British Prime Minister David Cameron and his Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny toured World War I sites in Belgium today, deepening ties in remembrance of Irishmen who fought alongside Britons at the height of the Dublin insurrection.
The visit to the former Western Front in the Flanders region included a stop at the Island of Ireland Peace Park at Messines, a memorial to 50,000 Irish war dead.
see more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-25451677
great to see soldiers of both nations who served with the British Army remembered together like this.
The visit to the former Western Front in the Flanders region included a stop at the Island of Ireland Peace Park at Messines, a memorial to 50,000 Irish war dead.
see more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-25451677
great to see soldiers of both nations who served with the British Army remembered together like this.
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