In his biography of Fr Doyle, Alfred O’Rahilly reports that an Irish officer (unidentified by O’Rahilly) published the following tribute to Fr …
WWI
September 15, 2015
Lieutenant Colonel H. R. Stirke, who commanded the 8th Dublins, had the following praise for Fr Doyle in a note that he …
September 13, 2015
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, 2015
Today we continue the narrative and consider the events of September 4, 1916. Next morning there was a short march over the …
September 4, 2015
The above image was published in an Irish newspaper at the end of 1916. The priest is unidentified, but we can …
September 3, 2015
Tribute by Sergeant T. Flynn published in the Irish News on this day in 1917 We had the misfortune to lose our …
August 29, 2015
The following was written about Fr Doyle by Sir Percival Phillips, the famous war correspondent, and appeared in the Daily Express on …
August 22, 2015
During his time away from the trenches Fr Doyle often stayed in a convent in Locre. If my memory serves me correctly, …
August 21, 2015
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, 2015
Fr William Doyle SJ 3 March 1873 – 16 August 1917 My Martyrdom for Mary’s Sake. Darling Mother Mary, in preparation for the …
August 16, 2015