Please translate this from the Irish
November 8, 2018 9:35 AM Subscribe
Please translate this from the Irish. We believe it's my grandfather's service record from the Irish armed forces after WWII. It'd be nice to know the actual wording.
I'd plug it into Google translate, but the font makes it hard for me to understand what the special characters actually are.
I'd plug it into Google translate, but the font makes it hard for me to understand what the special characters actually are.
Best answer: It's not from after WWII, it's his discharge from service during what was in neutral Ireland called "The Emergency."
Given to
Thomas Kelly
National Service
Honorable Service
in the Defence Forces
National Emergency
1939-1946
(signature)
Minister of Defence
The Defence Forces were voluntary; there was no conscription, so your grandfather would have been a volunteer. If you would like to learn about what his experience may have been like in Ireland during the war, I highly recommend Clair Willis, That Neutral Island.
posted by DarlingBri at 11:28 AM on November 8, 2018 [10 favorites]
Given to
Thomas Kelly
National Service
Honorable Service
in the Defence Forces
National Emergency
1939-1946
(signature)
Minister of Defence
The Defence Forces were voluntary; there was no conscription, so your grandfather would have been a volunteer. If you would like to learn about what his experience may have been like in Ireland during the war, I highly recommend Clair Willis, That Neutral Island.
posted by DarlingBri at 11:28 AM on November 8, 2018 [10 favorites]
Best answer: The dots over the letters are a séimhiú, which is now shown by placing the letter h after the consonant.
The text on the crease seems to be:
Deiṁniú é seo gur ṫug
The two translations given above are not entirely correct. The whole thing says:
National Service
This confirms that Thomas Kelly served honourably in the Defence Forces during the National Emergency 1939-1946.
(signature)
Minister of Defence.
posted by Grinder at 10:32 PM on November 8, 2018 [4 favorites]
The text on the crease seems to be:
Deiṁniú é seo gur ṫug
The two translations given above are not entirely correct. The whole thing says:
National Service
This confirms that Thomas Kelly served honourably in the Defence Forces during the National Emergency 1939-1946.
(signature)
Minister of Defence.
posted by Grinder at 10:32 PM on November 8, 2018 [4 favorites]
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Seirḃís Náisiúnta
seirḃís onórac sna
Fórsai Cosanta i riṫ
Éigeandála Náisiú
or
National Sections
Sections of Defense in Public Protection
National Emergency
1939-1946
(signature)
Minister of Defense
posted by jquinby at 10:15 AM on November 8, 2018