Talk about Ireland's World War One soldiers
Tom Phelan, Ireland Fund of Monaco writer-in-residence at the Princess Grace Irish Library talks about the Irish men who fought in WW1.
- 10 euros entry on the door
- cash only
- reservation advised due to limited seats
Around a quarter of a million Irish men fought with the British army in the Great War, and over 35,000 died. The author discusses the reasons Irish men joined up, the conditions they faced and their reception on returning home. His talk is illustrated with extracts from his novel The Canal Bridge, which is set in Ireland and France the 1914-1918 conflict.
Tom Phelan was born in Ireland and now lives in New York. His first novel was published shortly after he turned 50. For more information about the author, visit is website: Tom Phelan.
For more information about the event, visit the venue website at: Princess Grace Irish Library.
