The standing stone bearing the names of every county in Ireland, symbolically streamed together in one single line. |
36th Ulster Division: 32,186 killed, wounded, missing. 16th Irish Division: 28,398 killed, wounded, missing. 10th Irish Division: 9,363 killed, wounded, missing. |
The Round Tower and the nine stone tablets from another perspective. |
See also: 'The big guns are coughing...': Commemorating Irish lost in World War One
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A touching post. We have many to thank for our freedoms.
ReplyDeleteThanks very much for your comments, Colleen. We do indeed have many to whom we owe our freedoms.
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Jennifer
Beautiful images. Poignant to see the words from some of the men who were there. Catherine
ReplyDeleteThanks very much for your comments, Catherine. I feel the same way.
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Jennifer
I think people forget that Irland paid a high price as well
ReplyDeleteThanks very much for your comment, Bill. It is too true that many forget the losses of the Irish.
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Jennifer