The Irish on the Somme Part 13

_Irish Times._--"Page after page uncovers the story of a heroism such as few of us had dreamt of--a story told with the understanding of one who is an Irishman of Nationalist sympathies, intensely proud of his country, and of the form of faith which is predominant in Ireland. We do not regard ourselves as easily giving visible expression to our feelings, but we must confess that we found the tears coming to our eyes again and again as we read the magnificent, yet sad, story.

Whether it was the valour of the Munsters in their retreat from Mons, or the headlong impetuosity of the Irish Guards at the Battle of the Rivers, or the football charge of the London Irish at Loos, or the glorious but ghastly tale of the 29th Division at Beach V, or the hardly less awful landing of the 10th Division at Suvla Bay, it was the same. We were overcome, yet filled with pride, at the glory and the sorrow of it all. The old spirit is still in the soldiers of Ireland. The s.h.i.+fting scenes of the narrative tell us that the imperturbability and daring which belonged to the Irish of past battles are seen as strongly marked as ever in the hurriedly trained units of the New Armies."

_Freeman's Journal._--"A vivid human narrative of the war, at once a fine contribution to the history of the great deeds of our day and a tribute to the heroism and sacrifices of the Irish."

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