Redmond Morris is an acclaimed and successful Irish film maker with a long career of producing well known titles. These include The Wind that Shook the Barley, The Reader and most recently The Dig. Redmond also comes from a distinquished aristocratic family in the West of Ireland and holds the title Lord Killanin. The familyContinue reading “George Morris – Leading the troops at the Mons Retreat”
Category Archives: Galway
William Byrne – A Corkman who was gassed twice, but lived
Name of soldier : William Byrne Descendent : Liam Byrne In 2013, Phibsborough resident Liam Byrne died tragically in an accident on his beloved Inishbofin Island, off the Galway coast. The small island was, and still is, a family holiday destination and bolthole, and the original homeland of the family of his wife Carmel. LiamContinue reading “William Byrne – A Corkman who was gassed twice, but lived”
Great Aunt Sally – ‘You’ll get no more sons from me’
Name of soldier : Michael Lavelle Descendent : Sarah Anne Byrne Sarah Anne Byrne grew up in Phibsborough with her Mum Carmel and her late father Liam, who is still sadly missed. Every year the family go to Inishbofin Island, off the coast of Mayo, for a long holiday. The house originally belonged to herContinue reading “Great Aunt Sally – ‘You’ll get no more sons from me’”
The Lion and the Shamrock 