The following excerpt from O’Rahilly’s biography of Fr Doyle recalls Christmas Eve and Midnight Mass during the war in 1916… Christmas itself …
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December 24, 2021
My genius of an orderly fried meat and pudding together and, with a smile of triumph on his face, brought both on …
December 22, 2021
I had just finished breakfast when I heard Miss Krupp come singing overhead with that peculiar note which warns of her proximity. …
December 21, 2021
There is no rule for vocations, no age-limit for the call. Innocence attracts the gaze of God, deep-rooted habits of sin, provided …
December 20, 2021
Fr Doyle wrote the following letter to his sister from the trenches on 19th December 1916, 105 years ago today. It gives …
December 19, 2021
I cannot say i am quite in love with camp life, which in many respects is quite repellent. But even in these …
December 15, 2021
On this day in 1917, Major General Hickie paid another tribute to Fr Doyle. Writing to his father, Hugh Doyle, General Hickie …
December 15, 2021
Since I became chaplain I’ve grown very lazy and on mortified, the cause of much unhappiness and remorse to me. My excuse …
December 13, 2021
Sir William Bernard Hickie was Major General of the 16th Irish Division and knew Fr Doyle extremely well. He wrote the following …
November 18, 2021
Soldiers from the 16th Irish Division. Fr Doyle was appointed chaplain 106 years ago today Received my appointment from the War …
November 15, 2021