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Black & Tan Raid at Caherguillamore, HX, South West Ireland
Posted on December 26, 2013
On 27th December 1920, the British Black & Tan military forces http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_and_Tans were tipped off that an IRA fund raising dance was taking place at Caherguillamore House in the county of Limerick, South West Ireland. The Tans carried out a raid on the event and in the process killed 5 IRA members. Each year on the Sunday before Christmas, an anniversary Mass and after-Mass commemoration ceremony takes place at Grange Church, where the 5 victims are buried in a single plot. Many relatives of the deceased still live locally.
This year was no different.
Ireland Photos Of The Day 5 – Christmas Eve Midnight Mass
Posted on December 25, 2013
Patrickswell Church, HX, Limerick. 24 December 2013.
Prayers for Syria, Gaza & Sudan. And the story from the Great War (WW1) of the football match of 1915 on the Western Front between the Germans & the Allied forces. Cigarettes & wine shared, family photos shown, hymns sung. 3-2 football victory to the Germans, allegedly. And hours later the slaughter started again.
Ireland Photo Of The Day Nr 4 – Reardons Bar, HX
Posted on December 24, 2013
Sunday night at HX. Barman Podge.
Ghosts @ HX
Posted on December 23, 2013
Today’s daily writing challenge is ‘Ghosts’. http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/12/23/writing-challenge-ghosts/
But a picture speaks a thousand words. And many pictures much more than that.
Ireland Photo Of The Day Nr 3 – Christmas Carol Service
Posted on December 23, 2013
Grange Church: Christmas carol service. 22 December 2013.
Ireland Photo Of The Day Nr 1 – Winter Solstice
Posted on December 21, 2013
Winter solstice at Grange Stone Circle, HX, Ireland. 21st December 2013.
Photo Of The Day (11) – The 9th at Ballyneety
Posted on October 23, 2013
Well done to all the volunteers who have got the course reopened and looking great. Shot from last week’s trip home.
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