CALL TO ARMS – CO. KILDARE WWI WAR DEAD, SURNAMES :
CALL TO ARMS – CO. KILDARE WWI WAR DEAD, SURNAMES Q-S: HELP NEEDED! Co. Kildare and The First World War WE NEED YOUR HELP! YOUR COUNTY NEEDS YOU! This list is a work in progress and will be published...
View ArticleWILLIAM PONSONBY AT THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO
William Ponsonby at the Battle of Waterloo James Durney An aquatint drawn by Manskirch and engraved by M. Duourg (1817), titled the ‘Death of Major General Sir William Ponsonby, 1815,’ shows the...
View ArticleFRANK CONROY, WHO FOUGHT AND DIED IN SPAIN
Frank Conroy, who fought and died in Spain James Durney 230 native-born Irishmen fought in the International Brigades for the Spanish republican cause – 70 of whom were killed in action, died of...
View ArticlePATRICK MCCAFFERTY. HANGED FOR MURDER
Patrick McCafferty hanged for murder James Durney ‘McCafferty’ a traditional song, originated as a street-ballad about Patrick McCafferty, a young Irish soldier executed in 1862 for the killing of two...
View ArticleNAAS ORPHANS EMIGRATION TO AUSTRALIA 1849
Naas orphans emigration to Australia 1849 Fran Campbell Extracts from the Board of Guardians Minute Books of Naas Poor Law Union, 11 October 1848 – 01 August 1849, regarding the emigration of fifteen...
View ArticleTHE SOVEREIGN OF KILDARE, DAN DONNELLY AND WATERLOO KELLY
The Sovereign of Kildare, Dan Donnelly and Waterloo Kelly James Durney Thomas Kelly, born around 1718 held the title of ‘Sovereign of Kildare.’ He married and had a son, Thomas (c.1748) who married...
View ArticleBRIDEOG NIGHT
BRIDEOG NIGHT by Richard Oulahan ‘Twas Brídeóg night, near old Kildare, – just fifty years ago, – And Tully maidens made St. Bride in garments white as snow; For, one, as pure as Brigid, – with a...
View ArticleFROM CLONGOWES COLLEGE TO ‘THE GREAT ESCAPE’
Flight Lieutenant Michael J. Casey: from Clongowes College to the Great Escape James Durney The Clongownian 1946 Flight Lieut. Michael Casey (O.C. 1927-’30) Michael Casey came here as a very small boy...
View ArticleREMEMBERING THOMAS McCORMACK
Remembering Thomas McCormack Every human being likes to dream that their family is special, that a seed of something great and honourable can somehow be passed from generation to generation. Each of us...
View ArticleSIX OF THE BEST
Six of the best James Durney In May 1916 the British War Office confirmed that Private Patrick Preston (29), 2nd Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, who had been reported missing in action since 24 May...
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