To: blam
There are Irish settlements in Patagonian also. And they were more than glad to fight the Brits in the Falklands. I remember reading a article where the Irish fought harder than any of the Argentine troops, this according to a Brit commander.
15 posted on
04/18/2003 7:29:09 PM PDT by
Ursus arctos horribilis
("It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees!" Emiliano Zapata 1879-1919)
To: Ursus arctos horribilis
"There are Irish settlements in Patagonian also. And they were more than glad to fight the Brits in the Falklands. I remember reading a article where the Irish fought harder than any of the Argentine troops, this according to a Brit commander." Thanks, interesting information. I didn't know that.
16 posted on
04/18/2003 7:41:30 PM PDT by
blam
To: Ursus arctos horribilis
There are Irish settlements in Patagonian also. And they were more than glad to fight the Brits in the Falklands. I remember reading a article where the Irish fought harder than any of the Argentine troops, this according to a Brit commander. Let's not forget that legendary Argentine of Irish and Basque heritage Ernesto Guevara LYNCH.
31 posted on
04/19/2003 4:09:54 PM PDT by
Clemenza
(East side, West side, all around the town. Tripping the light fantastic on the sidewalks of New York)
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