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Battle of Loos Map
Map details the positions of troops at the front line, at the Battle of Loos. Positions are given for troops both before and after the Battle, which took place 25th September 1915. Patrick MacGill had ...Battle of Loos Map
Map details the positions of troops at the front line, at the Battle of Loos. Positions are given for troops both before and after the Battle, which took place 25th September 1915. Patrick MacGill had enlisted with The London Irish Rifles upon the outbreak of war in 1914. However, during the advance on the mining town of Loos, France, 1915, MacGill was injured and returned to London. In 1916, MacGill’s book The Great Push was published, which described his experiences at the Battle of Loos. It is suggested that he wrote many chapters in the trenches and the last two chapters from a hospital bed in Loos.
With permission of Donegal County Museum
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Patrick MacGill Summer School Poster
Poster for the 1995 Patrick MacGill Summer School, Glenties, Co.Donegal, held from 13th – 18th August. It details three areas the summer school will explore. Theme: ‘Cultural Diversity – Can a ...Patrick MacGill Summer School Poster
Poster for the 1995 Patrick MacGill Summer School, Glenties, Co.Donegal, held from 13th – 18th August. It details three areas the summer school will explore. Theme: ‘Cultural Diversity – Can a Marriage of Two Traditions Succeed?’ and a tribute to ‘The Navvies: The Men who Built Britain’. Music: Traditional Irish Music and Violin recital. Exhibitions and Events (as listed on poster.
With permission of Donegal County Archives
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The Great Push
... of an edition published in 2000 by Birlinn Ltd, Edinburgh, however, it was originally published in 1916. This legendary war literature records MacGill’s experiences at the front line in France, were ...The Great Push
Front cover of Patrick MacGill’s book, The Great Push. This is the cover of an edition published in 2000 by Birlinn Ltd, Edinburgh, however, it was originally published in 1916. This legendary war literature records MacGill’s experiences at the front line in France, were he wrote this book in the trenches, between raids. In particular, it describes the advance of the London-Irish at the mining town of Loos, France, 1915. After receiving an injury at the Battle of Loos, MacGill finished the last two chapters from a hospital bed in Loos and returned to London.
With permission from Donegal County Library
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Portrait drawing of Patrick MacGill
Print of a drawing of a portrait of Patrick MacGill as a young man. Originally done in chalk by Robert J Swan and signed by MacGill, this print was part of a supplement to The Bookman, a literary ...Portrait drawing of Patrick MacGill
Print of a drawing of a portrait of Patrick MacGill as a young man. Originally done in chalk by Robert J Swan and signed by MacGill, this print was part of a supplement to The Bookman, a literary magazine.
With permission from Donegal County Archives
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Seán Dunne Festival - 2003 programme
Dunne Festival - 2003 programme ...Seán Dunne Festival - 2003 programme
Seán Dunne Festival - 2003 programme
© Waterford City Council - Arts Office
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Seán Dunne Festival - Jim Nolan opens the Young Writers Awards
... Writers Awards. The Large Room City Hall. An introduction to the Seán Dunne Literary Festival by Jim Nolan followed by the Mayor's sppech and the presentation of the Young Writer's A ...Seán Dunne Festival - Jim Nolan opens the Young Writers Awards
Seán Dunne Festival - Jim Nolan opens the Young Writers Awards. The Large Room City Hall. An introduction to the Seán Dunne Literary Festival by Jim Nolan followed by the Mayor's sppech and the presentation of the Young Writer's Awards
© Waterford City Council - Arts Office
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Photograph of Margaret Gibbons, wife of Patrick MacGill
Black and white photograph of Margaret Gibbons. Wife of Patrick MacGill, she was the daughter of a Royal Irish Constabulary policeman and was well connected in London society of the day. They lived in ...Photograph of Margaret Gibbons, wife of Patrick MacGill
Black and white photograph of Margaret Gibbons. Wife of Patrick MacGill, she was the daughter of a Royal Irish Constabulary policeman and was well connected in London society of the day. They lived in a house in Hendon, which Patrick renamed St.Margaret’s after his wife. This was a literary household as Margaret Gibbons was herself a romantic novelist, with genuine storytelling qualities.
With permission from Donegal County Archives
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Seán Dunne Festival - full house for a reading by John McGahern
... Festival - full house for a reading by John McGahern. 2:30 pm Sunday 6th April 2003. ...Seán Dunne Festival - full house for a reading by John McGahern
Seán Dunne Festival - full house for a reading by John McGahern. 2:30 pm Sunday 6th April 2003.
© Waterford City Council - Arts Office
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Seán Dunne Festival - Enjoying the day
Seán Dunne Festival - Enjoying the day. Conor Nolan Arts Officer, Oliver Cleary Mayor, John McGahern author, Paul Durcan poet.Seán Dunne Festival - Enjoying the day
Seán Dunne Festival - Enjoying the day. Conor Nolan Arts Officer, Oliver Cleary Mayor, John McGahern author, Paul Durcan poet.
© Waterford City Council - Arts Office
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Seán Dunne Festival - Close up of John McGahern
... McGahern. Sunday 6th April 2003 inthe Greyfriars Gallery at 2:30pm ...Seán Dunne Festival - Close up of John McGahern
Seán Dunne Festival - Close up of John McGahern. Sunday 6th April 2003 inthe Greyfriars Gallery at 2:30pm
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