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A most delightful station : the British army on the Curragh of Kildare, Ireland, 1855-1922
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A most delightful station : the British army on the Curragh of Kildare, Ireland, 1855-1922

Author: Con Costello
Publisher: Cork : Collins Press, 1999.
Edition/Format: Book : English : Pbk. ed
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Con Costello
ISBN: 189825673X 9781898256731
OCLC Number: 52782830
Description: xi, 431 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Contents: The historic Curragh of Kildare -- The British Army in Ireland and the building of the Curragh camp -- The Curragh Commission, 1866 -- Military routine and training -- A royal visitor and a Fenian interlude -- The health and welfare of the troops -- Crime and prostitution -- The social scene -- Social clubs and societies -- Trade in and with the camp -- Rebuilding the camp, 1870-1922 -- Boer War, 1899-1902 -- Between the wars, 1902-1914 -- Onset of the Great War -- The War of Independence -- British withdrawal.
Responsibility: Con Costello.

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