Soldiers Death Announced By Spirits Unseen
Christmas Eve, House hushed, the lonesome cry echoed through the frosty air It was said to be but an owl by all …
Gheluvelt
One of the quirks behind Gheluvelt was not alone was our Donegal freind of Longford extraction in the field, but it was …
This Far and No Farther
World War One was a savage conflict, and long before the invention and application of Blitzkrieg the Germans were “masters of shell …
World War One Was the Worlds Bloodiest Family Feud
One aspect of the war… is the close connection among the three principal monarchs of the age, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany; …
1916 – War and Revolution
1916 – a year to most Remembered for slaughter of the Somme Youth sacrificed by generals incompetence Against the odds sent to …
Ar Dheis Dé go Raibh a hanam
Remembering the fallen Irish of both world wars, who were forgotton due to the stigma of being in the British Army Their …
Bones in the Sun
I was at a remembrance service for April 8th, a decade or more ago, – the commemorative day for victims of the …
Those Little Boats Goliaths Faced
Those little boats Goliath’s faced Commandeered and commanded by brave men Who risked their lives to save others lives So they could …
Sleuthing for the German Reillys
ne of the tragic and most interesting things to come out of the Great War and the Second World War was the …
A Spirit Stands, Unheard, Unseen
A spirit stands, unheard unseen Watching over those he’s left behind, As on their knees their prayers they say With him upon …
Paris Doorway: Red Light
Young soldiers facing death worried not about sin when heading into battle, many of whom never had being in a relationship, and …
Letter to an Unknown Soldier
We all have a British soldier from WWI in the family. Only now can we recognise them. This is dedicated to them. …
Telegram Ignored
Next of kin – sisters name given: Duty done, family contacted Telegram ignored – the shame, the shame As if kinship itself …
Song Brings Silence of Guns at Christmas
Searing notes of a foreign song Brought silence to the roaring mouths of guns… Men, bitter enemies fighting before… Crossed lines, found …
War and Poppies
In Flanders fields, and Kandahar, In deepest Afghanistan, Poppies bloom, the Flowers of War, Blossom of the Savagery of Man. In the …
Another Name Among Many – William Gannon
Bullet in his neck borne, a distraught soldier sought For a brother shot – another dead in battles roar The voice, a …
Life to His Kind Was a Game of Chance – the story of Tom Reilly, an Irish Soldier of Fortune
Adventures sake Brought the young sons of Erin Into uniform Thoughts of great glory Among shot and shell in hell Of the …
Let Us Remember This November
This day we all remember As we are asked to and yet It seems our own who faught for their own land …