DocArchive (2001): This Island Nation

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With the breakout of World War II, the Irish Merchant fleet became a vital part saving the nation from food shortages and Lemass said that we couldn’t have preserved our neutrality without it. The military men who served with the Merchant Navy Fleet talk about their time at sea. (First Broadcast 2001)

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