THE BARRACK SQUARE

Michael Egleton was born in Birr, King’s County around 1840. He was the son of John Egleton, his mother has not been traced. Michael...

11 November 2020 marks one year to the day since the 6.6-meter-tall oak cross commemorating Captain Lancelot Joseph Moore Studholme was...

Among the many military graves of Clonoghill Cemetery, Birr there is the grave of Lieutenant Douglas Archibald Ross of the Royal Scots...

Robert Malcolm Vernon Willington was born at St Kieran’s, Dorrha, County Tipperary on 13 November 1895.He was the youngest son of James...

To celebrate the publication of my latest book “Birr Military Cemetery”, I thought I would write a special themed post to mark the...

Clonoghill Cemetery, Birr, County Offaly is filled with numerous impressive monuments, many of these were carved by the skilled hands of...

Birr, County Offaly (formerly King's County) is a town of many burial grounds, in fact, it contains the more burial grounds than any...

Vincent John Hogan was born in Crinkill, Birr on 23 February 1892. He was the son of Colour Sergeant Patrick Hogan and Sarah Hogan (née...

This is the story of Peter Craffey. A professional soldier, wounded and taken prisoner during the Great War. Peter's post war life was...

This post appeared on the Offaly History Blog in August of 2019, but with current world events and the cancellation of Birr Vintage week....

The Second Anglo Boer War broke out in October 1899. The conflict arose after the British ignored an ultimatum issued by the Boers about...

Over a decade ago, an uncle of mine was renovating a cottage he bought. It was cluttered with various things which needed to be sorted or...

Wandering around Clonoghill Cemetery in Birr, County Offaly it is easy to uncover numerous interesting headstones. If rambling around the...

A few years ago I came across a single 1914-15 Star awarded to Private Frederick McDonald of the 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling...

The 18th of June 2020 marks the 205th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, with that in mind today's post is appropriately themed for...

Found over 30 years ago while someone was out walking in a field in Lucan, County Dublin. The medal, which is a bit worse for wear,...

Various newspapers around Ireland recorded the death of James Stirling in Parsonstown (Birr), King’s County (Offaly) in October 1875. The...

George Woods was born in the Parish of St Mary’s, Limerick around 1808. He was a weaver. He joined the 30th Regiment of Foot at...

While casually browsing the 1901 or 1911 census it is possible to pick up on interesting or peculiar facts about different families...