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  • Sanders unveil 'Johnny I hardly knew ye' plaque in Athy [Ireland]

    05/26/2025 5:42:18 AM PDT · by Olog-hai · 7 replies
    RTÉ News ^ | Monday, 26 May 2025 07:00 | Barry Gallagher
    Wife of US Senator Bernie Sanders, Jane O’Meara Sanders, has called for an end to “sending our sons and daughters to war” during a visit to Athy, Co Kildare. The couple unveiled a plaque commemorating the song “Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye” at a war memorial in St. Michael’s Cemetery outside the south Kildare town this afternoon. M(r)s. O’Meara Sanders can directly trace her ancestors, the Coyles, back to Athy, of which some are commemorated at the graveyard having fought during World War I. Written in the 19th century, “Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye”, an Irish anti-war folk song, tells...