My Favorite Aesthetic: Eoin And Paddy In The Background

my favorite aesthetic: eoin and paddy in the background

- He’s the same man I knew before in Ireland, but lately…I’m…changed…by him.

the one man in the unit who was neither awed nor intimidated by mayne was eoin mcgonigal. the two men had known each other since before the war. the two young men probably met on the rugby field, and had visited one another's homes and families. their friendship had deepened after they joined the royal ulster rifles in early 1940, and then together applied to join the commandos. 'they were absolutely inseparable, said one contemporary. when mayne became drunk and aggressive, only mcgonigal appeared able to calm him. as a catholic irishman from the south, mcgonigal might easily have been the butt of mayne's sectarian prejudice, but there is no evidence they ever exchanged a harsh word. it seems likely that mayne urged stirling to recruit mcgonigal, and felt a strong sense of responsibility for his welfare. 'mcgonigal is here with me,' mayne wrote to his sister in september, like a schoolboy delighted to find himself in the same class as his best friend.

that's why they work

Paddy Mayne (Jack O'Connell) in SAS: Rogue Heroes Season 1 Episode 4

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Jock: Paddy isn’t answering his phone

Eoin: I’ll call

Jock: David and I have both tried six times each, what makes you thi-

Paddy: Hello?