Stephen Callaghan
Finding the grave of a Peninsular War Veteran - Major Richard Woods
Over the past few years I have been researching Birr’s forgotten cemetery, which over time has garnered the unflattering name Bully’s...
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Stephen Callaghan
Feb 21, 20224 min read
Revisiting a Letter's Untold Story
This post was originally posted on the Offaly History Blog in April 2020, but in light of new research, I have added to the story. Today...
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Stephen Callaghan
Nov 7, 20212 min read
A Peninsular War Veteran's Grave in Lucan, County Dublin
In a previous post, we looked at the grave of an American Revolutionary War veteran in the old medieval graveyard in Lucan Village. Today...
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Stephen Callaghan
Oct 25, 20212 min read
A Forgotten Peninsular War Veteran in Birr - George Power
While recently browsing the Church of Ireland burial records for Birr, I came across a record relating to George Power, a 56-year-old...
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Stephen Callaghan
Sep 7, 20211 min read
A Forgotten Peninsular War Veteran in Kilbeggan
In the town of Kilbeggan, County Westmeath, lies the ruined 19th century bell tower of St. James Church. The 18th church building was...
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Stephen Callaghan
Mar 20, 20212 min read
Peninsular Wars to Anglo-Burma War - Colonel Alexander Campbell, 38th Foot
Alexander Campbell was born in Auchinbreck, Argyllshire, Scotland on 10 October 1795. Possibly related to the Campbells of Auchinbreck,...
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Stephen Callaghan
Jan 1, 20212 min read
A Peninsular War Veteran's Memorial, Captain William Henderson
Throughout County Offaly, many Church of Ireland churches have seen a decline in numbers, this has resulted in some churches being...
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Stephen Callaghan
Sep 4, 20202 min read
A Waterloo Veteran's Grave - Private Joseph Peters, 7th Hussars
Viewing graves at night is always an interesting experience. You never know what to expect and when you view memorials using a high...
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Stephen Callaghan
Jun 19, 20202 min read
A Lion on the Field of Battle – Major George Washington Holmes
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...
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Stephen Callaghan
May 29, 20203 min read
A Soldier's Wife buried in Shinrone, County Offaly
Tucked away in St. Mary’s Church of Ireland Church and graveyard in Shinrone, County Offaly are many interesting eighteenth and...
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Stephen Callaghan
May 15, 20202 min read
Death of a Waterloo Veteran at Birr, County Offaly
Various newspapers around Ireland recorded the death of James Stirling in Parsonstown (Birr), King’s County (Offaly) in October 1875. The...
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Stephen Callaghan
May 10, 20204 min read
A Napoleonic Veteran’s Grave in Lucan, County Dublin
The following first appeared in the Lucan Newsletter on 10 June 2018. Burial grounds are places of great interest, a connection between...
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