A poem by the Irish MP Thomas Michael Kettle (1880-1916) of the 9th Royal Dublin Fusiliers at the Island of Ireland Peace Park in Messines, Belgium
This photo : Close-up of a stone tablet with a poem by Tom Kettle, 9th Royal Dublin Fusiliers "So here, while the mad guns curse overhead, and tired men sigh, with mud for couch and floor, know that we fools, now with the foolish dead, died not for Flag, nor King, nor Emperor, but for a dream born in a herdsman’s shed, and for the secret scripture of the poor". The Island of Ireland Peace Park and its surrounding park (Irish: Pairc Siochana d'Oilean na hEireann), also called the Irish Peace Park or Irish Peace Tower in Messines, near Ypres in Flanders, Belgium, is a war memorial to the soldiers of the island of Ireland who died, were wounded or are missing from World War I, during Ireland's involvement in the conflict. The tower memorial is close to the site of the June 1917 battle of Messines Ridge, during which the 16th (Irish) Division fought alongside the 36th (Ulster) Division.
Size: 3840px × 5760px
Location: Island Of Ireland Peace Park, N365, 8957 Mesen, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Europe
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