Sept 2004

Second Printing of world War I book due soon

A Second edition of the book containing the names of Donegal men who lost their lives in the First World War is being planned after it emerged that a number of names had not been included in the first edition.

Retired Donegal North-East T.D. Deputy Paddy Harte explained that he had received three phone calls, which provided him with four young men who died in the First World War which were not contained in the first edition of County Donegal Book of Honour. "Because of the conversations I have had with them, I am making a final appeal to all concerned to check the first edition of the County Donegal Book published in 2002, or have a check in the local churches or the County Library which will have copies," he said. "It is incredible the number of lost or forgotten names which can be found if the memories of these people are jogged. In our search for the names of parents, which were not found in the first search when the emphasis was on finding the names of those who died, additional information on over 120 names listed has been found making the book more complete, said Mr. Harte. He added that preparation for the reprint has now concluded, but because it is unlikely a further reprint will happen for a long time, the reprint is being delayed until Friday 17th September 'to be sure' that nothing is excluded," he concluded

It is expected that the book will be in circulation in November in time for Christmas.

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