The Glen of Imaal disaster, 1941

The worst single episode of loss of life suffered by the Irish Defence Forces since the Civil War.  By Terence O'Reilly By September 1941 the Second World War had been ravaging the continent of Europe for two full years. Ireland had successfully remained neutral, owing in no small part to the rapid expansion of the ... Read more

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