Stephen Callaghan
A forgotten Casualty of the 3rd Leinsters - Private John Moran
In the military cemetery located in Crinkill, just outside Birr, there is a memorial commemorating the death casualties of the...
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Stephen Callaghan
Mar 22 min read
A Cavan Man's Bravery Medal - Patrick Reilly
Years ago, I was lucky to come into possession of a 1914 star named to a soldier of the Leinster Regiment. The soldier, Patrick Reilly...
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Stephen Callaghan
Nov 10, 20233 min read
A silver shooting medal to Herbert John Snelling Ashdown, Leinster Regiment
Recently a shooting medal appeared online, the medal had been awarded for coming second place and given to Colour Sergeant H Ashdown, 1st...
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Stephen Callaghan
Aug 11, 20232 min read
A Leinster Officer's grave - Reginald Barnewell
A recent eBay auction caught my eye, a photograph of a Leinster Regiment officer’s grave and a general view of the cemetery, somewhere in...
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Stephen Callaghan
Aug 7, 20234 min read
John Joseph Cannon, Leinster Regiment
Years ago I came into the procession of the medals of John Joseph Cannon, a soldier of the Leinster Regiment who fought during the Great...
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Stephen Callaghan
May 20, 20234 min read
Tracing the Story Behind a Photo - Jim O'Brien DCM
The following article appearing in a previous edition of the genealogical magazine, Irish Lives Remembered. Online auction sites are full...
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Stephen Callaghan
May 5, 20232 min read
Private McKinley and the 1902 Coronation
When searching for the next medal to buy, it can be easy to overlook damaged medals as not worth buying. A while back I purchased one...
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Stephen Callaghan
Mar 12, 20233 min read
The Story behind a Silver War Badge - Joseph Newell
Recently, I came across the following badge, known as a Silver War Badge (or often incorrectly as the Silver Wound Badge), the badge was...
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Stephen Callaghan
Mar 1, 20234 min read
Remembering Vol. John Gunning on the centenary of his death
Around 15 years ago, while going through burial records for Clonoghill Cemetery, Birr, I came across an entry for a “John Gunning”, what...
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Stephen Callaghan
Jan 29, 20233 min read
Boer War and Great War Veteran Thomas Hickey
Thomas Hickey was born on Bury Quay, Tullamore, King’s County on 24 January 1875. He was the son of Michael Hickey and Mary Hickey (Nee...
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Stephen Callaghan
Oct 25, 20222 min read
The tragic death of Margaret McCarthy of Birr
Margaret Price was born in Parsonstown (Birr) on 16 December 1870. She was the daughter of Henry Price and Jane Price (née Boyle). Henry...
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Stephen Callaghan
Sep 26, 20222 min read
A Soldier's Spoon
Today we are going to look at what might initially look like an innocuous object, a spoon! However, this is no ordinary kitchen spoon, it...
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Stephen Callaghan
May 2, 20223 min read
Patrick Burke of Moorpark, Birr
Patrick Burke was born at Moorpark, Parsonstown, King’s County on 13 March 1881. He was the son of William Burke and Rosanna Burke (nee...
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Stephen Callaghan
Feb 2, 20222 min read
Leinsters Depart Birr 100 years ago
A century ago today the Leinster Regiment left Birr Barracks for the last time. As per the Anglo-Irish Treaty, which was signed in...
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Stephen Callaghan
Jan 21, 20223 min read
The Birr Raid
With a major barracks so close to Birr town, interactions with soldiers were daily. For most instances, interactions were uneventful and...
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Stephen Callaghan
Jan 14, 20222 min read
Private James Mooney from Birr, Offaly
The 17 January marks the 106th anniversary of the death of James Mooney, 2nd Battalion Leinster Regiment. As it nears the anniversary of...
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Stephen Callaghan
Nov 20, 20212 min read
A Sergeant's Bed Plate - Richard Gray
Bed plates are small pieces of brass metal with the name, number and regiment of the soldier they belong to. They would be hung at the...
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Stephen Callaghan
Oct 18, 20212 min read
The Tragic End of Private Burke, Leinster Regiment
Today’s blog post came about via a brief newspaper article from November 1901 detailing the suicide of a soldier of the Leinster...
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Stephen Callaghan
Sep 24, 20212 min read
A Great War ID Tag - Private Lawlor, Leinster Regiment
In a previous post we looked at an unofficially Great War era aluminum identity tag. Today we will take a look at an officially issued ID...
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Stephen Callaghan
Aug 13, 20213 min read
Soldier and Petty Criminal - George Curran
George Butler was born on 5 April 1888 in Kildare. His mother was Bridget Butler, no father is listed on his birth certificate. On 10...
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