the Protestant and Catholic
chaplains of the 10th Division. An officer of the 30th Brigade,
consisting of the 6th and 7th Dublins and the 6th and 7th Munsters,
gives the following pleasant picture of Father W. Murphy, Catholic
priest, and the Rev. Canon McClean, Church of Ireland minister:--

"This morning Father Murphy said Mass in the trenches, where
bullets, etc., were falling like hailstones. Oh! he is a
splendid man. The Canon, a dear, good Irishman from Limerick,
holds his services side by side with Father Murphy. They put a
great spirit into the men, who love them both; in fact, almost
adore them. I personally think that nothing I know of is half
good enough for those two noble gentlemen. Catholic and
Protestant are hand-in-hand, all brought about by the gentleness
and undaunted courage displayed by these two splendid soldiers
of Christ. Never since the landing has the roar of battle, be it
ever so ferocious (and God only knows it is bad here at times),
prevented these clergymen from forcing their way into the firing
line and attending to our gallant sons of Ireland. Canon McClean
is over fifty years of age and Father Murphy is forty-eight. You
can imagine them, even though of such an age, never off their
feet, as they go to and fro daily to their duties."

Both have been mentioned in Sir Ian Hamilton's despatches.
Brigadier-General Nicol, in command of the 30th Brigade, writes in the
warmest appreciation of their services. "We of the 30th Brigade are
never likely to forget your fearless devotion to your duty," he writes
to Canon McClean. "With you and Father Murphy we were indeed
fortunate; and it was so nice to see you two the best of friends
working hand in hand for the common good. You both set us a fine
example." Canon McClean is rector of Rathkeale, County Limerick.

CHAPTER VIII

FIGHT FOR KISLAH DAGH

GALLANT STAND AND FALL OF THE 7TH DUBLINS

The objective of the new operations was the last crest of Kiretsh Tepe
Sirt, or, as some call it, Kislah Dagh--a continuation of the Karakol
Dagh, which the Munsters had taken--beyond which it dips and swings
southward. Telegraphing from Alexandria, on August 19th, the special
representative of the Press Association says, in the vague way then
enjoined by the Censor, "The attacking troops were a Division which
was almost wholly Irish, and which had already the capture of
Chocolate Hill t