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Clare memories sought for oral history of An Garda Síochána
February 24, 2021
FORMER members of An Garda Síochána, and their families, are being encouraged to dig out their memories and memorabilia, as a new oral history is compiled to mark the centenary of force next year.
The project, which will be an online archive, is being coordinated by Garda Headquarters with the assistance of members of the Garda Siochána Retired Members Association (GSMRA), including Clare-based Billy Saunderson. “In February 1922, General Michael Collins and others met in the Gresham Hotel and set up the Civic Guard, which later became An Garda Síochána,” the retired Garda sergeant explained. “To mark next year’s centenary, we are collecting as many memories and items as w
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Project seeking memories of retired Kildare gardaí and their families to mark 100 years of force
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A group representing retired gardaí wants to record the memories of retired officers and their families to mark the centenary of the founding of the force in 1922.
The Garda Síochána Retired Members Association (GSRMA), based in Dublin, wants to hear from previously serving gardaí or their families who have memories, photographs, documents dating back through the decades to the 1920s.
The Association said: Today, the 9th February 2021, one year out from the 100th anniversary, the Garda Síochána Retired Members Association (GSRMA) announces an exciting project called Capturing our History – an Oral History of An Garda Síochána 1922-2022.
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