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Hi all
Does anyone know anything about the origin of the extensive trench system on the eastern side of the Curragh.I'm told it was built in Britsh times to train men for service in France in WW1.Any truth in that?
regards
GttC
Like the trench system in the Phoenix Park on the grounds of Aras
The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them: that's the essence of inhumanity.
(George Bernard Shaw, Playwright, 1856 - 1950)
I attended a lecture by my local Historical society
and it basically said the same thing
the guys lived in the trencehes for a couple of weeks and
it was acclimitasitaion exercise
they were treated to overhead artillery exercise and overhead machine gun fire etc
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere***
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
To be honest I read in a book a few years ago that the outline of trenches can still be seen in the grounds of Aras. They were used for training purposes (obviously) during WWI. The book never explained why the trenches had to be dug there and not, for instance, in the Glen of Imaal. So to answer your question, I haven't a clue where they are.
The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them: that's the essence of inhumanity.
(George Bernard Shaw, Playwright, 1856 - 1950)
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere***
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
To be honest I read in a book a few years ago that the outline of trenches can still be seen in the grounds of Aras. They were used for training purposes (obviously) during WWI. The book never explained why the trenches had to be dug there and not, for instance, in the Glen of Imaal. So to answer your question, I haven't a clue where they are.
Thank's Wes for that. As a kid I played in the Aras, but have no memory of any trenches there, or in Ratra House. I was in the tunnels a few times in the Civil Defence training area, took the punt from the boat house on to the lake, only to be chased by the guard and picked DEV's daffodils every year from his garden, which I sold around our street for pocket money.
Often met Bean DeVelera in the walks around the Arus, she was lovely as she always made time to talk to the kids. Always dressed in black with her black short healed granny shoes.
But you would not want to be caught by the guards or gardeners! Great times
Thank's Wes for that. As a kid I played in the Aras, but have no memory of any trenches there, or in Ratra House. I was in the tunnels a few times in the Civil Defence training area, took the punt from the boat house on to the lake, only to be chased by the guard and picked DEV's daffodils every year from his garden, which I sold around our street for pocket money.
Often met Bean DeVelera in the walks around the Arus, she was lovely as she always made time to talk to the kids. Always dressed in black with her black short healed granny shoes.
But you would not want to be caught by the guards or gardeners! Great times
Is that you Bill Cullen?
Catch-22 says they have a right to do anything we can't stop them from doing.
The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them: that's the essence of inhumanity.
(George Bernard Shaw, Playwright, 1856 - 1950)
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere***
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
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