Tema: Translation Requested

Dear Alejandro:

My english is not so better than you spanish , nevertheless there are many Gallicians here and they must have the honor to answer you , but I think that the text is full of mad ideas.

On the other side ,I would like to demmand you some information, let me tell you my wife has an Irish surname , her great-grand parents came to Spain In the XVIII century , with thousand of Irish to fight in the Spanish Army , against England , they were the lasts-one of the rebels irish in arms.

Most of them arrive to the South to the Imperial Ports of Seville and Cádiz ,and a few to Galicia.

they were complete Units , "regimientos" of the Spanish Marines , the irihs regiments wore a special blue jackets , "Irish blue" differents from the spanish militar jacket ,red and white ,and their courage were really Known for all.

have you got some information about this unit? , they were something like ,special-force and his blood still alive in many places of the southern Spain; kingdom of Seville and Granada.

Sincerly yours,and sorry for my english

Gonzalo Revenga.

Iniciado por Gonzalo

Dear Alejandro:

My english is not so better than you spanish , nevertheless there are many Gallicians here and they must have the honor to answer you , but I think that the text is full of mad ideas.

Your English is commendable, but even still there is no shame in having bad English. I would prefer not to use it myself if possible, it is only a necessity. There is an Irish saying - "Is fearr Gaeilge briste na Bearla cliste" which translates as "Even broken Irish is better than clever English"

On the other side ,I would like to demmand you some information, let me tell you my wife has an Irish surname , her great-grand parents came to Spain In the XVIII century , with thousand of Irish to fight in the Spanish Army , against England , they were the lasts-one of the rebels irish in arms.

Most of them arrive to the South to the Imperial Ports of Seville and Cádiz ,and a few to Galicia.

they were complete Units , "regimientos" of the Spanish Marines , the irihs regiments wore a special blue jackets , "Irish blue" differents from the spanish militar jacket ,red and white ,and their courage were really Known for all.

have you got some information about this unit? , they were something like ,special-force and his blood still alive in many places of the southern Spain; kingdom of Seville and Granada.

Sincerly yours,and sorry for my english

Gonzalo Revenga.

That is some interesting history. I hope you don't mind me asking but what is your wife's name? I could hopefully give you some information on her family history.

As for this unit with blue jackets, I will have to look into that.
there were thousands of Irish who served in the army of Spain starting from the XVI century. These Irish were all known as the "Wild Geese" and they left Ireland after they were defeated at the Battle of Kinsale (where Irishmen and Spaniards fought side by side against the English). The Earl of Tirconnell (The O'Donnell chieftain) and the Earl of Tyrone (The O'Neill cheiftain) left with their forces and sailed to Spain to live in exile.
This is an important event in Irish history and is remembered in many songs and poems. Later, in 1691 the Irish forces of the Catholic King James II were finally defeated by the Dutch Protestant usurper, King William of Orange. At the Treaty of Limerick, the Irish forces finally surrendered after weeks of resisting their inevitable capture. In return, they were allowed to either serve in William's new English army or leave with James II for France. Almost every man decided to leave, most went to France with their King. But many also remembered that it was in Spain that the great chiefs O'Donnell and O'Neill had went and had been welcomed by the Spanish. They left to fight for Spain instead, and for centuries after there were thousands who left to Spain. Some went to train as priests in the Irish Colleges that the Spanish monarchs had granted to the Irish clergy (Catholic priests were outlawed under English rule and faced execution), and then to secretely return to Ireland to serve the people. Some were Irish nobles who left to be welcomed into the Spanish nobilty (a great favour bestowed on our nobility by Spain). But most were soldiers who went to serve a worthy nation, to gain battle experience and with luck, to fight the English on the battlefield and gain glory for both Spain and Ireland.

It would seem your wife's family are descended from these "Wild Geese".
I will try and find specific information on this unit for you later.
Did they have a specific name or any other information that would help identify them?

I mean to say, I was in Sevilla a couple of years ago along with approx 100,000 other Irish and it was one of the most enjoyable places I've been to. Everyone is still talking about it....some even decided to stay and never returned home. Damned immigrants