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The photo was taken by the Irish photographer Colman Doyle. The original caption: “A woman IRA volunteer on active service in West Belfast with an AR18 assault rifle”.
The IRA regularly conducted “show of arms” displays, showing off their modern and numerous weapons.
source: rarehistoryphotos.com
Pardon me, I believe you mean SIR Arthur Colman Doyle.
The fact that no one thinks this is funny AND you've been downvoted means that folks be taking themselves WAY too seriously JEEZ. Have some more upvotes! 👍👍👍👍👍👍
"WHOAAAAA look at how WRONG this fella is!"
That's a different guy, in case you didn't know (the name is spelled different as well).
WHOOOOOSH
Oh good, I was hoping, but it's basically impossible to tell over text.
Fuck the British monarchy and its titles.