Judge — March 13, 1915 — page 1: what you’re looking at

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# "It's a Long, Long Way to Tipperary" This is a **Judge magazine St. Patrick's Day issue** (March 13, 1915) featuring an Irish woman in traditional dress playing a harp. The caption references the popular WWI song "It's a Long, Long Way to Tipperary" (1912), which became an anthem for Irish soldiers serving in the British Army. The satire likely plays on the irony of Irish participation in British military efforts during World War I, despite Irish independence struggles. The woman at the harp—a symbol of Ireland—seems to evoke both Irish cultural identity and the distance between Ireland and those fighting overseas. The cartoon appears to comment on Irish-American identity and the complicated relationship between Irish nationalism and British war efforts during this period.