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20 - June , 2020
On the History Trail in the Glen of Imaal
07 - September , 2019
Dublin Port’s Emergency Story: LDF Veteran – Oliver Joseph Doyle
Dublin Port’s Emergency StoryLDF veteran – Oliver Joseph Doyle As part of our newest project on Dublin Port during the Emergency (1939 – 1946) period we met today and interviewed Oliver Joseph Doyle from Stella Gardens, Irishtown, Dublin. Oliver who is 98, worked as a iron moulder, but during the Emergency he served with the
05 - September , 2019
Dublin Port’s Emergency Story
Dublin Port’s Emergency Story We are pleased to announce a wonderful project for the Dublin Port Company that will tell the story of the Emergency (1939 – 1946) in Dublin; in particular the defence of Dublin and the port. If you are a veteran or there is a veteran from this period in your family
19 - June , 2019
Call Out To Celbridge LDF/FCÁ
Call Out To Celbridge LDF/FCÁ We are currently researching for an upcoming project focusing on the military story of Celbridge, County Kildare. In the past Celbridge has had several military units of it’s own; a company of Irish Volunteers was formed in 1779 known as the Castletown Union, the Castletown Union Volunteers or the Castletown
28 - February , 2018
The Ivy Patch Gun
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
19 - February , 2018
On A War Footing – interview with Lt Col Ned Cusack Part 1
On A War Footing The Emergency Years (Part 1) An interview with Lieutenant Colonel Ned Cusack (Retd) First published in Winter 2016 issue. For most of us, the Emergency period in Ireland (1939 – 1946) is an account in the history books with black and white images. Nearly all Ireland’s veterans who served abroad or
24 - November , 2017
Ireland’s Emergency Fortress – Fort Shannon
Ireland’s Emergency Fortress Fort Shannon, County Kerry By Pat Dargan Photos by author and Ken Mooney Published in Autumn 2017 edition During the Second World War a vast range of forts and military defence installations were constructed across the European war zone. These included, for example, the German Atlantic Wall that stretched from Spain to
25 - August , 2017
The Guns of Spike Island
The Guns of Spike Island By Wesley Bourke Photos by Ken Mooney Published in Summer 2017 edition In the last 1,300 years Spike Island, in Cork Harbour, has been host to a 6th century Monastery and a 24-acre air jordan 1 low og florida gators pe fortress that became the largest convict depot in the world during Victorian times. The island’s rich history
27 - January , 2017
In Defence of Peace – The Siege of Jadotville
In Defence of Peace The Siege of Jadotville By James Durney Published in Winter 2016 edition The United Nations Operation in the Congo (Opération des Nations Unies au Congo, or ONUC), was established in July 1960. Ireland was one of the first countries to contribute peacekeepers to the mission. In June 1961, the Irish Defence