As someone who has relatives who died at Gallipoli and in the Somme, I have an appreciation for how these men and their legacies were overlooked in Ireland for decades. Continue reading
Posted in April 2015 …
The Spirit of Eureka at Gallipoli
On the 26 August 1914, as a member of the 12th Battalion, G Company, Captain Joseph Lalor sailed aboard Transport A7 Medic from Fremantle for overseas duty. Continue reading
GALLIPOLI (The Great War)
The peninsula is a beautiful picturesque landscape littered with graves, many of them Irish graves. Continue reading
The Irish at Gallipoli/Podcast
These attempts would cost the Allies dearly in casualties Continue reading
Muireann Ní Bhrolcháin
Her particular interest lay in the role of women in literature, myth and history. Continue reading
Poet, entertainer, raconteur in Bloomsday Fundraiser
He is wickedly witty. Continue reading
Ulysses for more Advanced Readers
A course designed to deepen understanding of Ulysses, focussing on the challenging figure of Stephen Dedalus. Continue reading
The Man They Call The Banjo
the secret love affair between Banjo Paterson and Christina Macpherson as they wrote Waltzing Matilda Continue reading
The Irish at Gallipoli (Episode 2: The Landing)/Podcast
Among the British Army troops at Helles were Irish regulars of the Dublin Fusiliers, Munster Fusiliers and Inniskilling Fusiliers. Continue reading
Happy Easter
Happy Easter to All Continue reading
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