Chapter I: Introduction: By Mr. John Redmond, M.p. 1

Ireland's Part in the War

CHAP.
I.--THE RETREAT FROM MONS 15
How the Munsters Saved the Guns and got Ringed Round
with Fire

II.--BATTLE OF THE RIVERS 29
Rally of the Irish Guards to the Green Flag at
the Marne

III.--CONTEST FOR THE CHANNEL COAST 38
Impetuous Dash of the Leinsters, and Royal Irish,
and Grim Tenacity of Irish Guards and Rifles

IV.--ASPHYXIATING GAS AND LIQUID FIRE 47
Charge of the Liverpool Irish at Festubert; a
Night Surprise by the Inniskillings

V.--THE IMMORTAL STORY 58
Landing of the Dublins and Munsters at the
Dardanelles

VI.--THE 10TH IRISH DIVISION IN GALLIPOLI 73
Landing at Suvla Bay and Capture of Chocolate Hill

VII.--IN THE REST CAMP 84
How the Leinsters Caught a Glimpse of the Narrows

VIII.--FIGHT FOR KISLAH DAGH 91
Gallant Stand and Fall of the 7th Dublins

IX.--FOR CROSS AND CROWN 103
Death in Action of Father Finn, of the Dublins, and
Father Gwynn, of the Irish Guards

X.--THE GREAT PUSH AT LOOS 119
Historical Football Charge of the London Irish, with
the German Trenches as Goal

XI.--THE VICTORIA CROSS 128
A Noble Band of Irish Heroes, Officers and Men

XII.--"FOR VALOUR" 145
Stories of other V.C.'s, including Michael O'Leary,
who Upheld Ireland's tradition of Gallantry

A DAUNTLESS BATTLE LINE

THE IRISH REGIMENTS AND THEIR WAR HONOURS

Ireland is represented in the fighting forces of the Empire by a regiment of Foot Guards, eight regiments of the Line, each of two Regular battalions, and with several linked battalions of the Special Reserve, or old Militia, and many Service battalions raised for "Kitchener's Army." Altogether, these various battalions of the Irish regiments number fifty-four. There are two Dragoon regiments and one regiment each of Hussars and Lancers. The Volunteer or Territorial system has not been extended to Ireland. Still, the country is not without representation in the Auxiliary Forces. She has raised two Yeomanry regiments, the South Irish Horse, and the North Irish Horse, and in England there are two predominantly Irish Territorial battalions, the London Irish Rifles (18th Battalion of the London Regiment) and the Liverpool Irish (8th Battalion of the King's Liverpool Regiment), both of which have "South Africa, 1900-02" as a battle honour. There are also tens of thousands of Irishmen in the English, Scottish, and Welsh regiments, the Artillery, the Engineers, the Army Medical Corps, as well as in the Royal Navy.

The following are the Irish Infantry and Cavalry regiments, with their badges and battle honours:--

IRISH GUARDS.

In acknowledgment and commemoration of the brave and honourable part taken by the Irish troops in the Boer War an Irish regiment of Foot Guards was added to the Brigade of Guards in 1900 by command of Queen Victoria. Unlike the Scots Guards, which are largely English, the Irish Guards are almost exclusively Irish. Badges: the Cross of the Order of St. Patrick and the Shamrock. Recruiting area: all Ireland.

ROYAL IRISH REGIMENT.

The Harp of Ireland, with the motto _Virtutis Namuriensis Praemium_ ("The Reward of Bravery at Namur"), surmounted by a Crown and enwreathed with Shamrocks. Recruiting area: the Munster Counties of Tipperary and Waterford, and the Leinster Counties of Kilkenny and Wexford. Depot: Clonmel.

The Sphinx, superscribed "Egypt." The Dragon, superscribed
"China"; "Namur, 1695"; "Blenheim"; "Ramillies," "Oudenarde";
"Malplaquet"; "Pegu"; "Sevastopol"; "New Zealand"; "Afghanistan,
1879-80"; "Tel-el-Kebir"; "Egypt, 1882"; "Nile, 1884-85"; "South
Africa, 1900-02."

ROYAL INNISKILLING FUSILIERS.

A grenade with the Castle of Inniskilling flying the flag of St. George inscribed on the ball. Motto: _Nec aspera terrent_ ("The harshest trials do not affright us"). Recruiting area: the Ulster Counties of Donegal, Derry, Tyrone, and Fermanagh. Depot: Omagh town.

The Sphinx, superscribed "Egypt." "Martinique, 1762";
"Havannah"; "St. Lucia, 1778, 1796"; "Maida"; "Badajoz";
"Salamanca"; "Vittoria"; "Pyrenees"; "Nivelle"; "Orthes";
"Toulouse"; "Peninsula"; "Waterloo"; "South Africa, 1835,
1846-7"; "Central India"; "Relief of Ladysmith"; "South Africa,
1899-1902."

ROYAL IRISH RIFLES.

The Harp and Crown, with the motto _Quis Separabit?_ ("Who shall divide us?") on a scroll beneath, and a bugle with strings, the symbol of a rifle regiment. Recruiting area: the Ulster Counties of Antrim and Down, including the City of Belfast. Depot: Belfast.

The Sphinx, superscribed "Egypt." "India"; "Cape of Good Hope,
1806"; "Talavera"; "Bourbon"; "Busaco"; "Fuentes d'Onor";
"Ciudad Rodrigo"; "Badajoz"; "Salamanca"; "Vittoria"; "Nivelle";
"Orthes"; "Toulouse"; "Peninsula"; "Central India"; "South
Africa, 1899-1902."

ROYAL IRISH FUSILIERS.

A grenade with a French Imperial eagle and a wreath of laurel on the ball, surmounted by the Gaelic motto, _Faugh-a-Ballagh_ ("Clear the Way"), the whole being set in a wreath of Shamrocks and surmounted by the Plume of the Prince of Wales. Recruiting area: the Ulster Counties of Armagh, Monaghan, and Cavan, and the Leinster County of Louth. Depot: Armagh town.

The Sphinx, superscribed "Egypt." "Monte Video"; "Talavera";
"Barrosa"; "Java"; "Tarifa"; "Vittoria"; "Nivelle "; "Niagara";
"Orthes"; "Toulouse"; "Peninsula"; "Asia"; "Sevastopol";
"Tel-el-Kebir"; "Egypt, 1882, 1844"; "Relief of Ladysmith";
"South Africa, 1899-1902."

CONNAUGHT RANGERS.

The Harp and Crown, with the motto, _Quis Separabit?_ Recruiting area: all the Counties of Connaught--Galway, Roscommon, Mayo, Sligo, and Leitrim. Depot: Galway.

The Elephant. The Sphinx, superscribed "Egypt." "Seringapatam";
"Talavera"; "Busaco"; "Fuentes d'Onor"; "Ciudad Rodrigo";
"Badajoz"; "Salamanca"; "Vittoria"; "Pyrenees"; "Nivelle";
"Orthes"; "Toulouse"; "Peninsula"; "Alma"; "Inkerman";
"Sevastopol"; "Central India"; "South Africa. 1877-8-9"; "Relief
of Ladysmith"; "South Africa, 1899-1902."

LEINSTER REGIMENT.

The Plume of the Prince of Wales, encircled by a wreath of maple leaves, and surmounted by a Crown. Recruiting area: the Leinster Counties of Longford, Meath, Westmeath, King's County, and Queen's County. Depot: Birr.

"Niagara"; "Central India"; "South Africa, 1900-02."

ROYAL MUNSTER FUSILIERS.

The Shamrock and a grenade with the Royal Tiger on the ball. Recruiting area: the Munster Counties of Cork, Kerry, Limerick, and Clare. Depot: Tralee.

"Plassey"; "Condore"; "Masulipatam"; "Budara"; "Buxar";
"Rohileund, 1774"; "Sholinghur"; "Carnatic"; "Rohileund, 1794";
"Guzerat"; "Deig"; "Bhurtpore"; "Ghunzee, 1839"; "Afghanistan,
1839"; "Ferozeshah"; "Sobraon"; "Chillianwallah"; "Goojerat";
"Punjaub"; "Pegu"; "Delhi, 1857"; "Lucknow"; "Burma, 1885-87";
"South Africa, 1899-1902."

ROYAL DUBLIN FUSILIERS.

A grenade with the motto, _Spectamur Agendo_ ("We are known by our deeds"), surmounted by a Crown; also the Arms of the City of Dublin set in a wreath of Shamrocks. Recruiting area: the Leinster Counties of Dublin, Kildare, Wicklow, and Carlow. Depot: Naas.

The Royal Tiger, superscribed "Plassey"; "Buxar." The Elephant,
superscribed "Carnatic"; "Mysore"; "Arcot"; "Condore";
"Wandiwash"; "Pondicherry"; "Guzerat"; "Sholingbur"; "Nundy
Droog"; "Amboyna"; "Ternate"; "Banda"; "Seringapatam"; "Kirkee";
"Maheidpoor"; "Beni Boo Alli"; "Asia"; "Aden"; "Mooltan";
"Goojerat"; "Punjaub"; "Pegu"; "Lucknow"; "Relief of Ladysmith";
"South Africa, 1899-1902."

4TH (ROYAL IRISH) DRAGOON GUARDS.

The Harp and Crown, and the Star of the Order of St. Patrick.

"Peninsula"; "Balaklava"; "Sevastopol"; "Tel-el-Kebir"; "Egypt,
1882."

6TH (INNISKILLING) DRAGOONS.

The Castle of Inniskilling with the St. George's flag, and the word "Inniskilling" underneath.

"Dettingen"; "Warburg"; "Willens"; "Waterloo"; "Balaklava";
"Sevastopol"; "South Africa, 1899-1902."

5TH (ROYAL IRISH) LANCERS.

The Harp and Crown with the motto _Quis Separabit?_

"Blenheim"; "Ramillies"; "Oudenarde"; "Malplaquet"; "Suakim,
1885"; "Defence of Ladysmith"; "South Africa, 1899-1902."

8TH (KING'S ROYAL IRISH) HUSSARS.

The Harp and Crown with the motto _Pristinae virtutis memores_ ("We are mindful of our ancient glory").

"Leswarree"; "Hindoostan"; "Alma"; "Balaklava"; "Inkerman";
"Sevastopol"; "Central India"; "Afghanistan, 1879-80"; "South
Africa, 1900-02."

THE IRISH AT THE FRONT