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The Boys in Green

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

  • 31 older comments, and then…
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    As best as I can see, the following is written on the reverse of the Postcard.

    Left to Right, Corporal Peter Golden, Sergeant Major Kehoe, Corporal O’Mahony,
    Sergeant Bailey, xxx Zerhusen, xxx Kavanagh
    Corporal O’Callaghan, xxx Quinlisk
  • Niall McAuley said:
    We have heard of the Irish Brigade before - Roger Casement's plan to recruit Irishmen in German POW camps to fight for Ireland instead. He made an agreement with the Germans in Dec 1914, and managed to get 50 or so men to sign up. I think the plan ended with his death, so this must be in 1915 or early 16.
  • Niall McAuley said:
    Wikipedia has the same photo, and says 1915.
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    Niall McAuley Date done.
  • Niall McAuley said:
    The wiki image gives names for all the men, but I don't know where the names come from: Cpl Peter Golden, Sgt Maj Keogh, Cpl O'Mahony, Sgt Daniel Julien Bailey (alias Beverley), Interpreter Zerhussen, Cpl Kavanagh, Cpl O'Callaghan, QMS H. Quinlisk

The Wild Geese in Cremona

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

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  • Suck Diesel said:
    "But muskets and shirts are the clothes of the rest."
  • Bernard Healy said:
    Not Napoleonic, but about a century earlier. The Austrians & the French were fighting in what is now Northern Italy as part of the War of the Spanish Succession & an Irish contingent of about 600 men lost over half their number in defending the French-held town of Cremona against an Austrian sneak-attack.
  • Niall McAuley said:
    The battle of Cremona, 1702, on wikipedia. Cremona on Google maps.
  • Suck Diesel said:
    giment, Irish Brigade of France Homesick, sad, and weary, Heartsick, hungry, dreary, (Shout, boys, Erin's the renown!) O'Brien, Burke, and Tracy, MacMahon, Dillon, Lacy, We watch the town. Prince Eugene has your town!" "Are ye mad, or in a trance? Waken, gentlemen of France!" (Shout, boys, Erin's the renown!) "See your lilied flags are flapping, And your Marshal is caught napping In Cremona town." Again and yet again, Though the third of us are slain, (Shout boys, Erin's the renown!) Though Sieur Villeroi is taken, And the lilied flags are shaken, Till our tardy comrades waken, We keep the town.* Back to back, and face to face, Wrest from fate this night's disgrace (Shout, boys, Erin's the renown!) Ere the sun rose from its bed Or that livid dawn grew red Every German spear had fled From Cremona town. So failed Eugene's advance, So failed all foes of France! (Shout, boys, Erin's the renown!) Let her praises still resound, And while the world goes round, To their praise too redound, Who stood the victors crowned In Cremona town.* * 'Cremona' by Emily Lawless
  • Silverio Graullers said:
    Buenas fotos antiguas .

Kapp & Peterson: Men/women pipe making

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons