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MARTIN DOYLE will be honoured in his native New Ross next Sunday.

New Ross to honour local WW1 hero Martin Doyle

Post author:Dan Walsh
Post published:January 30, 2020
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New Ross will celebrate the life of local hero Company Sergeant Major Martin Doyle, who was awarded the Victoria Cross while serving with The Royal Munster Fusiliers in France during…

WWI re-enactors in period uniform at the Armstice Day ceremonies in Enniscorthy. Pic. courtesy of Edel Kelly).

Enniscorthy’s tribute to WWI casualties

Post author:Dan Walsh
Post published:November 15, 2018
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Those who died in the Great War have been honoured with a dignified ceremony held at the Presentation Centre, Enniscorthy, where Cllr Willie Kavanagh and Minister Paul Kehoe unveiled a…

A new World War I memorial will be unveiled at Christ Church, Gorey.

Remembrance Service Sunday across the county

Post author:Dan Walsh
Post published:November 10, 2018
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The annual Remembrance Service will take place at 10.30 am in Christ Church, Gorey. It is one of many remembrance events happening across Co. Wexford to mark the end of…

A classic image of troops in desperate conditions during the Great War, 1914-1918, hundreds of them from county Wexford.

Wexford remembers the end of the Great War

Post author:Dan Walsh
Post published:November 7, 2018
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A SPECIAL ARTICLE BY DAN WALSH This weekend marks the official end to World War 1, also known as the Great War that raged between 1914-1918, and Wexford will remember…