VISIT: Quentin Davies

... he had decided to meet the Sinn Fein Lord Mayor following his “statesmanlike speech and behaviour” during the recent Battle of the Somme commemorations aimed at reaching out to unionists. “I believe that when anyone in this difficult conflict makes a genuine ...

Published: Friday 26 July 2002
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 123 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

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... Battie of the Somme Anniversary Parade and wreath laying.mma27-272ch 2 * 3 (o ANNIVERSARYThey marked the anniversary of the Battle of the Somme in Stewartstown.mma27-277ch a&‘c REMEMBERING.. SOMMEThey headed the Battle of the ...

Published: Thursday 06 July 2000
Newspaper: Mid-Ulster Mail
County: Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 632 | Page: 14 | Tags: none

BRING YOUR HOME MADE PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTSTOTHE SHOW

... BRING YOUR HOME MADE PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTSTOTHE SHOW i SOMME HERITAGE CENTRE AN EXPERIENCE TO REMEMBER TRAVEL BACK IN TIME AND RELIVE THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME As you WALK ALONG THE LOOK INTO No Manes Low AND EXPERIENCE THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF THE LAITLEFIELD ...

Published: Sunday 23 April 2000
Newspaper: Sunday Life
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 106 | Page: 47 | Tags: none

Native city remembers an Irish hero of the Somme

... the Somme MANY people may not recognise the name of Tom Kettle who is remembered as a 'local hero' in his native city of Dublin. Kettle, a natural leader, was among hundreds of Irishmen killed on a single day at the village of Ginchy in the Battle of the ...

Published: Saturday 30 September 2006
Newspaper: Evening Herald (Dublin)
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 375 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

Honoured at last, Dubliner who won Military Cross three times

... Dublin Fusiliers after hearing stories of two great-uncles who suffered at the Battle of the Somme. One man, William Dodd (23) of Blackrock, was killed on the first day of the battle. On the same day, Liam's great-uncle, Patsy Roe of Blackrock, was wounded ...

Published: Friday 17 October 2008
Newspaper: Evening Herald (Dublin)
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 362 | Page: 26 | Tags: none

i S R R Lot S S S HERITAGE CENTRE Travel back in time and relive the Battle of the

... CENTRE Travel back in time and relive the Battle of the Somme as you walk along the trenches, look into No Man's Land and experience the sights and sounds of the Battlefield For more information please contact: The Somme Heritage Centre, Whitespots Cou Park ...

Published: Friday 23 June 2000
Newspaper: Ulster Star
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Advertisement | Words: 118 | Page: 31 | Tags: none

Unionists find it difficult to understand the oppression felt by Catholics. and Catholics find it difficult to ..

... Andrew Sinclair, was the only one of five brothers to come home from World War 1. I grew up understanding about the Battle of the Somme. I don't have difficulty understanding service, loyalty, feeling for the queen. My big advantage in working with these ...

Published: Sunday 15 July 2001
Newspaper: Sunday Tribune
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 137 | Page: 23 | Tags: none

81 Maskerys get together

... Mary’s Church, a number of Maskreys who were masons worked on its structure. wfi;;fi;a;l Maskery gave a talk about the Battle of the Somme ...

Published: Thursday 27 September 2001
Newspaper: Matlock Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 126 | Page: 18 | Tags: none

Memories of the Somme

... Memories of the Somme I'0) mark the 84th anniversary of the Somme, the Ulster Museum is hosting a major conference and commemoration focusing on Irish experiences and remembrance of that campaign. ‘lreland and the Somme’ ends on Saturday. Highlights include ...

Published: Friday 30 June 2000
Newspaper: Portadown Times
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 133 | Page: 14 | Tags: none

THE TRENCH

... THE TRENCH Dick Cotthurst says: In the official BBC 2, 9.30 pm film of the Battle of the Somme there This new documentary series hon- is an extremely evocative shot of the ours the sacrifices made by the sot- 10th Battalion marching along a diem who ...

Published: Thursday 14 March 2002
Newspaper: Bray People
County: Wicklow, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 138 | Page: 65 | Tags: none

BATTLE SCENE: Captain Peter Marr with the plaque created by Gerald Laing

... Spain for a service on May 17 when the plaque will be erected. The diorama, which depicts trench warfare during the Battle of the Somme in the First World War, is beginning its first season on display having arrived in Alnwick last month. The model was ...

Published: Thursday 20 April 2000
Newspaper: Alnwick Mercury
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 139 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

in Derry

... ‘Symbols’ education programme. The animated tracts are based around the Easter Rising of 1916, the Battle of the Somme, the 1798 Rebellion and the Battle of the Boyne. The project is supported by the European Special Support Programme for Peace and Re ...

Published: Friday 08 June 2001
Newspaper: Derry Journal
County: Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 135 | Page: 13 | Tags: none