Private William Eacrett (c. 1886-1916)

Private William Eacrett (c. 1886-1916)

” Dear Madam, I am going on well. I will write to you soon. Trusting you are as well as possible. I remain, Madam, with kind regards. etc. etc. Your obt. servant Wm. Eacrett’. Become a member of Turtle’s History Library to access all areas, €12/year...
Gunner Tom Barry & The Siege of Kut, 1916

Gunner Tom Barry & The Siege of Kut, 1916

How the debacle of the Mesopotamian Campaign in World War One shaped the Irish Revolution’s most successful guerrilla commander. Become a member of Turtle’s History Library to access all areas, €12/year...
Cork in 1918

Cork in 1918

For over 300 years, Cork Harbour had been a cornerstone of British defence in the Northern Atlantic, one of the most fortified harbours in the world, protected by a ring of stone forts and bombproof Martello towers… Become a member of Turtle’s History Library to...
Nurse Colhoun & The Bombing of Vertekop, 1917

Nurse Colhoun & The Bombing of Vertekop, 1917

It was not the first time the German bombers had struck. The previous summer, when the nurses first arrived at Vertekop, there had been three air raids. This was one was so much worse. Seventeen bombs fell on the Red Cross hospital that morning. When the dust settled,...