Guest Post: Military Athletics in Tipperary’s Garrison Towns

Thanks to Pat Bracken, De Montfort University, for this post! The Military and Athletics With the impending London Olympics looming large on the horizon many millions of people will follow with great interest, their favoured competitor, or Olympic discipline. For many…

All the fun of the Tattoo!

The tattoo in 1945 revealed a light-hearted side to the Irish army…. Tattoo Performers in Crash Trooper M. Corbett, trick motor-cyclists of the Military Tattoo, was injured last night, when another motor-cyclist crashed into his machines. He was removed to…

The Irish Army on display: military tattoos in Cork and Dublin

Mildly disorientated? This ‘German’ silhouette is an Irish soldier, depicted on the cover of the programme for the Irish army’s military tattoo in 1936. The Irish army battle dress until 1940 featured a German-style coal scuttle helmet. Those who paid…