Yep, the Americans, current No. 1, have been trying to impose their sense of order and economics, much like their British predecessors- (and making even more of a mess?).
Irish died in many wars. Many thousands of Irish immigrants fought and died on both sides of the American Civil War (earlier many fought in the Mexican War- and some deserted and fought with the other side). Wild geese fought with Napoleon's armies.
Many Irish believe that Irish should not have participated in the first World War.

Getting away from these maunderings, when and by whom was "Gallipoli" written? Is it a Furies song?