Picture No | 11077340 |
Date | 1916 |
Description | Where Irish sang Rule, Britannia in reply to Germans |
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Where Irish sang Rule, Britannia in reply to Germans. Representatives of real Irish patriotism: Irish troops at the front, bombing an enemy sap. Irishmen who are gallantly fighting for the Empire: bombing an enemy sap somewhere on the Western Front. The Germans in the trenches put up notices saying 'Irishmen! In Ireland revolution. English guns are firing on your wives and children. Throw away your arms. We give you a hearty welcome.' The Irishmen replied by singing Irish airs and Rule, Britannia.
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Source | The Illustrated London News, 13th May 1916 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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