ON THIS DAY

By Aodhán Crealey MARCH 03/1978 Emmet Dalton (80), soldier and film producer, died. Dalton served with the British Army during the First World War and upon demobilisation in April 1919 joined the IRA and IRB. Described as bearing all the hallmarks of a British officer, including a cultured accent and a toothbrush moustache, he became ... Read more

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