Coosan Memorial

Coosan Memorial Honouring the memory of Irish men and women who served and gave their lives in peacekeeping missions
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🇮🇪🇺🇳 OCTOBER — WE REMEMBERThis October, we remember the Irish Defence Forces personnel who lost their lives while servin...
01/10/2026

🇮🇪🇺🇳 OCTOBER — WE REMEMBER

This October, we remember the Irish Defence Forces personnel who lost their lives while serving overseas in the cause of peace.

CONGO — ONUC
🕊️ Coy Sgt Felix Grant DSM — 3 October 1960
🕊️ Col Justin MacCarthy — 27 October 1960

CYPRUS — UNFICYP
🕊️ Coy Sgt James Ryan — 4 October 1966
🕊️ Lt Ronald B Byrne — 28 October 1968

LEBANON — UNIFIL
🕊️ Cpl Vincent Duffy — 18 October 1980
🕊️ Pte Peter Burke — 27 October 1982
🕊️ Cpl Gregory Morrow — 27 October 1982
🕊️ Pte Thomas Murphy — 27 October 1982
🕊️ Cpl George Murray — 9 October 1984
🕊️ Armn Stephen O’Connor — 3 October 1993

Different missions. Different generations.
One shared commitment to peace. 🇮🇪🇺🇳

Their service. Their sacrifice. Never forgotten.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a n-anamacha. 🕊️

Coosan Cemetery Memorial • Athlone

🇮🇪 TODAY WE REMEMBER — CPL PETER WARD 🇺🇳Today marks 34 years since Cpl Peter Ward lost his life while serving with the I...
29/09/2026

🇮🇪 TODAY WE REMEMBER — CPL PETER WARD 🇺🇳

Today marks 34 years since Cpl Peter Ward lost his life while serving with the Irish Defence Forces in South Lebanon on 29 September 1992.

Behind every name on a memorial is a person.

A soldier.
A son.
A husband.
A father.
A friend.
A comrade.

And behind every soldier who never made it home is a family who carries their memory for the rest of their lives.

Cpl Peter Ward now rests here in Coosan Cemetery, Athlone, and today we remember not only his service and sacrifice, but the man behind the uniform.

More than three decades may have passed, but time does not erase sacrifice, and remembrance does not have an expiry date.

Today, as the Irish Tricolour flies at Coosan Memorial, may it fly proudly in his honour and in honour of every Irish peacekeeper who served far from home in the cause of peace. 🇮🇪🇺🇳

34 years gone.
Never forgotten.

Rest in peace, Cpl Peter Ward my friend. 🕊️

29 September 1992

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis. 🇮🇪

🇮🇪 FLYING PROUDLY 🇮🇪For those who served.For those who sacrificed.For those who never made it home.And for the families ...
28/09/2026

🇮🇪 FLYING PROUDLY 🇮🇪

For those who served.
For those who sacrificed.
For those who never made it home.
And for the families who carry their memory every day.

The Irish Tricolour is more than a flag.

At a place like this, it is remembrance. It is respect. It is home. 🇮🇪🕊️

May it always fly proudly in their honour.

Gone, but never forgotten.

🇮🇪 Remembering Comdt Michael NestorToday we remember Irish Defence Forces Comdt Michael Nestor, who lost his life while ...
25/09/2026

🇮🇪 Remembering Comdt Michael Nestor

Today we remember Irish Defence Forces Comdt Michael Nestor, who lost his life while serving overseas with the United Nations on 25 September 1982.

We also remember the three American and Finnish peacekeepers who tragically lost their lives alongside him.

Thinking of their families and comrades today. 🇮🇪🕊️

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a n-anamacha.

🇮🇪 SEPTEMBER – WE REMEMBERThis September, we remember the Irish soldiers who lost their lives while serving overseas in ...
02/09/2026

🇮🇪 SEPTEMBER – WE REMEMBER
This September, we remember the Irish soldiers who lost their lives while serving overseas in the cause of peace.

SOUTH LEBANON 🇮🇪🇺🇳

Pte Michael Dowling - 16/9/1998
Tpr Jonathan Campbell - 5/9/1999
Cpl Peter Ward – 29/09/1992, he was laid to rest in Coosan Cemetery, Athlone.

CONGO 🇨🇩🇺🇳
Tpr Edward Gaffney – 13/09/1961
Tpr Patrick Mullins – 15/09/1961
Cpl Michael Nolan – 15/09/1961
FSO Frank Eivers – 18/09/1961
Comdt Malachy McMahon – 28/09/1963

MONUC 🇨🇩🇺🇳
FSO Paul O'Donnell – 02/09/2005

MIDDLE EAST 🇺🇳
Comdt Michael Nestor – 25/09/1982

Different missions. Different years. One shared commitment to peace.
Gone, but never forgotten. 🇮🇪

Their names are etched into the pages of history 🇮🇪🫡47 Irish soldiers gave their lives serving with UNIFIL in Lebanon be...
07/08/2026

Their names are etched into the pages of history 🇮🇪🫡

47 Irish soldiers gave their lives serving with UNIFIL in Lebanon between 1978 and 2022, Ireland's deadliest UN posting. Every name on this list represents a family who waited, and a country that owes them its gratitude. We honor them today, and always.

One respectful light is all that was requested from Athlone Town Council. 🇮🇪

Many missions. Many families. One National Flag. One small respectful light.🇮🇪
07/08/2026

Many missions. Many families. One National Flag. One small respectful light.🇮🇪

🇮🇪 Today, the Irish National Flag flies high at the Coosan UN Memorial in memory of Pte Stephen O'Connor, who lost his l...
06/08/2026

🇮🇪 Today, the Irish National Flag flies high at the Coosan UN Memorial in memory of Pte Stephen O'Connor, who lost his life serving in Lebanon on 6 August 1997.

He was another young Irish soldier who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving in the cause of peace. We will remember him, and all our fallen Irish peacekeepers, with pride and respect.

"Still waiting for a light to honour their memory at Coosan"

This is why we are flying our national flag every single day at Coosan Cemetery. 🇮🇪💚Since 1958, over 30,000 Irish troops...
06/08/2026

This is why we are flying our national flag every single day at Coosan Cemetery. 🇮🇪💚

Since 1958, over 30,000 Irish troops have served in Lebanon, and 47 never came home—more than in any other UN mission Ireland has undertaken. It represents over half of all Irish deaths on overseas service. Ireland holds the longest unbroken UN peacekeeping record of any nation on Earth.

Today we remember Pte Niall Byrne of Athlone, who tragically lost his life while serving with the United Nations in Sout...
23/06/2026

Today we remember Pte Niall Byrne of Athlone, who tragically lost his life while serving with the United Nations in South Lebanon on 23 June 1981 at just 21 years of age.

Niall proudly served with the 6th Infantry Battalion, Athlone, and his sacrifice and service will never be forgotten.

He was laid to rest in Coosan Cemetery, where his memory remains close to the community he called home.

Today we remember Niall, his family, his comrades, and all those affected by his loss.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam 🇮🇪

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