John Condon – The Myth of the Boy Soldier

John Condon – The Myth of the Boy Soldier

Sep 22, 2025

John Condon, an Irish soldier from Waterford, was long believed to be the youngest Allied casualty of World War I, allegedly dying at age 14. A century later, research based on birth and census records showed he was actually about 18 when killed at Ypres. His grave...
Becher of Aughadown, Lough Ine and Bagenalstown House

Becher of Aughadown, Lough Ine and Bagenalstown House

Jul 1, 2025

Tracing a line of the Becher family of County Cork, Ireland, that descend from Phane Becher (c.1546-1592), including the Venerable John Richard Hedges Becher (1861-1946), Archdeacon of Ossory & Leighlin, John Hedges Becher (1888-1967) who worked on railways in...
Tom MacGreevy – A Modernist Poet at War

Tom MacGreevy – A Modernist Poet at War

Jun 22, 2025

“I noticed that the soldiers on the opposing sides had ways of playing games with each other. Thus an English machine gunner might rattle off a few rounds to the rhythm of Daa, Da-Dah, Dah and stop. Back immediately would come the answering close of the rhythm...