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WW1 Irish Recruitment Poster

riffmongous · 2014-11-03 21:02:57

I saw this on reddit today, Fascinating fella it seems and I leave here the link to his wiki bio since it's worth reading http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_John_O%27Leary, but, what caught my eye about it in the first place was Is it just me who finds that a strange thing to say in a poster aimed at Irish people?

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03-11-2014 10:02pm

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riffmongous

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I saw this on reddit today,

Fascinating fella it seems and I leave here the link to his wiki bio since it's worth reading http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_John_O%27Leary, but, what caught my eye about it in the first place was

Have you no wish to emulate the splendid bravery of your fellow countryman?

Is it just me who finds that a strange thing to say in a poster aimed at Irish people?

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