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United Nations Irish Peacekeepers Memorial

 
 
United Nations Irish Peacekeepers Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 3, 2025
1. United Nations Irish Peacekeepers Memorial
Inscription.
Dedicated To The Irish Citizens Who Died
In The Service Of The United Nations

REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO - ONUC
Coy Sgt Felix Grant DSM 03 Oct 1960
Col Justin J. MacCarthy DSM 27 Oct 1960
Lt Kevin M. Gleeson 08 Nov 1960 • Sgt Hugh F. Gaynor 08 Nov 1960
Cpl Liam Dougan 08 Nov 1960 • Cpl Peter J. Kelly 08 Nov 1960
Pte Matthew Farrell 08 Nov 1960 • Tpr Thomas Fennell 08 Nov 1960 • Pte Gerard Killeen 08 Nov 1960
Pte Michael McGuinn 08 Nov 1960 • Tpr Anthony Browne MMG 08 Nov 1960 • Pte Patrick H. Davis 10 Nov 1960
Cpl Liam Kelly 24 Dec 1960 • Cpl Luke M. Kelly 30 Aug 1961 • Tpr Edward Gaffney 13 Sep 1961
Cpl Michael Nolan 15 Sep 1961 • Tpr Patrick Mullins 15 Sep 1961 • Gda Sgt Francis Eivers Retd 18 Sep 1961
Cpl Michael Fallon 08 Dec 1961 • Lt Patrick Riordan DSM 16 Dec 1961 • SGT Patrick Mulcahy DSM 16 Dec 1961
Pte Andrew Wickham 16 Dec 1961 • Cpl John Geoghegan 28 Dec 1961 • Cpl John Power 07 Mar 1962
Capt Ronald L. McCann 09 May 1962 • Cpl John McGratt 21 Mar 1963 • Comdt Thomas M. McMahon 28 Sep 1963

DRC - MONUC
Comdt Michael P. O'Donnell Retd 02 Sep 2005

CYPRUS - UNFICYP
Coy Sgt Wallace J. Macauley 22 Feb
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1965
Sgt John Hamill 07 Apr 1965
Cpl William Hetherington 19 Jul 1965
Coy Sgt James Ryan 04 Oct 1966
Capt Christopher McNamara 16 Jan 1968
Cpl James Fagan 10 Jun 1968
Lt Ronald B. Byrne 28 Oct 1968
Tpr Michael Kennedy 01 Jul 1969
Pte Brendan Cummins 11 Jun 1971
Cpl Paul Fennelly Retd 14 Mar 2008

LEBANON - UNIFIL
Pte Einbarr G. Moon 25 Aug 1978 • Cpl Thomas N. Reynolds 24 Dec 1978
Pte Philip Grogan 10 Jul 1979 • Pte Stephen Griffin 16 Apr 1980
Pte Patrick D. Smallhorne 18 Apr 1980 • Pte Thomas M. Barrett 18 Apr 1980
Sgt Edward Yeates 31 May 1980 • Cpl Vincent M. Duffy 18 Oct 1980
Pte John Marshall 17 Dec 1980 • Coy Sgt James Martin 10 Feb 1981
S/S Caomhαn Seoighe 27 Apr 1981 • Pte Hugh Doherty 27 Apr 1981
Pte Niall Byrne 23 June 1981 • Pte Gerard Hodges 20 Mar 1982
Cpl Gregory Morrow 27 Oct 1982 • Pte Peter Burke 27 Oct 1982
Pte Thomas Murphy 27 Oct 1982 • Cpl George Murray 09 Oct 1984
Tpr Paul Fogarty 20 Jul 1986 • Lt Frances A. Murphy 21 Aug 1986
Pte William O'Brien 06 Dec 1986 • Cpl Dermot McLoughlin 10 Jan 1987
RSM John Fitzgerald 24 Feb 1987 • Cpl George W. Bolger 29 Aug 1987
Gnr Paul Cullen 17 Mar 1988 •
United Nations Irish Peacekeepers Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 3, 2025
2. United Nations Irish Peacekeepers Memorial
Pte Patrick Wright 21 Aug 1988
Pte Michael McNella 24 Feb 1989 • Cpl Fintan Heneghan 21 Mar 1989
Pte Mannix Armstrong 21 Mar 1989 • Pte Thomas Walsh 21 Mar 1989
Sgt Charles Forrester 21 May 1989 • Comdt Michael P. O'Hanlon 21 Nov 1989
Cpl Michael McCarthy 15 Nov 1991 • Cpl Peter Ward 29 Sep 1992
Cpl Martin Tynan 13 Dec 1992 • Coms Declan Stokes 14 Jun 1993
Armn Stephen O'Connor 03 Oct 1993 • Sgt John Lynch 06 Aug 1997
Cpl Michael Dowling 16 Sep 1998 • Pte Kevin Barnett 18 Feb 1999
Pte William Kedian 31 May 1999 • Tpr Jonathan Campbell 05 Sep 1999
Pte Declan Deere 14 Feb 2000 • Pte Brendan Fitzpatrick 14 Feb 2000
Pte Matthew J. Lawlor 14 Feb 2000 • Pte Jonathan Murphy 14 Feb 2000
Pte Sean C. Rooney 14 Dec 2022

MIDDLE EAST - UNTSO
Comdt Thomas P. Wickham 07 Jun 1967
Comdt Michael A. Nestor 25 Sep 1982

SOMALIA - UNICEF
Sean Devereux 02 Jan 1993

BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA - UNPROFOR
Gda Sgt Paul Reid 18 May 1995

BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA - EUFOR BiH
Comdt John P. McMahon Retd 22 Jul 2013

EAST TIMOR - UNTAET
SS Peadar O Flatharta 15 Apr 2002

EAST TIMOR - UNMISET
Lt Col Thomas Stapleton Retd 27 May 2004

LIBERIA - UNMIL
Sgt
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SWEDEN NBG
Lt Col Paul R. Delaney 23 Jul 2007

HAITI - MINUSTAH
Andrew Grene 12 Jan 2010

BELGIUM - EU MILITARY STAFF
Lt Col John C. Griffin 31 Oct 2015

ETHIOPIA - WFP
Michael Ryan 10 Mar 2019

 
Erected by Irish United Nations Veterans Association/Cumann Sheansaighoiϊirν Ιireannacha na Nαisiϊn Aontaithe on behalf of the People of Ireland.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & PatriotismPeaceWars, Non-US.
 
Location. 53° 21.067′ N, 6° 17.179′ W. Memorial is in Dublin, Leinster, in County Dublin. It is in Stoneybatter. It is at the intersection of Mount Temple Road and Ard Righ Road, on the left when traveling west on Mount Temple Road. Memorial is in Irish United Nations Veterans Association Memorial Park, adjacent to IUNVA Headquarters (Post 1). Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 6 Mount Temple Road, Dublin, Leinster D07 A3Y4, Ireland. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Ancient East. Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, on the Island of Ireland, on the Celtic Fringe, in the European Union, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Irish United Nations Veterans Association (here, next to this marker); Deceased United Nations Veterans Memorial Cross (here, next to this marker); Cyprus - Sinai (a few steps from this marker); Congo (a few steps from this marker); Lebanon (a few steps from this marker); Somalia (a few steps from this marker); IUNVA House and memorial / Teach agus Cuimneachan CΙINA (a few steps from this marker); Irish Defence Forces Headquarters Flag Pole Remnant (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dublin.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 122 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 4, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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