Today we continue the narrative and consider the events of September 4, 1916. Next morning there was a short march over the …
WWI
September 4, 2017
The above image was published in an Irish newspaper at the end of 1916. The priest is unidentified, but we can …
September 3, 2017
The following praise for Fr Doyle appeared in the Glasgow Weekly News on this day in 1917. It was written by a …
September 1, 2017
Ronan McGreevy of the Irish Times, author of Wherever the Firing Line Extends, has produced a fascinating documentary entitled The Irish …
August 28, 2017
The following was written about Fr Doyle by Sir Percival Phillips, the famous war correspondent, and appeared in the Daily Express on …
August 22, 2017
During his time away from the trenches Fr Doyle often stayed in a convent in Locre. If my memory serves me correctly, …
August 21, 2017
On this day in 1917, 4 days after Fr Doyle’s death, Fr Frank Browne, the famous photographer and Jesuit military chaplain, wrote …
August 20, 2017
Ronan McGreevy of the Irish Times has produced a fascinating documentary about the Irish involvement in World War 1. Today the Irish …
August 18, 2017
In memory of Fr William Doyle SJ 3 March 1873 – 16 August 1917 My Martyrdom for Mary’s Sake. …
August 16, 2017
The feast of the Assumption was an important feast for Fr Doyle. He made his religious vows on this feast in …
August 15, 2017