Place: Etreux

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Treasure trove from the trenches as photos, diaries and artefacts of Royal Munster Fusiliers to go on show in Cork

They read like a 1970s Munster back-line, but men named Crowley, McCarthy, Lynch, and O’Connell in a treasure trove of century-old photos formed a much different defense line associated with the province.

Sun, 02 Oct, 2016

Blackpool suburb’s soldiers of misfortune at WW1

Sixty nine men left Blackpool, in Cork City, to fight in World War 1 and never returned. Local historian Mark Cronin’s book, Blackpool to the Front, tells their story, which is echoed in towns across Ireland.

Sun, 20 Apr, 2014

Tour of the Somme

There will be a five-day tour to the historic Somme area of France to visit cemeteries, memorials, museums and attend historical presentations this summer.

Fri, 21 Feb, 2014

Place: Etreux

Treasure trove from the trenches as photos, diaries and artefacts of Royal Munster Fusiliers to go on show in Cork

Blackpool suburb’s soldiers of misfortune at WW1

Tour of the Somme

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Mick Clifford

Place: Etreux

Treasure trove from the trenches as photos, diaries and artefacts of Royal Munster Fusiliers to go on show in Cork

Blackpool suburb’s soldiers of misfortune at WW1

Tour of the Somme

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Mick Clifford

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