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Shot Sentry Forgotten, Remembered

“I’ll wake him” said Mac Eoin to the British officer on finding the soldier asleep at the gate of Athlone Barracks, and …

Dont Curse The Rain

Don’t curse the rain as it falls, Strives to spoil your walk, Rather, thankful for it let you be, When of the …

A Dream Shared Unknowingly

Picture: Athlone refugee centre, scene of some of the fighting in the Sieges of Athlone in the Wiliamite Wars 1689-1692 A dream …