Some English war poems for armistice day... What passing-bells for these who die as cattle? — Only the monstrous anger of the guns. Only the stuttering rifles' rapid rattle Can patter out their hasty orisons. (Wilfred Owen-- Anthem for Doomed Youth, 1917, WW1)
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Yeah? There are obviously various reasons I can think of as to why, but I'm still curious about the actual reason?
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As always it's seen as a catholic vs protestant / republican / loyalist thing. The history behind it is interesting - a lot of Irish soldiers who fought with the British in WW1 saw poor treatment. This was a very good thing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Elizabeth_II%27s_state_visit_to_the_Republic_of_Ireland …
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