by Joe Hunter
20. February 2010 11:47
Ashamed to say I never heard of this story until reading about it in yesterdays Irish Times (Read it here). It is about a group of Irish soldiers who switch sides a la Braveheart to fight against the US for Mexico in the 1846 - 1848 war. The Chieftains and Ry Cooder have written an album telling this story that includes Liam Neeson narrating a song called March To Battle. The best part of the interview in the Irish Times for me is Paddy Moloney's hilarious summation of the entire conflict and another conflict not a million miles from home: "...it really is a typical kind of Irish story ...about the terrible time we had with the neighbours who came to visit and forgot to go back!"
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