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Post by Matt McNamara on Nov 15, 2008 22:54:47 GMT
The following link gives a list of all military personnel buried in The Curragh Military Cemetery. It also provides information their Rank, Service number, Regiment, Date of Death and Age at the time of death. I hope that this information is of some help to people researching their family relatives, who for whatever reason are buried in The Curragh. Anybody who would like a photograph of a particular headstone of a family relative, please contact me at the following. And hopefully I can find it for you. matt@curragh.infoRegards Matt Link to article www.curragh.info/cemetery.htm
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Post by willie078 on Nov 16, 2008 19:44:15 GMT
Hi Matt, I was often wondering why the Curragh never had its own Military Cemetary. My Dad like alot of old soldiers from the camp is buried in Newbridge and I taught it would have been nice to have our own.
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Post by Matt McNamara on Jan 3, 2009 13:47:36 GMT
The following information about The Curragh cemetery was forwarded to me by Mick Dolan. While Mick was attached to The Curragh on a training course in 2003 he transcribed all the headstone and inscriptions it the cemetery. This process took him a little over a month to complete and has given us here on the site a vital piece of Curragh History. Not only did he compile a list of the military dead, but he has also compiled a list of all the family members, women and children. A read through the family list gives an insight into the times and the sadness that many families endured while stationed on The Curragh. The complete list will be useful to many people researching their family roots as it gives a good account of the Regiments stationed in The Curragh at the time. Lint to the Web Page: www.curragh.info/cemetery.htmThanks again Mick on a job well done. Matt
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Post by teresap on Jan 3, 2009 17:22:44 GMT
Hi Matt just went through the names on the site that Mick did, it was indeed very sad to read, what i could not understand how young the women were when they died, Do you know if the women and children were buried in Newbridge. There are quite a lot of questions going on in my mind now, so any ideas if there were any books written about that time, I would be very interested to learn more.
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Post by Matt McNamara on Jan 3, 2009 19:11:40 GMT
Hi Teresa
I think the answer is in Medical advances over the last 100 years. Simple illnesses and diseases that we take for granted today and are treated with antibiotics, back then there was no antibiotics, so simple infections could kill even the young. It is as you say a sad read, but is a great piece of Curragh History, especially for anybody doing research. As for Newbridge, I am not too sure about that, as some mentioned died in Newbridge and were buried in the Curragh Cemetery.
But on the topic of the cemetery, I know a couple of years ago a committee from the Curragh Local History got together to clean up the cemetery and had the walls repaired, to stop the sheep from getting in. I was there recently and it could do with a small clean up. So maybe in the Spring a small group could come together for an hour or so and give the once over. I know I centrally have no problems providing a car a trailer and giving a hand, or if the original group exists and are cleaning up soon, I would love to give a hand. After all it is Curragh History and should be maintained.
All the best
Matt
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Post by Kentgal on Jan 3, 2009 22:26:38 GMT
Pre 1900 the age of deaths are in keeping with most of the developing countries. The primary causes were due to Sanitary conditions and poverty with the primary communicable disease of the time being TB (Tuberculosis) including others and (sexually transmitted diseases). There was no Anti or Pre-natal care and mal-nourished women who were pregnant year on year (no contraception) died in childbirth with as many of the new babies dying through lack of paediatrics care like we have today. Childhood illnesses, infections and fevers had no antibiotics to prevent high tempratures causing damage and death. Most babies were fed with cows milk and therefore failed to thrive through mal-nourishment. Many who were fed weaning foods (usually bread & milk) early (before 6/months) were left with numerous conditions including Coeliac disease. Deaths from Childhood diseases including Rheumatic Fever, Whooping Cough, Measles, Polio and Meningitis were rampant when Vaccination wasn't available. The epidemiology of diseases and Death rate at the Curragh was noted in keeping with what was happening in UK cities, EG Manchester/Salford: Birmingham and London, particularly because being an Army Camp with the men away fighting wars and the families were left destitute with no money. Therefore Community Nursing History began at the Curragh when in 1892 the very first Community Health Nurse in Ireland (Nora Diamond) was stationed at the Curragh in Alexandra House. She saved the lives of many families supporting and administering health care to 300 families in her first year. Medical history is also at the forefront of the Curragh also. The Very 1st child in the World to be given the antibiotic (Streptomycin) while it was still in its research stages in a USA lab was from the Curragh (in the Curragh Families Hospital) and successfully cured of Meningitis. PS Guess what word I typed which was changed to the NOOKY disease!!! ;D
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Post by teresap on Jan 5, 2009 16:21:17 GMT
Hi Matt and Kentgal thank you both for all your information. I never thought about the medical side of it, so it was quite interesting to read. It is amazing how antibiotics and vaccinations could have esily saved them, had they been available at that time. But as you said it was in most developing countries, also. It is a great piece of history, but sad also. I never heard about the child been cured from Meningitis in the Curragh, do you know what year that was.
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Post by teresap on Jan 5, 2009 16:52:26 GMT
Hi Kengal I googled Alexandra House in the Curragh, but i got the Military Police, could you help me on this, as I would love to learn more about the Curragh at that time. Thank you.
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Post by Matt McNamara on Jan 5, 2009 19:06:28 GMT
Hi Teresa
There is a an old thread on the forum in the General Discussion area on the fifth page. It is called Alexandra Nurses Home Curragh Camp. The MP's are now using the building.
Matt
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Post by teresap on Jan 5, 2009 21:17:30 GMT
Hi Matt Just read that article, thank you for your help. It's amazing that all the time I passed the Military Police building, I never knew the history behind it.
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Post by tommyhetherington on Jan 5, 2009 21:19:15 GMT
Hi Matt, Keep me in mind for the clean up just give me a shout.
Tommy H
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Post by afcmoore on Jan 5, 2009 23:31:28 GMT
Hello Kentgal. I just noticed you mentioned People dying young from TB.I lost my Mother through TB she died aged 28Yrs. I was just 1year old when she died. I always think about what it would have been like to have known my Mother. I feel very sad for Drylander loss of his Son check it out in general board. Sorry to start the year on a sad note Anthony
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Post by Kentgal on Jan 6, 2009 0:00:01 GMT
Hi Teresap The history attached to the Curragh knows no bounds. Im sure it deserved whole subject all to itself. Nora Diamond was the first registered Nurse & official Health Visitor (RGN.RHV) in Ireland. (This qualification is a step up from and similar to Irish Public Health Nurses). She was allocated to the post in 1892 by the British Government because of Curragh families poor health stats. Her accomodation was provided (Alexandra House) along with free fuel and paid a yearly salary by SSAFA (Soldiers Sailors Airmen and Families Association. This organisation still remains the 'welfare Dept' of the British Forces where many UK and Irish nurses are still employed albeit mostly overseas nowdays. By an odd coincidence, presently, there is a Curragh girl who also has the same qualifications and who registered as a Health Visitor in 1992 - which is 100 years to the day as Nora Diamond did.! The answer to your Menningitis / Streptomycin question is 1948 and that person is still around. Sadly we were never any good at blowing our own trumpet, albeit anything that happened on the Curragh was a stupid closely guarded secret!!!!.
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Post by Kentgal on Jan 10, 2009 0:55:42 GMT
Health Stats Annual ratio per 1,000 Army admissions to Hospital with Venereal Disease 1859.
Household Cavalry 120.4 Dragoon Guards 402.5 Royal Artillry 571.4 Royal Engineers 468.2 Military Trainers 580.3 Foot Guards 337.9 Infantry Regments 399.4 Depot Battalions 407.5
Largest nos of married men were in Household Cavalry & Foot Guards. Compiled by Army Medical Dept 1859.
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Post by cyril on Feb 20, 2009 13:53:49 GMT
The following information about The Curragh cemetery was forwarded to me by Mick Dolan. While Mick was attached to The Curragh on a training course in 2003 he transcribed all the headstone and inscriptions it the cemetery. This process took him a little over a month to complete and has given us here on the site a vital piece of Curragh History. Not only did he compile a list of the military dead, but he has also compiled a list of all the family members, women and children. A read through the family list gives an insight into the times and the sadness that many families endured while stationed on The Curragh. The complete list will be useful to many people researching their family roots as it gives a good account of the Regiments stationed in The Curragh at the time. Lint to the Web Page: www.curragh.info/cemetery.htmThanks again Mick on a job well done. Matt hi matt cyril here, tried to access curragh info but cant see beyond the first page, can you help please regards
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