Post by Matt McNamara on Jun 26, 2009 12:16:13 GMT
Over the past 150 years many famous and well known people have visited The Curragh. The following is a few that I knew about, but I know there are many more. Please add to the list if you remember any more famous or well known visitors.
Prince of Wales (Later King Edward VII – Undergoing Military Training Curragh Camp 1861)
Queen Victoria (Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland - Visiting her son Albert Edward 1861)
General Michael Collins (Commander in-Chief Irish Army visited The Curragh, killed two days later at Beal-na-Blath August 1922)
German and British and other Allied Air Forces personnel (Guests at No.2 Internment Camp K-Lines The Curragh. 1940 – 1945)
Bing Crosby (American Singer and Actor- Played Golf on The Curragh in the 1960’s)
Seán Mac Stíofáin (IRA chief-of-staff – On Hunger Strike in The Curragh Military Hospital 1973)
Erskine Childers (President of Ireland – Visited the Curragh, large display on McDonagh Pitch 1973)
Frank Patterson (Renowned Irish Tenor – Guest Singer in the “Pearse Pageant” Musical in The Curragh gymnasium 1980)
Sgt. Michael Carruth (Soldier and Olympic Gold Medal Boxing Winner 1992 – Army Course Curragh gymnasium 1993)
Kofi Annan (Secretary-General of the United Nations – Visiting UN School, Military College - 1997)
Mary McAleese (President of Ireland – Visited the Curragh Camp in 2005)
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Prince of Wales (Later King Edward VII – Undergoing Military Training Curragh Camp 1861)
Queen Victoria (Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland - Visiting her son Albert Edward 1861)
General Michael Collins (Commander in-Chief Irish Army visited The Curragh, killed two days later at Beal-na-Blath August 1922)
German and British and other Allied Air Forces personnel (Guests at No.2 Internment Camp K-Lines The Curragh. 1940 – 1945)
Bing Crosby (American Singer and Actor- Played Golf on The Curragh in the 1960’s)
Seán Mac Stíofáin (IRA chief-of-staff – On Hunger Strike in The Curragh Military Hospital 1973)
Erskine Childers (President of Ireland – Visited the Curragh, large display on McDonagh Pitch 1973)
Frank Patterson (Renowned Irish Tenor – Guest Singer in the “Pearse Pageant” Musical in The Curragh gymnasium 1980)
Sgt. Michael Carruth (Soldier and Olympic Gold Medal Boxing Winner 1992 – Army Course Curragh gymnasium 1993)
Kofi Annan (Secretary-General of the United Nations – Visiting UN School, Military College - 1997)
Mary McAleese (President of Ireland – Visited the Curragh Camp in 2005)
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