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Time Capsule – I May be a General Yet

Posted on June 26, 2012 by dubmantalks

At the outbreak of WWI on 28th July 1914, Ireland was governed from Britain and was considered by the British, to be as much a part of their Empire as any other country under British dominion, at that time. In … Continue reading →

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Time Capsule – Pretoria, South Africa 1907

Posted on June 9, 2012 by dubmantalks

8752 Private Michael Breen, a paternal Granduncle of mine, served in the 2nd Border Regiment during the early 1900s. While I have no clear evidence to indicate that during his time in the army he completed any postings in South … Continue reading →

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A Hand on My Shoulder

Posted on June 5, 2012 by dubmantalks

Have you ever browsed in a book store, found a book that was interesting, purchased the book and when reading it discovered that it was more than interesting; that it was in fact a real treasure? I recently had such … Continue reading →

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