deadhead | 21 Oct 2019 2:41 a.m. PST |
Not that I ever need an excuse to raise a glass, but today it is worth considering the toast to Nelson and all who served with him. |
nsolomon99 | 21 Oct 2019 3:04 a.m. PST |
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Herkybird | 21 Oct 2019 4:33 a.m. PST |
Come, cheer up, my lads, 'tis to glory we steer, To add something more to this wonderful year. To honour we call you, not press you like slaves, For who are so free as the sons of the waves? Heart of oak are our ships, jolly tars are our men, We always are ready; Steady, boys, steady. We'll fight and we'll conquer again and again. We ne'er see our foes but we wish them to stay, They never see us but they wish us away. If they run, why we follow, and run them ashore, And if they won't fight us, we can do no more. Heart of oak are our ships, jolly tars are our men, We always are ready; Steady, boys, steady. We'll fight and we'll conquer again and again. Still Britain shall triumph, her ships plough the sea, Her standard be Justice – her watchword, 'be free.' Then cheer up, my lads, with one heart let us sing, Our soldiers, our sailors, our statesmen and king. Heart of oak are our ships, jolly tars are our men, We always are ready; Steady, boys, steady. We'll fight and we'll conquer again and again. |
JimDuncanUK | 21 Oct 2019 4:42 a.m. PST |
No disrespect to Nelson the sailor but the Immortal Memory refers to Robert Burns in my country and is celebrated world wide. |
Bob the Temple Builder | 21 Oct 2019 4:50 a.m. PST |
JimDuncanUK, You got in ahead of me! When I saw the topic title, I did a double take and wondered why Rabbie Burns was being celebrated at this time of year. |
Stoppage | 21 Oct 2019 4:57 a.m. PST |
Interesting tidbits about Nelsons sailors origins: link Interesting search: link (prior posters all have name(s) in this database) |
Stoppage | 21 Oct 2019 4:58 a.m. PST |
'cepting Bob (and me – probably in the opposing navy) |
deadhead | 21 Oct 2019 5:21 a.m. PST |
Whale Oil Beef etc…. I never knew there were any possible ancestors there. Even in Ireland my surname is not that common…recognised yes, but until recently in a relatively small area of the Old Country. |
Stoppage | 21 Oct 2019 6:37 a.m. PST |
…Hooked. LOL Typing in the surnames in my immediate office:
7 Of 11 UK surnames are in that database. (These not: 1 French, 1 Iberic) |
Old Wolfman | 21 Oct 2019 6:56 a.m. PST |
Here's to the lads and to Nelson ,from across the pond. |
von Winterfeldt | 21 Oct 2019 11:02 a.m. PST |
true – I remember with great fondness the honour to be invited to a Trafalgar dinner in the officers mess in the Royal Navy, starting with the prayer of the youngest officer and ending with a good port, so a port it is today. |
La Belle Ruffian | 21 Oct 2019 11:37 a.m. PST |
Well, Robbie's got his own night. . Given I had a meeting on Friday in the room in which his body was laid out before the funeral, here's to 'The Immortal Memory of Lord Nelson and those who fell with him'. |
BillyNM | 21 Oct 2019 12:22 p.m. PST |
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4th Cuirassier | 23 Oct 2019 5:39 a.m. PST |
Even from land-locked Austria there were at least 5. Er, Austria wasn't land-locked in 1805 :-) There are three with my surname in the database and two with my first name as well, and they're all from Ireland. |
Stoppage | 23 Oct 2019 10:40 a.m. PST |
Interesting isn't it? You expect there to be many Irish in the British Army – bit of a surprise so many were in the Royal Navy too. I know nothing of Ireland – was the majority of the population in the seaport towns? |
deadhead | 23 Oct 2019 10:53 a.m. PST |
Not then. Very much a rural economy. Tiny farms and subsistence living…survival from day to day. Until Famine hit and led to mass migration or rather further promoted it. There has always been a tendency for working Irish to cross over to England for employment however. Certainly what brought my parents here in 1954, when I was only 3 months old. Never felt the slightest urge to go to sea however…..furthest ever has been a few cross channel ferries or even a hovercraft. Ghastly way to travel….thank God for Whittle and his jet engine |
4th Cuirassier | 23 Oct 2019 12:50 p.m. PST |
I wondered how it was that I can do such a great Belfast accent. Anything seead synds lake a threeat. |