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".
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
Dublin Holocaust survivor lost 35 family members in World War II
Albert F. Coyle: The forgotten Irish American hero of the Holocaust
My grandfather witnessed peace at Christmas from a WWI trench
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