“The first thing to note is that in my son’s veins flowed the blood of Irish rebels.” Che was born into a well-to-do family in Buenos Aires in 1928, the eldest child of Celia de la Serna and ...

Che Guevara's father said the 'blood of Ireland's rebels' flowed through his son's veins An Irish stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the death of Che Guevara has aroused the ire of Cuban-Americans.

Ireland’s An Post postal service is commemorating the 50th anniversary of the death of Che Guevara, who had Irish roots, with a stamp, which has generated criticism.

The Republic of Ireland marked the 50th anniversary of the death of Che Guevara, on Oct. 9, with a commemorative postage stamp. It’s become hugely popular, but it’s also causing quite a stink.

The iconic image of Che Guevara that has graced t-shirts, posters and coffee mugs is now an Irish government stamp, outraging Cuban-Americans who call the revolutionary pal of Fidel Castro a ...

Che Guevara’s father Ernesto Guevara Lynch was of Irish descent. “The first thing to note is that in my son’s veins flow the blood of the Irish rebels,” Lynch said.

Che Guevara was at the height of his powers when he visited Ireland, ... "In my son's veins flowed the blood of the Irish rebels," his father, Ernesto Guevara Lynch, would say later.

Che Guevara played a key role in the Cuban revolution that overthrew the dictator Fulgencio Batista in 1959. He was the son of a civil engineer with Irish roots, Ernesto Guevara Lynch.