An Cosantóir

May 2016

An Cosantóir the official magazine of the Irish Defence Forces and Reserve Defence Forces.

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An Cosantóir May 2016 www.dfmagazine.ie 32 | noticeboard CRoSS oFF tHE WoRDS In tHE LISt AS yoU FInD tHEM. Word searches are fun, they also bring benefits you may not realise and can play an important role in keeping you mentally fit. 1966 CAPUCHin AnnUAL €10 South Dublin Libraries, by kind permission of the Capuchin Franciscan Order and with the generous assistance of Eneclann, are proud to present a reprint of the 1916 commemorative pages of the iconic 1966 Capuchin Annual as part of South Dublin County Council's Decade of Centenaries programme 1913-1923. €5 of the €10 cover price of this book will be donated to the Capuchin Day Centre on Bow St. Dublin, run by Br. Kevin Crowley OFM Cap. For over forty years Br. Kevin has worked tirelessly serving the homeless and poor of Dublin. The most collectable Capuchin Annual is the 1966 edition, which included an extended section marking the 50th anniversary of the 1916 Rising containing rarely-seen images and previously unpublished eyewitness accounts of events in various parts of Dublin, Enniscorthy, Limerick, Kerry, Belfast, Cork and Galway. Of particular interest is the memoir by Fr. Aloysius Travers OFM Cap (1870-1957), a Capuchin Friar. This day-by-day memoir provides a narrative account of his movements throughout Dublin from the outbreak of fighting on Easter Monday to the execution of James Connolly on 12th May. His account includes poignant COMPETITION €50 VOuChEr Protac, Market Green, Curragh Camp, Co Kildare. www.protac.ie info@protac.ie Ph: +353 (0) 45 441798 or visit us on: www.facebook.com/protacmilitary word search UNIFORM SERVICES: Medal Mounting Service: Competitive prices, contact Murty Quinn 087 9394680 Lanyards made to order: Prices, contact Brian 087 2971982 descriptions of many of the executed leaders' last hours. Copies are available now from all branches of South Dublin Libraries and from www.southdublinlibraries.ie/bookstore. list 3 iteMs frOM the survival Kit (€20) available On WWW.prOtac.ie? Post your answer along with your name, address and contact number to us or email subs@military.ie for a chance to win a PRotAC €50 Voucher to use in store or online. Last month's winner of the PROTAC €50 Voucher was Melanie Gallagher, Co Offaly. Closing date is 20th May 2016.

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