In the Name of the Father : Banging the lids
Re: Banging the lids
(Old thread, but it's worth a response)
It had a basis in reality. During the time of the Troubles, women were often acting as lookouts and once any kind of action was happening (raids, etc.), the banging of the lids acted as a signal to let anyone (IRA or more generally, Irish protesters) in the nearby area know what was up.
You can see more of the same in Hunger (2008 Steve McQueen film), itself like In the Name of the Father based on actual events, where people who supported the prisoners going on the hunger strike took to banging the lids as a means of protest.
It had a basis in reality. During the time of the Troubles, women were often acting as lookouts and once any kind of action was happening (raids, etc.), the banging of the lids acted as a signal to let anyone (IRA or more generally, Irish protesters) in the nearby area know what was up.
You can see more of the same in Hunger (2008 Steve McQueen film), itself like In the Name of the Father based on actual events, where people who supported the prisoners going on the hunger strike took to banging the lids as a means of protest.
Re: Banging the lids
Thanks for the explanation. :)
Banging the lids
Also, was the lid-banging based on reality?
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