Irish Lights Seamen's Wartime Service Recognised
Friday, 01 June 2007 00:00
Michael Walsh
SAM WILLIAMS, retired Lighthouse Depot Bosun, was presented with a gold medal and certificate for service on Irish vessels during World War II by the then Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources, Dr Michael Woods, at a ceremony in Dublin Castle on 20 November 1999.
Sam survived the sinking of the Irish Lights steamer Isolda when it was bombed by a German aircraft on 19 December 1940.
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Garda Siochana College
By Liam Dodd The Garda Siochana College in Templemore started its life in the early 1800’s when it was decided by the British Government that another barracks was required in County Tipperary. The original site proposed was in Thurles beside the River Suir. The local Ursuline Convent objected to the proposed site due to the fact that the proposed barracks would be too near their foundation. The objection was successful. As a result the War Office decided to build the post in Templemore instead. The Barracks was started and completed early in the 1800's and the 17 acre site was donated by local landlord Sir John Carden. He also gave a training and recreation ground of 40 acres adjoining. When completed the Barracks had two squares surrounded by company lines, stores, married quarters, officers mess block, military prison, church and hospital and was completely surrounded by a high wall with projecting fire positions at each corner.
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Boer War - Dublin Yeomen
Monday, 01 August 2005 00:00
Liam Dodd
by Liam Dodd The names of the Dublin Yeomen who have re-enisted up to the present are given below. The first five belonged to the 61st Company and the remainder to the 74th Company.
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Col. Frederick F. MacCabe 1868 – 1954
Wednesday, 01 December 2004 00:00
Brian Smith and Liam Dodd
by Brian Smith and Liam Dodd It is 50 years this year, since Col. Frederick F. MacCabe died bringing to an end a most interesting life during which he served in two wars, was editor of a leading Irish sports newspaper and most notably made Irish horse racing history.
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Major General Sir Luke O’Connor V.C. K.C.B.
Wednesday, 01 September 2004 00:00
Oliver Breen
by Oliver Breen He was born Luke O’Connor on 20th February 1831 at Elphin, Co. Roscommon. He died Major General Sir Luke O’Connor V.C. K.C.B. at Clarges Street, London on the 1st February 1915.
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Tom Bentley MM MSM
Sunday, 01 November 1992 00:00
Michael Walsh
“5/5871 Tom Bentley MM MSM, died at Cratloe, Co. Clare. Joined Limerick Militia 1913 and served with 2nd Battn in France. Awarded MSM in December 1916 and MM in May 1918. A first class soldier who, for reasons of his own, refused promotion. After the war he joined an organization that was having a difference of opinion with the British Government! Later he became an officer in the Free State Army.”
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A 1916 Military Medal
Tuesday, 01 August 1989 00:00
Michael Walsh
Since its inception in March 1916 the British Military Medal has been awarded some 132,000 times so it is hardly a scarce item. But there have been less than 150 awards to women and two of the earliest of these (LG 24 Jan 1917) went to civilian ladies, Miss Louisa Nolan and Miss Florence Williams, for their services to wounded British soldiers under fire during the Easter Rising. Miss Nolan’s MM was sold in the late 1960’s for £125 and again at Sotheby’s in November 1984 for £2,200.
Soldiers Wills
Monday, 01 September 2003 00:00
Michael Walsh
Following sums of money left by deceased soldiers for distribution amongst next-of-kin.
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Long Service Medal For Members Of The Irish Prison Service
Sunday, 01 June 2003 00:00
Tom 0'Neill
by Tom 0'Neill A twenty-one year Long Service Medal has been instituted for members of the Irish Prison Service with effect from September 2002. This is the first time in the history of the State that a service medal was presented to members of the Prison Service.
The first presentations were made to twenty-seven (27) recipients by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Mr. Michael Mc Dowell, T .D .at a ceremony in the Services Training Centre, Beladd House, Portlaoise, on the 17 February, 2003.
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Irish Pipers
Saturday, 01 March 2003 00:00
Ken Kingston
by Ken Kingston The two drone Piob Mor, or Irish War Pipe, later adopted by the Scots who added an extra drone, has raised the spirits of Irish fighting men for many centuries and their leaders have not been slow in harnessing its power.
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Colonial Trinity College Defender
Saturday, 01 June 2002 00:00
Simon Pile
Private Garnet Douglas King 9208 4th Reg't South African (Scottish) Infantry by Simon Pile Born in Stanger, Natal, South Africa in 1889, King had already served in the Union Defence Forces during the Zulu Rebellion of 1906 with the Natal Mounted Rifles. He remained with them serving in German South West Africa from 2nd November 1914 until 23rd July 1915 (thus entitling him to his 1914/15 Star), until transferring to the South African 'Scottish' on 22nd January 1916.
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Robert William Glennan Stewart
Friday, 01 February 2002 00:00
George Callaghan
by George Callaghan He was born on 17th September 1874, the eldest son of Robert Willson Stewart, L.R.C.P., L.R.C.S. (1869 Edinburgh) of “The Firs”, Glasslough, Co. Monaghan.
He was educated at Monaghan Collegiate School and the Royal University of Ireland, Queens College, Belfast from which he graduated with the degrees of Medical Bachelor (M.B.) Bachelor in the Art of Surgery (B.A.O.) and became a Registered Medical Practitioner (Ireland) on 30th December 1897.
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Kingstown's D.C.M.
Saturday, 01 December 2001 00:00
Conor Dodd
by Conor Dodd Bombardier Michael Kinsella, a native of Kingstown, has been awarded the D.C.M. The information was contained in the following letter which Mr. Jason Smyth, a member of the Kingstown Urban Council, has received from the brave Irishman, Bombardier Michael Kinsella 50443 125th Heavy Battery R.G.A.
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John McGuillicuddy
Saturday, 01 September 2001 00:00
George Callaghan
Commissioned Boatman, H.M. Coastguardby George Callaghan He was born on 25 May 1840 in Sneem, Co. Kerry. On 1 May 1860 he joined the Royal Navy aboard HMS Hawke. This was a 3rd rate, 74-gun ship, launched in 1855 as a screw-driven ship, but still equipped with sails. At that time she was stationed at Queenstown, (now Cobh) in Co. Cork, to serve as the Coastguard Ship.
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90th Inf. Batallion Recce Troop Flash
Tuesday, 01 March 2005 00:00
Paul Hogan
by Paul Hogan Shown below is the Flash worn and made up by Recce’ Troop (AML Crews) of Support Coy, Quick Reaction Force 90th Inf. Bn. There were approximately 20-30 of these made and mainly belong to members of 4th Cav. Sqn. Longford.
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The Order of Malta (Part 1)
Wednesday, 01 February 1989 00:00
Eamonn O’Toole
by Eamonn O’Toole The current Constitutional Charter of the Order of Malta, approved by Apostolic Brief 24 June 1961 declares that:
“The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta, which developed out of the ‘Ospitalerii’ of the ancient Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, called by circumstances to undertake in addition to its original welfare a military activity for the defence of pilgrims as well as for the defence of the Holy Land and of Christian Civilization in the East, being the sovereign successively of the island of Rhodes and then of Malta, is a religious, lay, military, and by tradition aristocratic Order of Chivalry”.
Contained in that passage is mention of most of the attributes of this remarkable institution. Any one of them would make it worthy of interest; taken together they make it unique.
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Disbandment of the Irish Regiments
Wednesday, 01 November 1989 00:00
Anonymous
The well known writer Katharine Tynan had this letter published in the Irish Times at the time of the disbandment in 1922. "The boy who served in France with the Dublins looked at the IRA as they passed him in the public places, and his eyes were sea-grey; they had the bitterness of the salt sea in them, like the grey eye that Columba turned towards Erin. When he had chosen his regiment before he left Sandhurst he had wavered between the Dublins and the Munsters as the two Irish regiments which, up to then at least, had suffered most heavily in the war, and had chosen the Dubs because his ties and associations were with Dublin.
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The Award That Never Was - Or Was It?
Wednesday, 01 August 1990 00:00
H. Mason-Fennell
by H. Mason-Fennell In JOURNAL No 11 (p31) it was mentioned that Lt Col Brian Sleeman, Royal Sussex Regiment, had been awarded the United States Distinguished Service Medal while serving in Korea in 1956-57. However, subsequent examination of his effects revealed no trace of it - no insignia, no documents, no ribbons on tunics - and as it was unthinkable that an officer of such probity should lay claim to a decoration he had not been awarded some research was obviously called for.
Markings on Irish Buttons
Thursday, 01 February 1990 00:00
J.L. Hollins
by J.L. Hollins
I have noted the following markings on the back of Irish buttons in my collection:
a. O.B. CLOTHING CO DUBLIN
b. FIRMIN LONDON + 2 stars (Dublin Airport Police)
c. Five stars
d. THE LIMERICK CLOTHING FACTORY LIMtd
e. BUTTONS LIMITED BIRMINGHAM
f. FIRMIN LD LONDON
g. 23mm Garda Button
h. 16mm Garda Button
Identification Parade - What is it No. 12
Thursday, 01 November 1990 00:00
Robin Charley and J.P. Colgan
by Robin Charley and J.P. ColganThe badge shown in JOURNAL No 13, page 43 is a Masonic jewel worn by members of the Great Preceptory of Instruction of the United Religious and Military Order of the Temple and of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, Palestine, Rhodes and Malta. The constitution and regulations of the Great Priory of Ireland of this Institution were adopted at a conclave held in Dublin 3 Oct 1924. The badge was suspended from a 1-½ inch white - red - white ribbon with a gilt clasp at the top and was made by the well known Belfast jewellers Sharman D. Neill. An example of this jewel may be seen at the museums of the Grand Lodge of Antrim at 15 Rosemary St., Belfast. For members interested in Masonic jewellery and insignia perhaps the best display in Ireland is to be found at the museum of the Grand Lodge of Ireland, 17 Molesworth Street, Dublin.
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