Dickie Bird—buried but not forgotten

By Lar Joye          Clancy Barracks in Dublin, formerly known as Islandbridge Barracks, dates from 1798 and is near the Irish National War Memorial Gardens. Taken over by the Irish Army in December 1922, it was renamed in 1942 in honour of Peader Clancy, killed during the War of Independence. It was sold in 2004, and ... Read more

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