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Armagh woman has six sons serving at war
The convent school in Bessbrook, Co. Armagh, the town that is home to the Molloy family Photo: Public Records Office of Northern Ireland

Armagh woman has six sons serving at war

1 March 1915 - King George V has written to an Armagh woman who has six sons currently serving in the army and navy. Mrs. Molloy received the letter of congratulations this week at her home in Bessbrook, Co. Armagh.

The names of her sons are Ambrose, Henry, John, Edward, Thomas and Francis. Ambrose and Henry are currently home, having been injured at the front.

[Editor's note: This is an article from Century Ireland, a fortnightly online newspaper, written from the perspective of a journalist 100 years ago, based on news reports of the time.]

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Century Ireland

The Century Ireland project is an online historical newspaper that tells the story of the events of Irish life a century ago.