Belated happy St Patrick’s day to everyone at home!
Two sons of Erin proudly holding the bottom ends of the tri colour. Training to fight in a foreign land.. Never heard that one before. Joined in this photo by fellow Legionnaires in training from Brazil, USA, Canada, Peru, France and England to name a few.
I know what some of the general publics opinion is at home of this war. Not our war. Nothing to do with us. We are too small, we won’t make a difference either way. Well that way of thinking is wrong in my opinion.
That way of thinking may be the reason there are so few Irishmen here, volunteering. Please have a rethink, even if not to come and fight, but morally support as a member of the Irish public.
The Ukrainians aren’t so different from ourselves. Eire finally got her freedom after the last major rebellion against the mighty brittish empire roughly 100 years ago. The Ukrainians got theirs after the fall of the iron curtain roughly 30 years ago… In 2014 Vladimir Putin started the process of terrorising that freedom.
Last year, a lot less than a lifetime into Ukraine’s independence, the Russian army as ordered by Putin came knocking at the door to take all of that freedom away by attempting to conquer Ukraine in its entirety.
In my mind, this is no different than the brittish paras getting the order to parachute into Dublin, the infantry and cavalry regiments to advance from occupied Ulster. We already won our independence, now the same nation that kept it from us for so many years, wants to take it away again?
How can I sit back and enjoy my countries freedom of 100 years when another country on the same continent cannot have theirs of less than 40? I think it would be an insult to the memories of the men and women that took arms in 1916 and braved the powerful brittish empire, to not help these people get their freedom back. In any way possible. By volunteering with an NGO. Doing humanitarian work. Donating to charities providing supplies. Maybe even volunteering for the International Legion. Also not forgetting those men and women who died in similar attempts for freedom for how many centuries before.
I’m sure you have all long since come to your own opinions about this war. Whether supportive of the Ukrainians, not having much sympathy or indifferent on the matter altogether. Those of you who are not supportive, I’m not trying to change your opinion. I’m sure you have your own reasons. But just have a second think about it. And if you can, support the International Legion, the Ukrainian army or humanitarian organisations / NGO’s. If not physically or financially, then morally.
SAOR ÚCRÀIN 🇮🇪🍀🇺🇦
I know this isn’t necessarily St.Patrick’s day related but i’m from Ukraine and i’ve gotten really in to Irish music from your war of independence since the invasion started last year, it feels cathartic to listen to and know others have been in our situation. Thank you for your support and happy St.Patrick’s day☺️🇺🇦💚🇮🇪
I wish you the best! I’ve seen a lot of parallels between Ukraine’s fight and ours 100 years ago for sure. I hope you can help strike another blow against the evils of imperialism!
I’m from the north and in many ways I see echos of our own conflict with Ukraine’s. More than I think most people in Ireland are comfortable admitting.
I remember in 2014 when Crimea was occupied with Russia using all the same argument that the UK used to to claim the north 100 years ago.
At the time I saw posts on the northern subreddit from Ukrainians in Crimea asking people from Belfast what it was like to see their home decend into urban warfare, while most of us were too young to answer I understood the direction Ukraine was unfortunately going in.
I think the reason you see so much hostility from a loud minority (let’s be clear they are a minority) and subtle reluctance here is because of the parallels. Russia is trying to claim Ukraine because of a small regional minorities who identify as Russian and historical connections to their empire. It’s the same in Ireland where today a part of our island is controlled by the UK under the argument a small regional minorities identity as British.
In Ireland rather than continue the fight in the north we unfortunately decided to give up a third of our nation, with the consequences being disastrous for people on both sides of the border.
That’s deeply uncomfortable for the Irish establishment and those who feel affinity towards it. It’s a repressed national embarrassment we try to compartmentalise and DoubleThink the north. There were (and still are) attempts to try to rationalise and justify Ireland’s partition post-hoc. To try and reframe the narrative that the UK were in the right and it’s the people wanting to end partition who have to constantly justify why they’re not radicals.
Combine that with our post-colonial foreign policy for most of the 20th century. We were a poor nation who had inherited a post-colonial inferiority complex. Our government was risk averse and avoided taking any strong stance in any sort of ongoing conflict. This was sold to the public as “neutrality” when it was really a failure to be brave.
The truth is given Ireland’s history and values Ireland shouldn’t flinch when it comes to standing against injustice like many individual Irish people did for Spain, South Africa, Bosnia, and now Ukraine.
I’m proud to see Ukraine has never given up. How they didn’t kneel to pressure Russia occupied Crimeria. I’m proud to see how Ukraine has recaptured so much territory and despite beating Russia back to the edges of your country still work to push them out entirely rather and give up and settle.
Slava Ukraini.
Paddy irishman always had a great reputation for going and enlisting in foreign armies and fighting in foreign wars. Not only did Irishmen join foreign armies in their boat load, they fought in nearly every major conflict on the planet for the past 200 or 300 years. And he got a bloody good reputation for his fighting. The Canadians had an Irish regiment, as did the Mexicans (the San Patricios) , Americans, South Africans, French and the biggest Irish regiment of all, of course, the Brittish. Some of the wars they fought in were “just” others unfortunately not in the slightest.. The unjust more often than not, fought with a union jack on their arm.
I must say though. For a nation with such a great reputation for producing a good military man. Our participation here is shocking. There are droves of French, Brittish, North American and South American. I have only set eyes on 2 and I can count on 2 hands the amount of Irish I’ve heard of being here .
If this isn’t a just fight, I don’t know what is.
If you have military experience and been considering coming over, let this be your sign. If you have any questions about the legion ask me on thread, or DM and I will answer best I can.
Long story short. The International Legion need’s more paddy’s!
u/jesterboyd
Happy belated St Patrick’s day friend.
Slava Ireland
Please do the Ukrainian saint Patrick’s day parade throw crimea next year.
Regards Ireland.
Slava Ukraine.
Been here since April, dm me if you have any questions lad.
Nice bunch of lads.
Fág an bealach lads✊
Slava Ukraïni!
They get it.
Get the Russians out tfuck. Great pic
I know others have said it but I want to say it too because it is true: A great bunch of lads.
Even in desperate times you still celebrate. I’m pretty French, Belgians, Germans and British troops had a ceasefire on Christmas, 1914 and literally met each other to celebrate before going back to war the next day.
Ukraine go brách.
I didn’t read the caption and was briefly terrified.
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Belated happy St Patrick’s day to everyone at home!
Two sons of Erin proudly holding the bottom ends of the tri colour. Training to fight in a foreign land.. Never heard that one before. Joined in this photo by fellow Legionnaires in training from Brazil, USA, Canada, Peru, France and England to name a few.
I know what some of the general publics opinion is at home of this war. Not our war. Nothing to do with us. We are too small, we won’t make a difference either way. Well that way of thinking is wrong in my opinion.
That way of thinking may be the reason there are so few Irishmen here, volunteering. Please have a rethink, even if not to come and fight, but morally support as a member of the Irish public.
The Ukrainians aren’t so different from ourselves. Eire finally got her freedom after the last major rebellion against the mighty brittish empire roughly 100 years ago. The Ukrainians got theirs after the fall of the iron curtain roughly 30 years ago… In 2014 Vladimir Putin started the process of terrorising that freedom.
Last year, a lot less than a lifetime into Ukraine’s independence, the Russian army as ordered by Putin came knocking at the door to take all of that freedom away by attempting to conquer Ukraine in its entirety.
In my mind, this is no different than the brittish paras getting the order to parachute into Dublin, the infantry and cavalry regiments to advance from occupied Ulster. We already won our independence, now the same nation that kept it from us for so many years, wants to take it away again?
How can I sit back and enjoy my countries freedom of 100 years when another country on the same continent cannot have theirs of less than 40? I think it would be an insult to the memories of the men and women that took arms in 1916 and braved the powerful brittish empire, to not help these people get their freedom back. In any way possible. By volunteering with an NGO. Doing humanitarian work. Donating to charities providing supplies. Maybe even volunteering for the International Legion. Also not forgetting those men and women who died in similar attempts for freedom for how many centuries before.
I’m sure you have all long since come to your own opinions about this war. Whether supportive of the Ukrainians, not having much sympathy or indifferent on the matter altogether. Those of you who are not supportive, I’m not trying to change your opinion. I’m sure you have your own reasons. But just have a second think about it. And if you can, support the International Legion, the Ukrainian army or humanitarian organisations / NGO’s. If not physically or financially, then morally.
SAOR ÚCRÀIN 🇮🇪🍀🇺🇦
I know this isn’t necessarily St.Patrick’s day related but i’m from Ukraine and i’ve gotten really in to Irish music from your war of independence since the invasion started last year, it feels cathartic to listen to and know others have been in our situation. Thank you for your support and happy St.Patrick’s day☺️🇺🇦💚🇮🇪
I wish you the best! I’ve seen a lot of parallels between Ukraine’s fight and ours 100 years ago for sure. I hope you can help strike another blow against the evils of imperialism!
I’m from the north and in many ways I see echos of our own conflict with Ukraine’s. More than I think most people in Ireland are comfortable admitting.
I remember in 2014 when Crimea was occupied with Russia using all the same argument that the UK used to to claim the north 100 years ago.
At the time I saw posts on the northern subreddit from Ukrainians in Crimea asking people from Belfast what it was like to see their home decend into urban warfare, while most of us were too young to answer I understood the direction Ukraine was unfortunately going in.
I think the reason you see so much hostility from a loud minority (let’s be clear they are a minority) and subtle reluctance here is because of the parallels. Russia is trying to claim Ukraine because of a small regional minorities who identify as Russian and historical connections to their empire. It’s the same in Ireland where today a part of our island is controlled by the UK under the argument a small regional minorities identity as British.
In Ireland rather than continue the fight in the north we unfortunately decided to give up a third of our nation, with the consequences being disastrous for people on both sides of the border.
That’s deeply uncomfortable for the Irish establishment and those who feel affinity towards it. It’s a repressed national embarrassment we try to compartmentalise and DoubleThink the north. There were (and still are) attempts to try to rationalise and justify Ireland’s partition post-hoc. To try and reframe the narrative that the UK were in the right and it’s the people wanting to end partition who have to constantly justify why they’re not radicals.
Combine that with our post-colonial foreign policy for most of the 20th century. We were a poor nation who had inherited a post-colonial inferiority complex. Our government was risk averse and avoided taking any strong stance in any sort of ongoing conflict. This was sold to the public as “neutrality” when it was really a failure to be brave.
The truth is given Ireland’s history and values Ireland shouldn’t flinch when it comes to standing against injustice like many individual Irish people did for Spain, South Africa, Bosnia, and now Ukraine.
I’m proud to see Ukraine has never given up. How they didn’t kneel to pressure Russia occupied Crimeria. I’m proud to see how Ukraine has recaptured so much territory and despite beating Russia back to the edges of your country still work to push them out entirely rather and give up and settle.
Slava Ukraini.
Paddy irishman always had a great reputation for going and enlisting in foreign armies and fighting in foreign wars. Not only did Irishmen join foreign armies in their boat load, they fought in nearly every major conflict on the planet for the past 200 or 300 years. And he got a bloody good reputation for his fighting. The Canadians had an Irish regiment, as did the Mexicans (the San Patricios) , Americans, South Africans, French and the biggest Irish regiment of all, of course, the Brittish. Some of the wars they fought in were “just” others unfortunately not in the slightest.. The unjust more often than not, fought with a union jack on their arm.
I must say though. For a nation with such a great reputation for producing a good military man. Our participation here is shocking. There are droves of French, Brittish, North American and South American. I have only set eyes on 2 and I can count on 2 hands the amount of Irish I’ve heard of being here .
If this isn’t a just fight, I don’t know what is.
If you have military experience and been considering coming over, let this be your sign. If you have any questions about the legion ask me on thread, or DM and I will answer best I can.
Long story short. The International Legion need’s more paddy’s!
u/jesterboyd
Happy belated St Patrick’s day friend.
Slava Ireland
Please do the Ukrainian saint Patrick’s day parade throw crimea next year.
Regards Ireland.
Slava Ukraine.
Been here since April, dm me if you have any questions lad.
Nice bunch of lads.
Fág an bealach lads✊
Slava Ukraïni!
They get it.
Get the Russians out tfuck. Great pic
I know others have said it but I want to say it too because it is true: A great bunch of lads.
[Ukrainians in the Parade](https://ibb.co/vwQ6f5z)
Keep safe guys, I hope ye all get home ok.
G’wan the lads!
cheeky bastard with the union jack lol
Slava Ukraini!
Tiocfaidh ár lá! Slava Ukraini!
Even in desperate times you still celebrate. I’m pretty French, Belgians, Germans and British troops had a ceasefire on Christmas, 1914 and literally met each other to celebrate before going back to war the next day.
Ukraine go brách.
I didn’t read the caption and was briefly terrified.
Give ’em hell, boys!