BENCHMARKS continued
“The noble and the brave have departed from our shore
They've gone off to a foreign land where the wild cannons roar
No more they'll see the shamrock, the plant so dear to me
Or hear the small birds singing around sweet Tralee.”
They've gone off to a foreign land where the wild cannons roar
No more they'll see the shamrock, the plant so dear to me
Or hear the small birds singing around sweet Tralee.”
That noble and brave – as well as good and faithful – Benchmark hunter, P.G.R., sent this one; spotted on the Court House in Tralee, Co Kerry. Nearby is a monument to those Kerry men who fought in the Crimea; at the Indian Mutiny; and in the bother that ensued from forcing the Heavenly Middle Kingdom to trade with the Empire.
Below: The 'mark on Tralee Court House.
Above: Tralee Court House in Autumn sunshine. The 'mark is on the left just around the farmost corner.Below: The monument to the fallen.
