hinissey

Updated: May 6, 2025

And when the Fusiliers heard the story of the Kaiser's lucky shamrock, one of them said: "Sure, an' it'll be moighty lucky for him if he doesn't lose it"; adding to one of three comrades, "There'll be a leaf apiece for us, Hinissey, when we get to Berlin." In the fighting the Irish have done big things and their dash and courage have filled their British and French comrades with admiration.

James Alexander Kilpatrick - Tommy Atkins at War: As Told in His Own Letters