov 21 09:14:58   
   
   From: MB@nospam.net   
      
   On 02/11/2021 14:39, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:   
   > I'd also forgotten that it was in a building with special hydrants and   
   > paid firewatchers; quite what happened_should_  have been better   
   > investigated, even if there_was_  a war on! (The fire was_not_  caused   
   > by enemy action - at least, not bombing. [Could be sabotage, but I can't   
   > think how that would help the ene   
      
   There were acts of sabotage by the IRA and others.  In their warped   
   minds they might think destroying any part of the state was justified.   
   Perhaps as some sort of revenge for the loss of Irish records though I   
   think the IRA themselves were responsible for that.   
      
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