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Old 12-29-13, 05:01 AM   #1
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Default Newspaper story today.

I just noticed this article
http://www.irishexaminer.com/lifesty...ht-253556.html
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Old 12-29-13, 05:26 AM   #2
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Pretty interesting. Thanks for posting this!
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Old 12-29-13, 05:35 AM   #3
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Most interesting but not the first time the Irish helped the enemy I suspect
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Old 12-29-13, 07:04 AM   #4
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there is a mistake in the article.
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Old 12-29-13, 10:12 AM   #5
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Yet another tale of heroic sailors helping others in peril.
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Spot on Steve, Jimbuna I suggest you read Behind the Green Curtain by T. Ryle Dwyer.
During the war the Eirean Merchant Navy rescued both allied and axis sailors and were shot at by both sides for their efforts.

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