My offering myself as a war chaplain to the Provincial has had a wonderful effect on me. I long to go and …
WWI
November 10, 2022
Fr Doyle wrote the following in his diary on October 25 1916. It refers to the previous night, in other words, this …
October 24, 2022
Pray for all, but especially for sinners, and in particular for those whose sins are most painful to His Sacred Heart. With …
October 9, 2022
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, 2022
Lieutenant Colonel H. R. Stirke, who commanded the 8th Dublins, had the following praise for Fr Doyle in a note that he …
September 13, 2022
For fifteen months Fr Doyle and I worked together out here, generally sharing the same dug-outs and billets, we became fast friends. …
September 9, 2022
By cutting a piece out of the side of the trench I was just able to stand in front of my tiny …
September 9, 2022
We continue the narrative from O’Rahilly’s biography which recounts the events of September 5, 1916. Please note: this excerpt reveals the true …
September 4, 2022
Today we continue the narrative and consider the events of September 4, 1916. Next morning there was a short march over the …
September 4, 2022
The above image was published in an Irish newspaper at the end of 1916. The priest is unidentified, but we can well …
September 3, 2022