BBC Radio Ulster
Places in the UK and Ireland that tell a story of World War One
Comber, Co. Down: A Vital Lifeline
The Post Office kept loved ones in touch with the utmost efficiency.
Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim: St. Clare's Hall
Irish Volunteers join up at St. Clare's Hall
Sion Mills,Co.Tyrone: Herdman's Mill
The war comes ot Herdman's linen mill
Banna Strand: Co. Kerry: The Arrest of Roger Casement
Roger Casement is arrested, taken to London and put on trial for treason
Athlone, County Westmeath/Roscommon: Love Letters from the Front
A series of extraordinary letters set amid the horror of the First World War.
O'Moore Park, Portlaoise: The GAA and Rule 21
Rule 21 prevented British Forces personnel from being members of the GAA
St. Patrick's Hall, Coalisland: The Ulster Rising That Never Was
Irish Volunteers from Belfast travel to Coalisland to take part in the Easter Rising
Belfast, Co. Antrim: A Belfast POW Makes an Early Sound Recording
A Falls Road soldier's voice is recorded in a German Prisoner of War camp
Comber, Co Down: George Hackney - War Photographer
George Hackney, a keen amateur photographer who smuggled a small camera to the front
Longford: 1917 South Longford By-Election and the Rise of Sinn Fein
The South Longford by-election in 1917 was a crucial factor in the emergence of Sinn Fein
RDS Arena, Dublin: Horses Trained for War
During the First World War, the RDS became a Remount Depot
York Road Railway Station, Belfast: Forgotten Memorials
War memorials hidden away from public view
Galway: The Claddagh - No One Left but Old Men, Women and Children
The fishing village devoid of fishermen
Belfast: Tobacco for the Troops
Belfast's large tobacco industry and how cigarettes were essential for troops morale
Croagh Patrick, Co. Mayo: Prayers Against Conscription
In 1918 a sermon against conscription was given on the summit of Croagh Patrick
Dublin: Saint Ultan’s Hospital
Dr Kathleen Lynn set up St Ultan’s Hospital for infants
Tulsk, Co. Roscommon: Percy French
Percy French - songwriter, poet and painter was born in Cloonyquin House near Tulsk
Listowel, Co. Kerry: Kitchener, The Early Years
Kitchener, like many of the senior officers in the British army was Irish by birth
Wexford: When the Americans came to Town
In May 1918, the US Navy commissioned a sea plane station on the shores of Wexford
Roan Cottage, Co. Armagh: Private William McBride
The identity of the Willie McBride from the famous song "No Mans Land"
Belfast, Co. Antrim: West Belfast Nationalists Fight for King and Country
Hundreds of West Belfast Irish National Volunteers enlist to form 6th Connaught Rangers
Coole, Co. Westmeath: Maurice Dease VC
Coole is the birthplace of Maurice Dease who was awarded a Victoria Cross
Strathroy House, Co. Tyrone: Omagh’s Forgotten Airfield
In 1918 an airfield was set up on the outskirts of Omagh in County Tyrone
Strokestown House, Co. Roscommon: Married Three Months
Olive Pakenham Mahon's marriage to Capt. Edward Stafford-King-Harmon was not to last
