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Drunk Irish SAS Soldier Who Destroyed 100 Aircraft In WW2
Master of stealth, king of sabotage, and SAS legend, Paddy Mayne was a remarkable figure for the Allies during World War II. Feared admirably in North Africa, and admirably feared post-war by the ...
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Tom McCaughren: The Irish war cry that terrified opponents on fields of battle and play
That was also a battle in which, according to one account, nothing startled the French soldiers as much as the wild yell of “Fág an Bealach”, an ancient Irish war cry meaning “Clear the way ...
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New museum to honour Irish soldiers in the British Army
A new museum is to be established to tell the story of Irish soldiers in the British Army down the centuries. The £13.6 million (€16.3m) project will be developed across two sites in Northern ...
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The heroic legacy of Father Lawrence Lynch, the ‘Holy Hurricane’ of WWII: Our Neighborhood, The Way It Was
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa, where Father Lawrence Lynch, a brave Irish-American priest is remembered ...
The Irish Times14d
Irish soldier who died protecting others in Lebanon honoured with posthumous medal
A Distinguished Service Medal with Honour has been presented to the family of Irish soldier Private Billy Kedian (21) who ensured the safety of eleven of his fellow peacekeepers in Lebanon on May ...
The Irish News18d
Two new museums will tell story of Irish soldiers in British Army
The history of Irish soldiers in the British armed forces is to be the focus of a new £13.6m plan to open two museums in Belfast and Enniskillen. The UNTOLD: Stories of the Irish in the British ...