Roscommon has long been a hotbed of independent thought, I’ll have you know

I was astonished by Jennifer Hough’s article (Irish Examiner, May 26) re the Roscommon vote on same-sex marriage. She implies it was a stain on the Roscommon family escutcheon.

Far from it, it was a red letter day for democracy. I commend the people who engaged critically and who voted.

But there has been a deluge of negativity from the victors towards their own supporters (eg Averil Power) and towards those who voted ‘no’ (see Marian Keyes’s tweet).