Weatherday: Trench warfare on the Curragh

Detail from the Old Rail Trail near Moate, Co Westmeath.

Early cloud will dissipate somewhat to give a day with good sunny spells.

Temperatures up to 22deg in light northerly breeze.

On this day in 1921, wires were cut and poles cut down at post offices on the Curragh Camp, Athgarvan, and Blackrath, and principal roads in the Curragh district were trenched. (Timeline of War of Independence in County Kildare.)

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