On this day in 1917, Major General Hickie paid another tribute to Fr Doyle. Writing to his father, Hugh Doyle, General Hickie …
WWI
December 15, 2024
Sir William Bernard Hickie was Major General of the 16th Irish Division and knew Fr Doyle extremely well. He wrote the following …
November 18, 2024
Received my appointment from the War Office as chaplain to the 16th Division. Fiat voluntas tua. What the future has in store …
November 15, 2024
106 years ago today the First World War came to an end. It was a dreadful war; the first industrial war in …
November 11, 2024
My offering myself as a war chaplain to the Provincial has had a wonderful effect on me. I long to go and …
November 10, 2024
Fr Doyle wrote the following in his diary on October 25 1916. It refers to the previous night, in other words, this …
October 24, 2024
Pray for all, but especially for sinners, and in particular for those whose sins are most painful to His Sacred Heart. With …
October 9, 2024
I was very much annoyed because because someone burnt the floor of my dug-out and also on finding my candles had been …
September 25, 2024
Lieutenant Colonel H. R. Stirke, who commanded the 8th Dublins, had the following praise for Fr Doyle in a note that he …
September 13, 2024
Today we continue the narrative and consider the events of September 4, 1916. Next morning there was a short march over the …
September 4, 2024