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23 10, 2019

On the Watch: A True Story from the Irish Heartland
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On the Watch: A True Story from the Irish Heartland

By Eileen Meagher|2019-10-23T03:52:37-04:00October 23rd, 2019|Knowledge|2 Comments

Growing up in Ireland, I heard many stories of the hardships, difficulties, and life-threatening situations my grandmother and her family experienced during WW1. One story in particular made a big [...]

11 07, 2019

War and Peace and Smoking a Pipe
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War and Peace and Smoking a Pipe
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War and Peace and Smoking a Pipe

By Eileen Meagher|2019-07-15T04:14:08-04:00July 11th, 2019|Knowledge|1 Comment

read:686.EMeagher.06062019.VCF.docx World War II raged away in neighboring England and on the continent. The farmers who lived in the same townland in North Longford, Ireland would come to my grandmother’s [...]