Even the poor were willing to give what they could to assist men disabled by their war service. The Royal Star and Garter Home was a home for the most severely affected, housed in a former pub called the Star & Garter in Richmond, Surrey, which was opened in January 1916. 233 more words
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Commemorating Ireland's centenary of the Easter Rising 1916-2016
This hauntingly beautiful song, revised for 2016 is the sixth chapter of Ireland’s ‘Centenary’ show that was broadcast from the Bord Gais Theatre in Dublin on Easter Monday 2016. 253 more words
Moray and Aberdeenshire
Elgin Cathedral (pronounced with a hard “g”) sits on North College Street in the town of Elgin (Scots, Ailgin; Gàidhlig, Eiginn) near the River Lossie in Moray. 1,544 more words
Frank Markey, Blantyre Boxer
Pictured here in November 1933, is boxer Frank Markey (on the front right with arms crossed), at a weigh in at Dundee with boxer Jim Cowie. 283 more words
