THE REVOLUTION PAPERS - PART 4
1916
THE IRISH SOLDIER AND THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME
Newspapers:
- Sunday Independent, 2 July 1916
- The Weekly Northern Whig, 8 July 1916
- Evening Herald, 11 September 1916
The Real Irish Spirit
Contents and articles:
Revolution Chronicle
'The heavy cost of heroism': the press reports on Irish soldiers at the Somme
'Brothers in arms': at the battle of the Somme, Irish troops play their part for king and country
'Heartbreak and hardship': as the war claims the lives of many Irish soldiers, those at home are struggling