Just to put the cat well and truly amongst the pigeons with our resident Fenian Friends, this is an extremely will written piece by an Irish Officer in the British Army

SOLDIER'S DIARY:Wicklowman LIEUT PADDY BURY is serving with the British army in Afghanistan. In the first of an occasional diary from the front, he explains what attracted him.

WHY DOES an Irishman serve as an officer in the British army? It's a question I am asked almost every time I return to Ireland, sometimes with varying degrees of accusation or incredulity. Certainly, there are subtle contradictions in serving the queen as an Irishman, but even the fact that I can admit I serve in the British army is a testament to how much attitudes in Ireland have changed in the last five years.


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The history of English speaking peoples

The Irish have a long and highly distinguished history of serving in the British armed forces, particularly the army.

Good luck to him in continuing that fine tradition.

Fair play to him, the man's an example to us all.

The Irish have a long and highly distinguished history of serving in the British armed forces, particularly the army.

Indeed. How about Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington...?!

Best of luck to all Irishmen who choose a career in the British Army!

oh i agree the Irish have serverd and continue to serve with distinction in the Army

although Pymes do you rember the Wellintons response to being called Irish?

being born in a stable, does not make one a horse.



The history of English speaking peoples