Ireland
The rank of lieutenant commander is also used in the Irish Naval Service, having a similar implication to the RN rank. (It should noted that the majority of vessel commanders in the Irish Naval Service hold the rank of LCDR, with a commander being a senior, shore-based position)
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Famous quotes containing the word ireland:
“Out of Ireland have we come,
Great hatred, little room
Maimed us at the start.
I carry from my mother’s womb
A fanatic’s heart.”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)
“It is often said that in Ireland there is an excess of genius unsustained by talent; but there is talent in the tongues.”
—V.S. (Victor Sawdon)
“Sport and death are the two great socializing factors in Ireland ...”
—Elizabeth Bowen (1899–1973)
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