THE BARRACK SQUARE

This past week the impressive Victoria Cross and other medals awarded to Private Patrick Donohue of the 9th Lancers sold at auction for...

Today’s blog post came about via a brief newspaper article from November 1901 detailing the suicide of a soldier of the Leinster...

The Silver War Badge, often incorrectly called the Silver Wound Badge, is a fascinating award. First issued in 1916 the badge was issued...

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

Venice Clementia Henrietta Hackett was born at noon on 27 February 1887 in Strathblane, Scotland. She was the daughter of Edward Augustus...

James Cummins was born in Clonmel, County Tipperary on 7 May 1881. He was the son of James Cummins and Mary Cummins (née O'Donnell)....