World Wars
Irish history and interest stories surround World War I and World War II. The First and Second World Wars continue to be remembered and rightly so, "lest we forget".
The German war cemetery in the heart of the Wicklow Mountains
The true history of “It's a Long Way to Tipperary”
Ireland's World War II shame - Irish soldiers faced hostility after arriving home
On This Day: Easter Rising leader Joseph Mary Plunkett was executed
Diary of Co Armagh soldier, 17, killed at Battle of the Somme
On This Day: WWII's Belfast Blitz begins, bringing horrendous losses
The Irish pigeon that played a vital role in World War II's D-Day landings
Last surviving pilot of WWII Battle of Britain has died aged 105
WWII ship where five brave Sullivan brothers died discovered on St. Patrick's Day
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