20th Century History… New YouTube Documentary: Ireland’s First World War American War Brides 20 Mar 202024 Mar 2020 In the first of a series of YouTube documentaries I am hoping to produce over the next few weeks, I have prepared a video that shares my research and analysis…
First World War History… The Experiences & Photographs of a US Navy Chief in USNAS Aghada, 1918-1919 18 Aug 201914 Nov 2019 During the last few years the site has shared a lot of material relating to the presence of American troops in East Cork during the First World War. You can…
First World War History… Revealed: The Life Experiences of One of Cork’s First World War American War Brides 11 Jul 201814 Nov 2019 Readers may recall past work on the site that compiled a database of local Irish women–the vast majority from Cork–who married First World War U.S. servicemen and began new lives…
First World War History… Midleton WW1 Memorial Unveiling: Videos 13 Jun 201814 Nov 2019 On Sunday last a Memorial Wall commemorating 200 men from East Cork who lost their lives during the First World War was unveiled at the Baby's Walk in the town.…
First World War History… In Search of Cork’s First World War American Doughboys: New York 30 Apr 201714 Nov 2019 Recent years have seen a dramatic upsurge in interest in Irish participation in the Great War, particularly with respect to service in the British military. Thousands of Irish men and…
First World War History… “The People Seem Odd & Talk Funny”: US Sailors Write About Cork During World War One 10 Dec 201614 Nov 2019 Between 1917 and 1919 thousands of American servicemen were stationed in Cork during World War One. What did they make of their surroundings? Back in the United States, local newspapers…
First World War History… Visualising the Journeys of Irish Women who Married U.S. Navymen in World War One 21 May 201614 Nov 2019 We recently published the images and short biographies of 99 Irish women who applied for U.S. passports, based on either their marriage to a U.S. serviceman or their own services…
First World War History… 100 of Ireland’s World War One American Women in Pictures: Part 1– The Database 27 Apr 201614 Nov 2019 Over recent months the Midleton Archaeology & Heritage Project has been engaged in its largest undertaking to date. By systematically assessing United States passport applications from the end of World…
First World War History… The Story of Ambrose Haley: The World War One Australian Digger Buried in Midleton Graveyard 16 May 201514 Nov 2019 On 30th December 1918 a party of mourners were led by Canon O'Connor to an open graveside beside the main path at the Church of the Holy Rosary cemetery in…
First World War History… Commonwealth Wargraves in the Church of the Holy Rosary Graveyard, Midleton 15 May 201514 Nov 2019 We went to the main Catholic graveyard in Midleton to have a look at the Commonwealth Wargraves related to World War One and World War Two, and to see if…
