Come Here To Me!

(I wish I could take credit for the following information and pictures. Major kudos to those behind the Irish War Memorials website. Check it out.)

It is well known that Dublin is dotted with memorials to those killed in the 1916 Rising, the Great War and WW2.

But did you know that we have plaques and monuments dedicated to those who lost their lives in the Korean War (1950-53), Cypriot War of Independence (1955 – 1959), Palestinian Revolt (1936 – 1939), Afghanistan War (1879 – 80), Sudan conflict (19th century) and the 1867 Rising? I certainly didn’t.

Dublin has two memorials marking The Korean War. The first, a bronze plaque in St. Matthew’s Church on Irishtown Road, is dedicated to Thomas Hankey (Rifleman 1st Batt. Royal Ulster Rifles. 6th Airborne Division) who was killed in action on the 7th June, 1944 and Bruce Samuel Hudson (Lieut. Royal Artillery) who was killed in action on the 23rd April, 1951.

Hankey and Hudson Memorial, St. Matthew's Church. (Picture - Michael Pegum)

The second is a Memorial Cross in the grounds of  St. Mary’s Church of Ireland on Anglesea Road. It honours men from Donnybrook who fought in WW1, WW2 and the Korean War.

War memorial. (Picture - Michael Pegum)

John David Foster. (Picture - Michael Pegum)

James Lane, a past pupil of Belvedere College, who was killed in the Cypriot War of Independence is commemorated in a plaque dedicated to alumnus who were killed in wars both at home and abroad:

Belvedere War Memorial. (Picture - Michael Pegum)

At the Law Memorial in the Chapel in St. Columba’s College, Whitechurch, there is a plaque to 2nd Lieut. John Anthony Law who was killed in Palestine on the 9th September 1938:

Picture - Michael Pegum

The following memorials are dedicated to Irishmen killed in Afghanistan (1879 – 80):

Kelly Memorial, Sandford Church, Ranelagh. (Picture - Michael Pegum)

Cumming Memorial, St. Patrick's Cathedral. (Picture - Michael Pegum)

Henn Memorial, St. Patrick's Cathederal. (Picture - Michael Pegum)

St. Patrick’s Cathedral is also the home of the Royal Irish Regiment China Memorial:

Royal Irish Regiment China Memorial. (Picture - Michael Pegum)

Tucked away in the Royal Hospital in Kilmainham is a memorial to the 16th Lancers who were killed in action in Soudan (1884 – 5):

16th Lancers Soudan Memorial. (Picture - Michael Pegum.)

Finally, have a look at this plaque dedicated to the Fenians who fought in the 1867 rising in Tallaght:

Fenian Men Memorial, Tallaght. (Picture - Michael Pegum)