So with our PL/CL double firmly on schedule

[Peter]

As an integral part of the UK, they weren't neutral in WW1, LA, even if we didn't bring in conscription there in the hope of avoiding a civil war - lol, that worked well.

But the regular army regiments - eg the Connaught Rangers who fielded 6 btns and lost 2.5k officers and men - did fight, and kept getting a few additional volunteers to make up some of the lost.

I've been to the grave of the Irish Nationalist leader and MP, Redmond, in Flanders.

In Goodbye to all That, Graves said that when his Royal Welch took over a trench and the Hun opposite shouted across "Vot regiment, Tommy", one of them would shout back "the Oirish Guards" inferring said Paddy Guards were the elite of the home countries units.

Says a lot about WW1 that we didn't introduce conscription until 1916.

Ireland were neutral in the second lot, although they did lend the Navy a hand on several occasions, on the quiet

[Luis Anaconda]

Says a lot about WW1 that we didn't introduce conscription until 1916.

Ireland were neutral in the second lot, although they did lend the Navy a hand on several occasions, on the quiet

Yes - should have stated WWII (though tbf Ireland wasn't independent in WWI so didn't have a say)

[Peter]

Yes - should have stated WWII (though tbf Ireland was independent in WWI so didn't have a say)

Well, they had their say at the Post Office in 1916

Following 7 or 8 years weren't great. I recently went on the tour of Kilmainham jail, horribly hungover. Plenty of English people there and it was a little shocking to see how little so many of them knew about the history.