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‘The Barracks on the Hill: A History of Victoria/Collins Barracks Cork’ with Gerry White

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Collins Barracks in Cork City is over 200 years old. First occupied in 1806, it was one of the largest British military installations in Ireland. Unlike other barracks in Ireland, it didn't serve as a regimental headquarters. Instead, because of its proximity to Cork harbour and the city's rail network, it became a staging post for British units he…


'A Profound Learning: Four Giants on the Western Front 1914-1918' a talk by William Franklin

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The four giants in question are Field Marshals Archibald Wavell, Alan Brooke, Bernard Montgomery and Harold Alexander. The talk will include a brief overview of their experience as young officers in the Great War on the Western Front and how that impacted on their future careers. William Franklin was Head of Politics, Citizenship and a teacher of …