Charity number 1094928

Ennis

19/05/2019

Memorial to Michael Russell in Simms Lane, Ennis, Co Clare. Unvieled in 18 May 2019. Michael Russell was killed at Jarama. The Irish translates as 'You can go proudly. You are history. You are legend'. La Pasionaria, Barcelona November 1 1938.

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"The Madrileños heard the sound of steady marching feet; at first they thought that the Fascists had broken through the city’s defence, but then they heard the sound of a song that was becoming more and more familiar to their ears, as the columns marched along Gran Via towards the front. The song they heard was a song of defiance, and international solidarity and comradeship. It was “The Internationale”. The people listened and heard it sung not in Spanish, not just in another language, but in a variety of languages. The first of the International Brigades had arrived."

Michael O’Riordan (Irish volunteer)

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