The Irish born actress Maureen O’Hara met Che when filming “Our Man in Havana” in 1959. She said “ When we arrived in Havana on April 15, 1959, Cuba was a country experiencing revolutionary change. Only four months before, Fidel Castro and his supporters had toppled Fulgencio Batista .... Che Guevara was often at the Capri Hotel. Che would talk about Ireland and all the guerilla warfare that had taken place there. He knew every battle in Ireland and all of its history. And I finally asked, "Che, you know so much about Ireland and talk constantly about it. How do you know so much?" He said, "Well, my grandmother's name was Lynch and I learned everything I know about Ireland at her knee." He was Che Guevara Lynch! That famous cap he wore was an Irish rebel's cap. I spent a great deal of time with Che Guevara while I was in Havana. Today he is a symbol for freedom fighters wherever they are in the world and I think he is a good one". —O'Hara on filming “Our Man in Havana” in Havana and meeting Che Guevara. Ref: O'Hara & Nicoletti 2005, p. 254.
The Irish born actress Maureen O’Hara met Che when filming “Our Man in Havana” in 1959. She said “ When we arrived in Havana on April 15, 1959, Cuba was a country experiencing revolutionary change. Only four months before, Fidel Castro and his supporters had toppled Fulgencio Batista .... Che Guevara was often at the Capri Hotel. Che would talk about Ireland and all the guerilla warfare that had taken place there. He knew every battle in Ireland and all of its history. And I finally asked, "Che, you know so much about Ireland and talk constantly about it. How do you know so much?" He said, "Well, my grandmother's name was Lynch and I learned everything I know about Ireland at her knee." He was Che Guevara Lynch! That famous cap he wore was an Irish rebel's cap. I spent a great deal of time with Che Guevara while I was in Havana. Today he is a symbol for freedom fighters wherever they are in the world and I think he is a good one". —O'Hara on filming “Our Man in Havana” in Havana and meeting Che Guevara. Ref: O'Hara & Nicoletti 2005, p. 254.
Wow! Just Wow! I see we disagree on so many things. This guy was a ruthless POS and a want-to-be-like the Italian revolutionary leader and mercenary Giuseppe Garibaldi. I doubt Abe Lincoln would ever consider this guy to lead the U.S. Northern Forces of the Union. You have got to be kidding me.
galrads: Wow! Just Wow! I see we disagree on so many things. This guy was a ruthless POS and a want-to-be-like the Italian revolutionary leader and mercenary Giuseppe Garibaldi. I doubt Abe Lincoln would ever consider this guy to lead the U.S. Northern Forces of the Union. You have got to be kidding me.
smh
Carry on….
You do know being in disagreement doesn't make you a bad guy?
I do like a Garibaldi biscuit with my coffee at times also..
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The Irish born actress Maureen O’Hara met Che when filming “Our Man in Havana” in 1959. She said “ When we arrived in Havana on April 15, 1959, Cuba was a country experiencing revolutionary change. Only four months before, Fidel Castro and his supporters had toppled Fulgencio Batista .... Che Guevara was often at the Capri Hotel. Che would talk about Ireland and all the guerilla warfare that had taken place there.
He knew every battle in Ireland and all of its history. And I finally asked, "Che, you know so much about Ireland and talk constantly about it. How do you know so much?" He said, "Well, my grandmother's name was Lynch and I learned everything I know about Ireland at her knee." He was Che Guevara Lynch!
That famous cap he wore was an Irish rebel's cap. I spent a great deal of time with Che Guevara while I was in Havana. Today he is a symbol for freedom fighters wherever they are in the world and I think he is a good one".
—O'Hara on filming “Our Man in Havana” in Havana and meeting Che Guevara. Ref: O'Hara & Nicoletti 2005, p. 254.