Stories of soldiers in Irish streets
Stories of soldiers in Irish streets
Time for some reflections on the tourist legacy that garrison towns can exploit. This year, I visited Kilkenny and Cork barracks museums, then Spike Island in Cork Harbour. Each visitor attraction tells a unique story, though Spike Island is by…
‘To provide a home for the soldiers of this garrison, where they can feel that they will be free from the influence of those elements for evil which ever beset a soldiers’ path in every large city.’ 1 This was…
Just after the National Day of Commemoration, the military heritage of the town of Tipperary was discussed. The Tipperary Peace Convention was held from 5-8 July and featured a Song of Peace Concert. The Peace Convention was established because of…