theirishbrigade

"But muskets and shirts are the clothes of the rest."

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.

The battle of Cremona, 1702, on wikipedia. Cremona on Google maps.

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

Buenas fotos antiguas .

They used to be here, beside Fox's: www.google.ie/maps/@53.3441489,-6.2592797,3a,75y,211.22h,.... Seems to be empty now.

Here's where the factory was OSI Map, but according to their website that was after 1902: 1865 - Business formed by Messrs Kapp & Peterson. - The original Peterson Factory was in King Street – it backed onto 55 Grafton Street. 1902 - The factory moved to 113 St. Stephens Green.

There's a huge article about them on the Pipedia.

derangedlemur The shop is now on Nassau St. under the Peterson name only. Just after the Easter Rising they were on Bachelor's Walk too.

Wonder if some of these 1901 Tobacco Pipe Makers/Finishers are in this photograph... All 3 of the O'Connor family from Cornmarket were Tobacco Pipe Makers.

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

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.

Wikipedia has the same photo, and says 1915.

Niall McAuley Date done.

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