O’Connell Street is not just Dublin’s capital, but through its statues and buildings can be told the story of Ireland’s path to freedom and independence. The wide street is book-ended by the statues of Daniel O’Connell and Charles Stewart Parnell, heroes of the Home Rule movement and in between is the iconic General Post OfficeContinue reading “Walking Tour of O’Connell Street, Dublin – and the story of Irish independence”
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Dubliner Edward Gerrard – Fought in Gallipoli and Gaza, wounded in the 1916 Rising
Name of soldier : Edward Gerrard Name of descendent : Ailbhe Gerrard Ailbhe Gerrard is the creator of Brookfield Farm, which produces honey and beeswax candles near beautiful Lough Derg, in Tipperary. More here :Brookfield Farm – Producer of Raw Irish Honey & Beeswax Gifts https://www.brookfield.farm/ Ailbhe comes from a large and talented family, includingContinue reading “Dubliner Edward Gerrard – Fought in Gallipoli and Gaza, wounded in the 1916 Rising”
The Lion and the Shamrock 