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Funeral of Major Holmes, R.I.C., killed in ambush at Castleisland, Co. Kerry

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  • Mike Grimes said:
    According to: irishconstabulary.com/major-philip-armstrong-holmes-div-c... On January 28th, 1921 Major-General Philip Armstrong Holmes, Divisional Commissioner of the RIC for the counties of Cork and Kerry, escorted by a sergeant and five constables was ambushed by the Newmarket battalion column and a number of East Kerry Volunteers at Tureengarriffe, on the Castleisland road two miles west of Ballydesmond.
  • Rory Sherlock said:
    Ormond Quay, Dublin: Streetview- www.google.ie/maps/@53.3461713,-6.2661415,3a,75y,300.02h,...
  • beachcomber australia said:
    More details here - theirishrevolution.ie/1921-21/#.XA-OtVAvPnE "... The funeral ceremonies for Armstrong-Holmes were complex and impressive: ‘The body of Major Holmes was removed from Cork Military Hospital yesterday [31 January 1921] and conveyed to Dublin by the morning train. Full military honours were accorded, and a large number of military and police accompanied the remains to Glanmire Station, where a military band played the “Dead March.” The funeral takes place to-day with full military honours from George V Hospital at 11 a.m. to Mount Jerome Cemetery.’ See II, 1 Feb. 1921. ..."
  • beachcomber australia said:
    And a lot more about him in this book - books.google.com.au/books?id=yOpFDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT112&am...
  • beachcomber australia said:
    [Aside - Rory Sherlock sleuthing Holmes! }

NASA Test Pilots

  • Geoff Silkey said:
    In order left to right: [name], John McKay, [name], Joe Walker, Neil Armstrong, Robert White What is the aircraft?
  • micheil_2012 said:
    Left to right: Robert A. Rushworth, USAF; John B. McKay, NASA; Forrest S. Petersen, USN; Joseph A. Walker, NASA; Neil A. Armstrong, NASA; Robert M. White, USAF. The aircraft is an X-15.

Testing guns at the firing range, Silloth

  • optimal chicken said:
    Still waiting for your write up as I say this but.. were the guns 'proven' on Tyneside or taken elsewhere for testing? I can't imagine huge bangs along the river! Mind, stranger things happened..
  • Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums said:
    Hi [https://www.flickr.com/photos/flyeye] this one was taken at Silloth-on-Solway, although Ridsdale in Northumberland was also frequently used.
  • steviej 007 said:
    I remember when I played Silloth Golf Club somebody told me that their was a firing range
  • Billy Embleton said:
    Another great industrial image. Some of the worlds greatest battleships were built at Elswick.
  • Jonathan Casey said:

    Your wonderful capture was seen in Black & White Photos
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