THE BARRACK SQUARE

Robert Dillon was born in Birr, King’s County (Offaly), in 1837. The son of labourer, Thomas Dillon. He enlisted at Birr for service with...

Regular readers will be aware of my tendency to focus on Offaly related topics, with specific focus on Birr, a town where I have many...

During a random trawl through online auctions a letter caught my attention, written by an officer of the 17th Regiment of Foot and sent...

Through the course of my research, I have searched both 1901 and 1911 census for army pensioners living in and around Birr. One army...