Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nick Collier – F Troop “Blue Ghost” 8th Cavalry...
Carlow native Nick Collier is one of the tens of thousands who left Ireland in the 1950s and 60s to find work abroad. Leaving Ballinkillin Nick settled in the United States trained as a motor mechanic....
View ArticleCompany Sergeant Liam White (Rtd) – McKee Barracks Coy – UNFICYP – UNEF II
Veterans are a key to any military story; they are the people who served, they are the people who were there. Recording their story helps preserve our past and can give us lessons for the future. There...
View ArticleIn the Service of Peace – Congo Veterans
It was great to spend the day recording the personal accounts of veterans from Ireland’s deployment to the Congo (1960 – 1964) with Opération des Nations Unies au Congo (ONUC). Seamus Ua Trodd, Thomas...
View ArticleUnited States Army and Navy Veteran – John Casey
First published 27 October 2018 Thank you to Michael Noone for the article and updated report on John. To mark United States Navy Day we would like to share the story of Irish American John Casey. A...
View ArticleRecording the Story of the 18pdr with Sgt Robert Delaney
First published on 26 August, 2022. Updated 1 March 2023. Delighted to release our production of: The Four Courts QF 18-pounder ‘9168’ Field Gun – From Restoration to Museum Display. This video was...
View ArticleRestoration of Memorial to Forgotten Celbridge Figure
Restoration of Memorial to Forgotten Celbridge Figure – Sir Gerald Dease We have spoken about Sir Gerald Richard Dease K.C.V.O. previously and his memorial outside St. Patrick’s Church, Celbridge. He...
View ArticleThe Siege of Derry 1689; The Williamite Wars in Ireland Part 1
“Five generations have since passed away; and still the walls of Londonderry is to the Protestants of Ulster what the trophy of Marathon was to the Athenians”.[1] Figure 1- The Relief of Derry On the...
View ArticleThe Siege of Derry 1689; The Williamite Wars In Ireland Part 2
Figure 11 Reverend George Walker With the stand off that started with the closing of the gates by the apprentice boys on the 7th December, having come to a close, the siege itself was underway. With...
View ArticleThe American Declaration of Independence – the Strabane Connection
by Matthew Alistair Beggs In 1776, a man from Strabane would be directly involved with one of the most important documents in modern history. That man was John Dunlap, who would become the first...
View ArticleBangor’s U-Boat Gun
Situated within the grounds of Ward Park, Bangor Co.Down, is a deck gun from SM U-19. Gifted to the people of Bangor in honour of one of its bravest sons, The Hon. Edward Barry Stewart Bingham, hero of...
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