EP43: Oíche Chiúin

<p>In another lifetime, one of gore and blood, men were thrust into the chaos of war.</p><p>They decision to go, for some was not one made through own agency or with true visions of</p><p>war.</p><p>Death, destruction, gore and suffering were not the messages on the flyers distributed to</p><p>the young men of the world.</p><p>Instead, glory, glory, glorious glory was the theme of those in politics looking to fulfil their</p><p>own sadistic egos which disregarded death as just another tax the name on the street must</p><p>pay.</p><p>With no real images of war available to be streamed into homes as can be done today, the</p><p>realities of war were not a reality one ordinary people were accustomed to.</p><p>Visions of foreign lands were shared with the young and war would be their avenue to</p><p>explore the planet which remained alien for them.</p><p>If you lived in this time, what might your life have looked like?</p><p>What would your Christmas look like?</p><p>It is the story of a man from Greystones, Wicklow which answers these questions for us.</p><p>This is his story.</p><p>This episodes music was written, preformed and produced by Ryhan O’Halloran</p><p>The story was researched and scripted by Oran.</p><p>If you want to help support this podcast, you can do so by buying us a coffee at</p><p>www.buymeacofee.com/wetheirish or leave us a review on your podcast app.</p><p>We the Irish is an Ireland loves production</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>