Name of soldier : Edward Keegan Descendent : Marie Fitzgerald Edward Keegan had a military career which took him far from his home in the Liberties in Dublin city. A member of the Royal Irish Regiment, be fought in the Egypt and Sudan campaign in the 1880s and was part of the Nile Expedition ofContinue reading “Edward Keegan – Sudan War veteran with a Republican son”
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Thomas Hennessy – From Pimlico to the trenches
Name of soldier : Thomas Hennessy Descendent : Sean Maher Until it recently closed, the small Post Office on Dublin’s Berkeley Road was overseen by Sean Maher, a friendly figure who always looked out for the many old people and welfare recipients who used his post office. Berkeley Road is like a street in aContinue reading “Thomas Hennessy – From Pimlico to the trenches”
John Nolan – Fighting the Bulgarians in Greece
Name of soldier : John Nolan Descendent : Fergus Curran The Balkans Theatre is one of the less well known aspects of World War One, at least in the popular imagination. It is also known as the Macedonian Front, or the Salonika campaign – after areas associated with this part of the war. Basically, theContinue reading “John Nolan – Fighting the Bulgarians in Greece”
The Lion and the Shamrock 