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#OTD in 1917 – Death of war poet Francis Ledwidge, from Slane, Co Meath.

31/07/2022.Reading time 2 minutes.

Francis Ledwidge, the Irish nationalist and poet, was born in Slane, Co Meath on 19 August 1887 the son of a poor labourer. Leaving school at the age of 14 he worked in various manual labour positions while developing a love for and honing his own poetical talents. It was in 1911 that Ledwidge first […]

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#OTD in 1917 – Death of war poet Francis Ledwidge, from Slane, Co Meath.

31/07/2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

Francis Ledwidge, the Irish nationalist and poet, was born in Slane, Co Meath on 19 August 1887 the son of a poor labourer. Leaving school at the age of 14 he worked in various manual labour positions while developing a love for and honing his own poetical talents. It was in 1911 that Ledwidge first […]

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#OTD in 1917 – Death of war poet Francis Ledwidge, from Slane, Co Meath.

31/07/2020.Reading time 2 minutes.

Francis Ledwidge, the Irish nationalist and poet, was born in Slane, Co Meath on 19 August 1887 the son of a poor labourer. Leaving school at the age of 14 he worked in various manual labour positions while developing a love for and honing his own poetical talents. It was in 1911 that Ledwidge first […]

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#OTD in 1917 – Death of war poet Francis Ledwidge, from Slane, Co Meath.

31/07/2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

Francis Ledwidge, the Irish nationalist and poet, was born in Slane, Co Meath on 19 August 1887 the son of a poor labourer. Leaving school at the age of 14 he worked in various manual labour positions while developing a love for and honing his own poetical talents. It was in 1911 that Ledwidge first […]

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#OTD in 1917 – Death of war poet Francis Ledwidge, from Slane, Co Meath.

31/07/2018.Reading time 2 minutes.

Francis Ledwidge, the Irish nationalist and poet, was born in Slane, Co Meath on 19 August 1887 the son of a poor labourer. Leaving school at the age of 14 he worked in various manual labour positions while developing a love for and honing his own poetical talents. It was in 1911 that Ledwidge first […]

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#OTD in 1917 – Death of poet Francis Ledwidge, a war poet from Slane, Co Meath.

31/07/2017.Reading time 2 minutes.

Francis Ledwidge, the Irish nationalist and poet, was born in Slane, Co Meath on 19 August 1887 the son of a poor labourer. Leaving school at the age of 14 he worked in various manual labour positions while developing a love for and honing his own poetical talents. It was in 1911 that Ledwidge first […]

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1917 – Death of poet Francis Ledwidge, a war poet from Slane, Co Meath. Sometimes known as the “poet of the blackbirds”, he was killed in action at the Battle of Passchendaele during World War I.

31/07/2016.Reading time 2 minutes.

Francis Ledwidge, the Irish nationalist and poet, was born in Slane, Co Meath on 19 August 1887 the son of a poor labourer. Leaving school at the age of 14 he worked in various manual labour positions while developing a love for and honing his own poetical talents. It was in 1911 that Ledwidge first […]

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