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, 2018
My genius of an orderly fried meat and pudding together and, with a smile of triumph on his face, brought both on …
December 22, 2018
I had just finished breakfast when I heard Miss Krupp come singing overhead with that peculiar note which warns of her …
December 21, 2018
21 December: A day I always like because the turning point of the year and from this on the evenings will be …
December 21, 2018
Fr Doyle wrote the following letter to his sister from the trenches on 19th December 1916, 101 years ago today. It gives …
December 19, 2018
I cannot say i am quite in love with camp life, which in many respects is quite repellent. But even in these …
December 15, 2018
On this day in 1917, Major General Hickie paid another tribute to Fr Doyle. Writing to his father, Hugh Doyle, General Hickie …
December 15, 2018
Sir William Bernard Hickie was Major General of the 16th Irish Division and knew Fr Doyle extremely well. He wrote the following …
November 18, 2018
Irish soldiers preparing for WWI. Christ expects His army to be “absolutely and lovingly devoted to Him” Received my appointment from …
November 15, 2018
100 years ago today the First World War came to an end. It was a dreadful war fuelled by stubbornness and …
November 11, 2018