Photograph of members of the Royal Irish Rifles before parading for the trenches. Taken near Bertincourt, 20 November 1917.

Great War Recruitment Rally Market Yard Sligo

The Irish 16th Division endured horrific gas attacks on the Western front in 1916, which killed more than 500 Irish-born soldiers.

St Josephs soccer team Sligo 1914 many of who fought in the Great War 1914 - 1918. Includes Paddy Mullen, Michael Conlon, Willie Durkan, Robert Clarke, Francie Currid, James Shannon, Phil Giblin, Georgie Scanlon

Tragic aftermath of a gas attack.

Memorial garden / Proposed Location

Sligo Regional Park Cleveragh Sligo.

Administrative ADDRESS

Willbrook Cottage
Breeogue County Sligo.

Email

lestsligoforgets@gmail.com

Lest Sligo Forgets Association / Steering Committee Members:

| Tommy Higgins - Chair | Simone Hickey - Secretary | Richard Lyons - Treasurer |

| Michael Kirby | David Lawlor | Malcolm Hamilton |

lest sligo forgets / peace 4 programme Research group

| Paul Wilson |