In days that were : the Great War and beyond
Kearney, Gerry2018
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In days that were : the Great War and beyond / Gerry Kearney.
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Imprint:
[Oranmore, Co. Galway] : Gerry Kearney, 2018
Collation:
ii , 328p. ills. (b&w), genealogical tables, maps, portraits,
Notes:
Set against the background of the campaigns for political independence and land reform in Ireland, ‘In Days t hat Were’ records the experiences of over one - hundred individuals from around the world in the Great War. They primarily served in the British Impe rial, Australian, New Zealand, and South African forces, and in various voluntary organisations such as the Red Cross. Many were decorated for their endeavours, while eighteen lost their lives in service, and two more lost their lives as a result of German U - boat attacks. The common connection of all is that they were descendants, or spouses of descendants, of Dean Dudley Persse (1625 - 99), a Church of Ireland clergyman who settled in Co. Galway in 1677. The book’s title is provided by one of seven unpublish ed poems (included in the book) of Capt Dudley Eyre Persse, who was killed in 1915, aged 22.The President Michael D. Higgins Collection
ISBN:
9781527230842 ((hbk.).)
Dewey class:
355.0092
Language:
English
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BRN:
1108090
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