My genius of an orderly fried meat and pudding together and, with a smile of triumph on his face, brought both on …
WWI
December 22, 2015
21 December: A day I always like because the turning point of the year and from this on the evenings will be …
December 21, 2015
Soldiers cooking Christmas dinner at the front Fr Doyle wrote the following letter to his sister from the trenches on 19th December …
December 19, 2015
On this day in 1917, Major General Hickie paid another tribute to Fr Doyle. Writing to his father, Hugh Doyle, General Hickie …
December 15, 2015
Fr Doyle wrote the following in his diary on this day in 1916: Since I became chaplain I have grown very lazy …
December 13, 2015
Sir William Bernard Hickie was Major General of the 16th Irish Division and knew Fr Doyle extremely well. He wrote the following …
November 18, 2015
Soldiers from the 16th Irish Division. Fr Doyle was appointed chaplain 100 years ago today Received my appointment from the War Office …
November 15, 2015
My offering myself as a war chaplain to the Provincial has had a wonderful effect on me. I long to go and …
November 10, 2015
Fr Doyle wrote the following in his diary on October 25 1916. It refers to the previous night, in other words, this …
October 24, 2015
Blessed Columba Marmion I cannot deny that I love Jesus, love Him passionately, love Him with every fibre of my heart. He …
October 3, 2015