Life in the army I find is a life of delightful and unexpected surprises. You are told that you are going to …
WWI
September 23, 2019
Lieutenant Colonel H. R. Stirke, who commanded the 8th Dublins, had the following praise for Fr Doyle in a note that he …
September 13, 2019
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, 2019
This is one of my favourite scenes from all of Fr Doyle’s writings – 103 years ago today. By cutting a piece …
September 9, 2019
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 5, 2019
Today we continue the narrative and consider the events of September 4, 1916. Next morning there was a short march over the …
September 4, 2019
The above image was published in an Irish newspaper at the end of 1916. The priest is unidentified, but we can …
September 3, 2019
The following praise for Fr Doyle appeared in the Glasgow Weekly News on this day in 1917. It was written by a …
September 1, 2019
The following was written about Fr Doyle by Sir Percival Phillips, the famous war correspondent, and appeared in the Daily Express on …
August 22, 2019
During his time away from the trenches Fr Doyle often stayed in a convent in Locre. If my memory serves me correctly, …
August 21, 2019