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’”
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John Coyle – Chain smoking veteran who never spoke of war
Name of soldier : John Coyle Descendent : Gary Coyle Gary Coyle is an artist, originally from Dun Laoghaire and now living on Dublin’s Northside. He exhibits with the Kevin Kavanagh Gallery and was elected a member of artists body Aosdana in 2009. He was elected a member of the Royal Hibernia Academy in 2007.Continue reading “John Coyle – Chain smoking veteran who never spoke of war”
Christopher Mulligan – From Nelson Street to Second Ypres
Name of soldier : Christopher Mulligan Descendents : Stella Geragthy and her brother Aidan Maher Nelson Street is a small, narrow street linking Eccles Street with Berkeley Street on Dublin’s North city. It is named after the British naval hero, Admiral Horatio Nelson, whose column adorned Dublin’s O’Connell Street before it was bombed in 1966.Continue reading “Christopher Mulligan – From Nelson Street to Second Ypres”
The Lion and the Shamrock 