Good to see and hear, my Grandfather was in the 6bn RMF and fought at Gallipoli and Salonika. He later fought for independence and joined the Free State Air Corps. His younger brother joined the RDF underage and under a false name, Fought in France then got caught so joined the Connaught Rangers, fought in France again then re joined after the war and was involved in the Connaught Rangers mutiny in India in 1920. After his release he became a sergeant in the Free State Army. Both very brave proud Irishmen.
@mikeyoung7660
3 жыл бұрын
Very enjoyable and extremely interesting lecture. I'm a former Irish Guardsman so I've shared the video with a few of my Irish Guards friends. QS
@bluejoe1873
Жыл бұрын
Lest We Forget 🙏🙏
@AnnetteMurphyger
Ай бұрын
His name was Michael Murphy and he wss in Brittsh Army
@donathandorko
5 жыл бұрын
Good lecture covering a fantastic, brutal and just plain interesting time to be alive on this great emerald isle. Good to note that every soldier in Irish ranks were volunteers and also nice to see these men, who lived long ago, getting some recognition. Something their government denied them for decades since partition. GB and Ireland, whether you like it or not, are brothers.
@solitary_sins
4 жыл бұрын
Yep. Seems that republicans would rather go with denial of truth than admit that the men in WW1 were volunteers, wanted money - maybe, wanted home rule - maybe, but definitely did not want a Repbulic or a partioned Ireland. It also seems that Ireland's history begins with the 1900s.. honestly saddening.
@donaldpaterson5827
3 жыл бұрын
I suspect the fighting spirit of the Turks was underrated and that theTroops sent their were considered second line troops, not in terms of courage but in terms of training and equipment. My own T.A. Regiment the Ayrshire Yeomanry were at Gallipoli.
@donaldpaterson5827
3 жыл бұрын
There is talk of a new federation or confederation/trading unit made up of Canada, Australia, New Zealand and UK. If it does happen it would be marvellous if Ireland decided to join too.
@donaldpaterson5827
3 жыл бұрын
I’m a Scot, I always feel that modern Irish people forget that they were Irish and British at that time just as I am Scottish and British now. There is a feeling that everyone was a rebel/Nationalist which just isn’t true. As you say in the lecture Dublin was a Unionist City at the start of the First World War. If the British government had been a bit smarter during and after WW1, we might all still be British and Irish, Scottish, Welsh and English Brits.
@wynty200
Жыл бұрын
The problem being that most Irish people didn’t regard themselves as British, or have any particular love for Britain. It was the status quo, people accepted it, but they didn’t often like it. The numerous attempts to gain home rule, the plentiful rebellions, and the state of near civil war in Ireland in 1914 are proof if anyone needed it that Ireland’s relationship with Britain was in no way a loving or comfortable one.
@redpaddys12
17 күн бұрын
Bollocks@@wynty200
@EannaWithAFada
5 жыл бұрын
As far as I believe my great great grandfather died in ww1 I think he was part of either the Connaught or Leinster rangers
@kerstinlampert7337
9 ай бұрын
Thank you for the interesting talk....we Chicagoans have some cemetery monuments to the Connaught Rangers....
@gerardoconnor4278
7 ай бұрын
Very good talk thank you.
@AnnetteMurphyger
Ай бұрын
My husband's materndl grand-uncle fron Clonmel, Co. Tipperary went missing in action during World War 1 at the age of 19 very shortly after he joined the War. His name was Charlie Murphy.
@robrekkit2132
Жыл бұрын
My grandmother's brothers were Irish born, wore the new Zealand uniform. Another cousin was stoker on the USS Maine. Quigley
@jimmytwo-times4394
3 ай бұрын
God bless the Irishmen who fought for the Republic and those who fought for King and Country as well
@Denis-tg6jw
6 жыл бұрын
Very interesting.
@AnnetteMurphyger
Ай бұрын
My husband'av paternal Grandfath from Listowel, Co. Kerry was in British Palestine circa 1917
@AnnetteMurphyger
Ай бұрын
However, my distant 5th cousin Eamon DeValera on his Mother's side Kate Coll) was involved in the Easter Rising of 1916, but was not shot like Padrsig Pearce and his other Rising biddies. Dev was born in New York, but moved to 7 milds outside Bruree, Co. Limerick as we all know
@redpaddys12
17 күн бұрын
My Great-grandfather joined up in 1914, was at the Somme, Pashendaleand Ypres. He went away a hero, came back a pariah because a load of Communist teachers had 16 year olds fight their battles.
@AnnetteMurphyger
Ай бұрын
My late birth Maternal Grandmothe, Bridget Elliott Maiden's name wss Coll and her Father otginally came from Bruree
@AnnetteMurphyger
Ай бұрын
My adoptive family were not in World War 1and I don't know whether my birth femily were involved in World War 1
@DangRockets
5 жыл бұрын
Enjoyable lecture, but I very much doubt those photo's will be in copyright, colourised or not. Sadly it's typical museum policy to assert such nonsense.
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