hello Mister Cornwell.

I hope I find you and yours in fine fettle. In a few of your Sharpe books Harper uses the saying “God bless Ireland”. I was wondering if this was a rallying call used by the Connacht rangers or another of the Irish regiments who later fought in the Great War. I have a ladies sweetheart broach portraying a soldier in WW1 uniform with the motto”erin go bragh”(God save Ireland) around its outer edge. It has intrigued me for years as I cannot find an Irish regiment with the said motto. The Irish romantic in me wonders what ever became of them. Your work has given me much joy over the years and long may it continue.

many thanks

John McGoldrick.