Irish Volunteers
“History says don’t hope
on this side of the grave.
But then, once in a lifetime
the longed for tidal wave
of justice can rise up
and hope and history rhyme.”
‘The Cure at Troy'
Seamus Heaney.
on this side of the grave.
But then, once in a lifetime
the longed for tidal wave
of justice can rise up
and hope and history rhyme.”
‘The Cure at Troy'
Seamus Heaney.
Suggested reading:
'Connolly Column, The story of the Irishmen who fought for the Spanish Republic, 1936-1939' Michael O'Riordan
'Brigadista' Robert Doyle
'From the Shannon to the Ebro, The Limerick men who went to fight Franco. Published by The Limerick International Brigade Memorial Trust.
With the Reds in Andalusia. Joe Monks
'Connolly Column, The story of the Irishmen who fought for the Spanish Republic, 1936-1939' Michael O'Riordan
'Brigadista' Robert Doyle
'From the Shannon to the Ebro, The Limerick men who went to fight Franco. Published by The Limerick International Brigade Memorial Trust.
With the Reds in Andalusia. Joe Monks