Guest Posted 19 June , 2017 Share Posted 19 June , 2017 25 minutes ago, museumtom said: Thank you kindly Voltaire. Your help in the past went a long way to put these books together. The 15 volumes, were really not as much of a task as I just record what I have found, a lot of times with the unselfish help of others, especially those on this forum. It does show how much information there is out there, especially in the newspapers!. Kind regards. Tom. Don't stray too far Tom- I have a query on a casualty 1914-1918 not located anywhere-and he has an Irish surname. As the police say-"Don't leave town" Don't worry-you can have a rest first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 19 June , 2017 Share Posted 19 June , 2017 Knock yourself out, what is his name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 19 June , 2017 Share Posted 19 June , 2017 1 hour ago, museumtom said: Knock yourself out, what is his name? Tom- You're losing sales- I will have a look at the appropriate vol. first!! Don't want to be a John Cleese "What have the Romans done for us?" situation. Always room for Vol.XVI-Addenda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 19 June , 2017 Share Posted 19 June , 2017 GUEST, he may be in the newspapers anyway. PM me his name and lets see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 22 June , 2017 Share Posted 22 June , 2017 (edited) Hello again lads and lassies, I just got the first set. 22 inches is the shelf space needed to house them, they weigh 23 kilos. Thank you all again for all your help, it would not have been possible without it! Kindest regards. Tom. Edited 22 June , 2017 by museumtom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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depaor01 Posted 22 June , 2017 Author Share Posted 22 June , 2017 Had a quick browse through the first batch that arrived for South Dublin County Library. Impressive stuff. Going to see if I can add to my group of South Dublin County Messines/Passchendaele men's info. We're going to have to reinforce the shelves in the Local Studies section . Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 22 June , 2017 Share Posted 22 June , 2017 Thank you kindly Dave, you are the first to review them. I am delighted you are happy with them and I hope you can add extra info on your lads. Kind regards. Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Atkins Posted 22 June , 2017 Share Posted 22 June , 2017 What a fantastic (and worthwhile) project - congratulations! The volumes look good, too. A very fine achievement. Cheers, Pat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 22 June , 2017 Share Posted 22 June , 2017 Thank you Pat, your comments are very much appreciated indeed. It was a labor of love, and so, it was no effort really. Kind regards. Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justinth Posted 22 June , 2017 Share Posted 22 June , 2017 (edited) Hi Tom Congratulations on completing a nationally significant historical project. I have two questions: 1) How many hours/years do you reckon went into the project? 2) Are you looking at any other Great War or other historical research projects? Best Justin Edited 22 June , 2017 by Justinth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGM Posted 22 June , 2017 Share Posted 22 June , 2017 Congrats on a splendid looking volume of work. May I be so bald as to ask the first name(s) of the O'Reilly/Reilly on Page 85 …49668. Date of death: 27/10/19 19. Notes: Also known as Reilly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 22 June , 2017 Share Posted 22 June , 2017 You can be as bald as you like TGM. O'Reilly, Marion. (Dublin). Rank: Forewoman Clerk. Regiment/Service: Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps. Service No: 49668. Date of death: 27/10/1919. Notes: Also known as Reilly. Grave/Memorial: Garden. EG. 225. Cemetery: Glasnevin (or Prospect) Cemetery, Dublin. Justin. It took 15 years, 8 of which were full time. I am at the moment cataloging the photographs in all the Irish newspapers just for my own interests. Then I would like to tackle 'Psychic Irish Parasites of The Great War.' When you see the difference in behaviour of these mediums, psychics etc when they stand in front of the Judge charged with telling fortunes and speaking to the dead you can see that they were chancers living off the gullible poor and those in mourning and anxious. Funny enough, there was only one who won his case when he gave the Judge a reading, which proved correct and he got off. Sin sceal éile as we say here-that's another story. Kind regards. Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justinth Posted 22 June , 2017 Share Posted 22 June , 2017 (edited) Thanks Tom That is amazing dedication, you have been the equivalent of a funded history project at a university involving a team of researchers. You have also been a very good project manager from what I have seen on the Forum, inspiring others to provide help with the project. What sort of media coverage are you getting in Ireland for this? Do you mean Great War photographs? The psychics project sounds really interesting. I knew there was a increase in support for the spiritualist churches and mediums in the U.K. after WW1 but had thought that Catholic Ireland might not need their services in the same way as Catholicism has a much stronger connection with the dead through Purgatory. Best wishes and congratulations again on what you have achieved. Justin Edited 22 June , 2017 by Justinth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 22 June , 2017 Share Posted 22 June , 2017 (edited) Thank you kindly Justin, as I said before it was no effort as I loved doing it. No different than a lad watching sport as many hours of the day he can, it was a great way to pass the time. 'What sort of media coverage are you getting in Ireland for this?' so far there has not been a single word. It does not really matter, its done and our Irish heroes cannot be denied any more, thank goodness. The help given by this forum was amazing, there was no way in hell this project could have been completed without their unfailing support, and helped to get 10 accepted and passed by the CWGC and they should have headstones by now. In Catholic Ireland during the Great war there was a great interest in mediums and psychics. The Catholic Church frowned on such things which drove it underground, so it was unregulated and anything went. You could see by weasel words these charlatans cajoled items and money out of the poor. To hear them lie and deny promising contact with the dead or fortelling the future would make you cringe. The newspapers are full of these court proceedings. Photographs in the microfiches are as a rule rubbish quality as they format they use is specifically for reading text. Even so, there are at least 30,000 of them, with 20,000 of them of men and women who died. Kind regards. Tom. Edited 22 June , 2017 by museumtom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milmor_1 Posted 23 June , 2017 Share Posted 23 June , 2017 Stunning achievement Tom, congratulations. Are the volumes available in Ireland? regards Mal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 25 June , 2017 Share Posted 25 June , 2017 (edited) Hello Mal, just back from a weekend show. They are available on Amazon.com but cheaper on Amazon.co.uk. Kind regards. Tom. Edited 25 June , 2017 by museumtom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGM Posted 30 June , 2017 Share Posted 30 June , 2017 On 22/06/2017 at 16:49, museumtom said: You can be as bald as you like TGM. O'Reilly, Marion. (Dublin). Rank: Forewoman Clerk. Regiment/Service: Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps. Service No: 49668. Date of death: 27/10/1919. Notes: Also known as Reilly. Grave/Memorial: Garden. EG. 225. Cemetery: Glasnevin (or Prospect) Cemetery, Dublin. Justin. It took 15 years, 8 of which were full time. I am at the moment cataloging the photographs in all the Irish newspapers just for my own interests. Then I would like to tackle 'Psychic Irish Parasites of The Great War.' When you see the difference in behaviour of these mediums, psychics etc when they stand in front of the Judge charged with telling fortunes and speaking to the dead you can see that they were chancers living off the gullible poor and those in mourning and anxious. Funny enough, there was only one who won his case when he gave the Judge a reading, which proved correct and he got off. Sin sceal éile as we say here-that's another story. Kind regards. Tom. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickLeeds Posted 19 November , 2017 Share Posted 19 November , 2017 Just came across this article in the Irish Times which I presume is you Tom. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/historian-lists-almost-30-000-irishmen-who-died-in-ww1-1.3288632 Mick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stiletto_33853 Posted 19 November , 2017 Share Posted 19 November , 2017 Fantastic Tom, well done. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 19 November , 2017 Share Posted 19 November , 2017 Thanks Andy and Mick, none of it would not have been possible with the help of the pals on this forum!!! Kindest regards. Tom./ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murrough Posted 20 November , 2017 Share Posted 20 November , 2017 Well done Tom. Regards, M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 20 November , 2017 Share Posted 20 November , 2017 Thanks Murrough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
depaor01 Posted 20 November , 2017 Author Share Posted 20 November , 2017 Great to see it in the Irish Times at last. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museumtom Posted 20 November , 2017 Share Posted 20 November , 2017 Thanks Dave, and thanks to your library for buying the very first set! Kind regards. Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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