ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Irish military diaspora

So, imagine if you and your family lived in a special place called Ireland. Ireland is a country where people speak a special language called Gaelic and have a unique culture. Now, let's say that your dad or mom was a soldier in Ireland's army.

Well, sometimes soldiers from Ireland need to go and help other countries fight in wars. This is called being deployed. So, your mom or dad would have to leave Ireland and go to another place to fight in a war.

When soldiers from Ireland are deployed, they become part of something called the Irish Military Diaspora. Diaspora is just a fancy word that means a group of people who have left their home country and live somewhere else.

So, when Irish soldiers are deployed to other countries to fight in a war, they become part of the Irish Military Diaspora. Even though they are not in Ireland, they are still representing their country and fighting for what they believe in.

The Irish Military Diaspora is just a way to talk about all of the Irish soldiers who are serving in other countries. And it's important to remember that they are still Irish and proud of where they come from.