A Most Delightful Station: The British Army on the Curragh of Kildare, Ireland, 1855-1922.
Author: COSTELLO, Con.
Cork: Collins Press, 1999. xii, 431 pages. Illustrated. Paperback.
CONTENTS:- Acknowledgements. List of Illustrations. 1. The Historic Curragh of Kildare. 2. The British Army in Ireland and the Building of the Curragh Camp. 3. The Curragh Commission 1866. 4. Military Routine and Training. 5. A Royal Visitor and a Fenian Interlude. 6. The Health and Welfare of the Troops. 7. Crime and Prostitution. 8. The Social Scene. 9. Social Clubs and Societies. 10. Trade In and With the Camp. 11. Rebuilding the Camp, 1870-1922. 12. Boer War, 1899-1902. 13. Between the Wars, 1903-1914. 14. Onset of the Great War. 15. The War of Independence. 16. British Withdrawal. Epilogue. Notes. Bibliography. Index.
ISBN: 189825673X
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