Jul 19, 2025
Contents – The Glorious Madness – Tales of the Irish & the First World War ***** The Gallipoli Peninsula is approximately 400 square miles — about the same size as County Longford, or a little bigger than County Dublin. Most of the fighting took place in a...
Jul 19, 2025
Contents – The Glorious Madness – Tales of the Irish & the First World War ***** Introduction – The Western Front (from ‘The Glorious Madness’) The vast majority of the Irish men and women who served in the Great War did so on the Western Front. Running for...
Jul 19, 2025
Contents: The Glorious Madness – The Irish and the First World War. Ireland has a curious link to Gottfried Freiherr von Banfield (1890–1986), the most successful Austro-Hungarian naval pilot of the First World War. Known as the ‘Eagle of Trieste‘, he descended...
Jul 19, 2025
The story of Jack Judge and Harry Williams, the composers and authors of “It’s a Long, Long Way to Tipperary”, one of the most popular marching songs among British soldiers at the front and in training during the Great War. Become a member of...
Jul 18, 2025
The story of Tom Kettle, a nationalist MP and college professor who fought and died for Ireland and the cause of European civilization during World War I. Emmet Dalton, a decorated soldier and later founder of Ardmore Studios, was by Kettle’s side when he fell at the...
