The Irish Nuns at Ypres: An Episode of the War
“…I have charged Dame M. Columban to give a detailed account of all that has befallen the Community, since the coming of the Germans to Ypres till our safe arrival at Oulton Abbey. I can therefore certify that all that is in this little book, taken from the notes which several of the nuns had kept, is perfectly true, and only a simple narrative of our own personal experiences of the War.” (From an introductory note by M. Maura, O.S.B., Prioress, April 1915.)
The Abbey of the Irish Dames of Ypres was established in 1665. It was a favorite Abbey for the daughters of Irish nobility and was supported by influential Irish families living in exile. After more than two centuries of Benedictine prayer and spirituality and educating women, the Abbey was destroyed by German bombardment in the early days of World War I. The Abbey was evacuated, aided by The Royal Munster Fusiliers, and established Kylemore Abbey in Connemara, Ireland in 1920. - Summary by David Wales
Genre(s): War & Military, History
Language: English
Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
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Play 00 | Preface, Note, And Introduction | David Wales |
00:20:12 |
Play 01 | The Coming Of The Germans; The Allies In Ypres | David Wales |
00:26:38 |
Play 02 | Incidents Of The Struggle | David Wales |
00:28:00 |
Play 03 | In The Cellars | David Wales |
00:28:00 |
Play 04 | The Bombardment | David Wales |
00:26:36 |
Play 05 | Flight | David Wales |
00:17:16 |
Play 06 | Visiting The Wounded | David Wales |
00:25:47 |
Play 07 | An Attempt To Revisit Ypres; Preparing To Start For England | David Wales |
00:16:27 |
Play 08 | A Second Attempt To Revisit Ypres | David Wales |
00:16:07 |
Play 09 | The Return Journey To Poperinghe | David Wales |
00:16:34 |
Play 10 | On The Way To England; Oulton | David Wales |
00:32:17 |