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Did someone in your family survive World War I?

A memorial service will be held next weekend, organised by a group collating the names of all those Irish who survived the war.

A GROUP COLLATING the names of thousands of Irish World War I veterans will hold a memorial service next weekend to remember all those who survived the war.

The Ireland’s World War 1 Veterans project is run by volunteers and aims to gather the names of all those who fought in and survived the Great War.

The database currently contains almost 31,000 names of Irish men and women who fought in World War I from a range of backgrounds.

The group hopes to ultimately erect a memorial in both Dublin and Belfast to list the names of these veterans.

Project founder Sabina Purcell told TheJournal.ie that she has been amazed with how the All-Ireland project has progressed since it was started last week.

“I thought it would be good to reach 500 names, but it has grown so much,” she said.

“A lot of people are eager to get in touch and share their stories. What usually happens is one person emails with details of several of their relatives who fought in the war.”

“We don’t question the reasons why they joined,” Purcell said.

It could be because they needed a source of income, it could have been for the adventure, it could because they simply believed in democracy.

While many found it difficult to find employment when returning from World War I, some found work with companies like Guinness, the postal service, and Dublin Corporation.

“Unfortunately,  some of them were vilified, some of them were even spat out on the street.”

Next Sunday the veterans group will hold a ecumenical service at 2.30pm in St. Laurence’s Church, Stillorgan, Co Dublin.

“We want to be as diplomatic and as inclusive as possible,” Purcell said, “so we’re asking anyone who’s coming along to bring a single stemmed flower of their choice to the service.”

A Google-backed project to collate the names of the 41,000 Irish who died in the conflict was launched earlier this year.

Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore said that the digitisation of the records was “making up for lost time”.

Details of how to contact the Ireland’s World War 1 Veterans project are available here, or you can email contact@worldwar1veterans.com.

Read: A snapshot of the Irish in World War I >

More: Death records of 49,000 Irish in WWI now available online >

Column: Remember those who fought in WWI – they were as diverse, and Irish, as any of us >

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    Aug 31st 2015, 6:07 AM

    I think #TheDonald(really!?!?) is as batshit crazy as they come…

    But quote from estranged wife going through bitter, high profile divorce of billionaire husband in an interview for glossy magazine/tabloid. Is hardly something I’d consider as a credible source….

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    Aug 31st 2015, 6:12 AM

    Drew — The scary part is he’s not crazy at all.

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    Aug 31st 2015, 7:29 AM

    Even if he did, I don’t see the problem. Hitler’s policies were insane but he was an incredible orator. People have been studying him for public speaking and propaganda techniques for decades.

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    Mute John Clarke
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    Aug 31st 2015, 11:02 AM

    At least it’s not a copy of the speeches and statements of Charles J. Haughey. He could pick up this copy for a mere €250… http://touch.adverts.ie/other-antiques-collectables/charles-haughey-autographed-book-of-collected-speeches/8546106

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    Aug 31st 2015, 8:06 AM

    To suggest that we should not study or analyse Hitler because of the evil he perpetuated is ironically almost fascist censorship. It is conversely why he must be studied and understood. Hitler seemed able to tap into the mass psychology of the German people and steer it in a direction of his choosing. No one can ignore the horrific events he was responsible for but he is probably the most infamous name the world will ever see and a fascinating character.

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    Aug 31st 2015, 1:31 PM

    Coming from an Ex, I’m not surprised she says he’s a nazi, my ex’s would all say the same about me

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    Aug 31st 2015, 7:16 AM

    His supporters will be more upset that he’s an actual book reader.

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    Aug 31st 2015, 8:08 AM

    Maybe he just looked at the pictures

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    Aug 31st 2015, 7:49 AM

    “If, I had these speeches, and I am not saying that I do, I would never read them.”

    Well he’s getting the hang of denying like a real politician at least.

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    Aug 31st 2015, 6:58 AM

    Nothing like a US election to air the dirty laundry!

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    Aug 31st 2015, 8:29 AM

    in fairness. I’m no Nazi but u do have books with some of hitters speeches in them. This story is just inflammatory nonsense. also I hope trump crashes and burns in the election.

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    Aug 31st 2015, 7:22 AM

    I saw the headline and thought this was Waterford Whispers.

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    Aug 31st 2015, 8:41 AM

    Trump read something written by Hitler..

    This can only mean that..

    TRUMP IS REALLY HITLER IN DISGUISE!!

    SHOCKING!!!!!!

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    Aug 31st 2015, 7:08 AM

    The world is fooked anyway….. GO TRUMP!!!

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    Aug 31st 2015, 7:25 AM

    i think its interesting that at the same time trump is trying to become president i saw a stat that half the worlds money is owned by 80 people!!! is trump one of the 80??

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    Aug 31st 2015, 7:37 AM

    The statistic is that the richest 80 people in the world are as rich as the poorest 50% – not that the top 80 own 50% of the world’s money.

    And anyway, Trump’s not one of the 80.

    http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/meet-the-80-people-who-are-as-rich-as-half-the-world/

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    Aug 31st 2015, 7:30 AM

    Heil hydra! – John Garrett, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.

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    Aug 31st 2015, 7:39 AM

    Mein Komb-uber

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    Aug 31st 2015, 8:01 AM

    The majority of Americans wouldn’t even know who Hitler was. They don’t care and if they vote Trump or Clinton in , they deserve them.

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    Aug 31st 2015, 10:27 AM

    In fairness, how many Brits do you recon know the name Hirohito? It works both ways.

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    Aug 31st 2015, 10:52 AM

    @Jason Culligan: They’d probably think he was a new striker for Celtic!

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    Aug 31st 2015, 10:00 AM

    There is no reason whatsoever not to read those books!

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    Aug 31st 2015, 10:36 AM

    You’d be surprised how irrational people can get on the subject of Hitler, especially when any sort of praise may factor into it. In America it would be a difficult proposition to state publicly that Hitler was a great orator and propagandist as people will genuinely take that as support for Hitler as a whole.

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    Aug 31st 2015, 7:54 AM

    Could explain why he couldn’t give his favourite bible quote

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    Aug 31st 2015, 9:32 AM

    Probably because he knows that there really isn’t a sky fairy. Won’t go down well in the bible belt but who really cares!?

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    Aug 31st 2015, 9:02 AM

    If I read a story about IRA/SF in the Journal does that make me an IRA/SF supporter?

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    Aug 31st 2015, 9:13 AM

    A story about Donald Trump and you still can’t help mentioning Sinn Féin, I don’t like the Shinners myself but you have a complete obsession. Your irritating insistence on mentioning them everywhere even on completely unrelated articles is incredibly annoying and doing far more damage to your cause than good.

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    Aug 31st 2015, 9:25 AM

    The subject of the analogy might not be to your liking but the remark is very relevant. I will not be dictated to by the likes of Fiachra with his new Twitter account.

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    Aug 31st 2015, 9:56 AM

    Yeah Fiachra , how dare you.Your Twitter account must be at least 30 days old before you dictate to Pat Lyons or any of his Jornal multi- accounts. poor Pat.

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    Aug 31st 2015, 9:58 AM

    My Twitter account is actually about a year old at this stage.

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    Aug 31st 2015, 10:26 AM

    Pat, isn’t this your third account after previously being banned on other accounts?

    It’s rhetorical by the way, we all know the answer.

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    Aug 31st 2015, 5:04 PM

    One way to understand how your enemy thinks?

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