‘Lest we forget’: RMS Leinster 1918-2018
In the final phase of WWI, the sinking of the Irish ship RMS Leinster claimed hundreds of lives. Continue reading ‘Lest we forget’: RMS Leinster 1918-2018
Tag Archives: World War I
Soldiers at Sea: Remembering the Navy in 2017
by Hannah Healy Beyond the fields of Flanders and France, the deserts of Egypt, and the skies of Britain there was another significant arena engaged in its own form of warfare during the battles of World War I. The struggle Continue reading Soldiers at Sea: Remembering the Navy in 2017
Battle of the Somme Centenary
by Neale Rooney Friday, 1 July sees the centenary of the Battle of the Somme: one of the costliest offensives launched along the Western Front. What was to be a decisive break through the German lines in Northern France Continue reading Battle of the Somme Centenary
Letters of 1916: Patrick Clarke
by Kieran Kelly, Donegal Historical Society I was delighted to have been asked to participate in the Letters of 1916 project when it visited Letterkenny in March 2016. The letter that I chose was written by Patrick Clarke, from Letterkenny Continue reading Letters of 1916: Patrick Clarke
Featured Letters: Letter from Alfred Gerald Crofton to Lady Clonbrock, 1 October 1916 National Library of Ireland
FEATURED LETTER Letter from Alfred Gerald Crofton to Lady Clonbrock, 1 October 1916 (National Library of Ireland) by Dr Brian Hughes Over 210,000 Irish men, all volunteers, served in the British armed forces during the Great War. For a long time Continue reading Featured Letters: Letter from Alfred Gerald Crofton to Lady Clonbrock, 1 October 1916 National Library of Ireland
TALK by Professor Susan Schreibman: ‘Hidden Stories of the Great War: The Letters of 1916 Project’
Dublin Branch, Western Front Association Saturday 12 April 2014 | 2.30-4.00pm National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, Dublin TALK by Professor Susan Schreibman: ‘Hidden Stories of the Great War: The Letters of 1916 Project’ Paragraph from the Dublin Western Front Continue reading TALK by Professor Susan Schreibman: ‘Hidden Stories of the Great War: The Letters of 1916 Project’