Irish soldiers of The Great War inspire 'Pals' drama
IN COMMEMORATION of the thousands of Irish soldiers who died in the First World War, the National Museum of Ireland is staging a site-specific theatre show that focuses on the fate of the 7th company of the Royal Irish Fusiliers, young Irishmen who were sent to fight in the disastrous Allied assault on Gallipoli in 1915.
The great majority of these men were very swiftly killed or wounded. Developed by Irish theatre company ANU, Pals: The Irish at Gallipoli, is a co-production between ANU, the National Museum, and the National Archives of Ireland.
