On August 12 1917 Fr Willie sent his last “budget” home to his father. It was a long account of his involvement …
WWI
July 29, 2025
Fr Willie had a tremendous joy and cheerfulness that easily communicated itself to others. He also retained this sense of fun despite …
July 20, 2025
The reformation of one’s life must be the work of every day. I should take each rule and duty, think how Jesus …
July 17, 2025
Fr Willie gave his last homily 108 years ago today. Here is Alfred O’Rahilly’s account of this last sermon, complete with valuable …
July 15, 2025
Today the Church celebrates the feast of the birth of St John the Baptist. The Church only celebrates the birth of Jesus, …
June 24, 2025
Today we have a small excerpt from one of Fr Doyle’s letters which describes his preparations for the Battle of Messines. It …
June 6, 2025
As you might like to know how the ‘game of raiding your neighbour’ is played, a sort of novelty for your next …
May 29, 2025
Dear Sir — One is often struck, on glancing over the papers, at the numerous appeals made to provide ‘comforts for our …
May 26, 2025
We continue today with an excerpt from the original letter detailing some of the work Fr Willie had to undertake towards the …
April 28, 2025
Fr Willie sent the letter below to his father one year after the gas attack of April 1916 (see yesterday’s post). In …
April 27, 2025