Forgotten Irish war dead honoured on Armistice Day

Dozens of Irish servicemen and women forgotten for decades after being buried in unmarked graves were finally remembered today at a poignant Armistice Day ceremony.

Forgotten Irish war dead honoured on Armistice Day
Thu, 11 Nov, 2010 - 19:27

Dozens of Irish servicemen and women forgotten for decades after being buried in unmarked graves were finally remembered today at a poignant Armistice Day ceremony.

Forty three headstones were erected in Dublin's Glasnevin cemetery to the war dead who had lain unrecognised in unidentified plots.

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