Artillery – Ireland's Military Story

01 - March , 2023

Recording the Story of the 18pdr with Sgt Robert Delaney

Posted by : Wesley Bourke
Artillery, County Kildare, Curragh Military Museum, Irish Army, Irish Defence Forces, Kildare County Council, Military Heritage, Military History, Óglaigh na hÉireann
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First published on 26 August, 2022. Updated 1 March 2023. Delighted to release our production of: The Four Courts QF 18-pounder ‘9168’ Field Gun – From Restoration to Museum Display. This video was recorded on location last August in the Curragh Military Museum last August with Sgt Robbie Delaney, Irish Defence Forces Ordnance Corps. This

28 - February , 2018

The Ivy Patch Gun

Posted by : Wesley Bourke
Artillery, Irish Army, Irish Defence Forces, Óglaigh na hÉireann
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The ‘Ivy Patch’ gun, loaded for shipment back to Ireland, under the supervision of Lieutenant Colonel Paul Carey. A potentially very significant 18-pounder Mark II field gun arrived home in Ireland last year, after having been gone for more than fifty years. This gun was made in Scotland during World War I for the British