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Cavalry Corps Day on Saturday, 3rd September 2011

The Taoiseach, Mr Enda Kenny, T.D., and the Minister for Justice, Equality & Defence, Mr Alan Shatter, T.D., will today attend the annual Defence Forces Cavalry Remembrance Day at the Defence Forces Training Centre, Plunkett Barracks, Curragh Camp.

The ceremony centres around the Annual Anniversary Mass for deceased members of the Cavalry Corps which will be followed by a wreath laying ceremony at the Corps Memorial Garden. The event this year also marks the first public unveiling of the ‘Sliabh na mBan’ following its extensive refurbishment. The car, which was escorting General Michael Collins when he was ambushed at Béal na Bláth, is of special significance to the Cavalry Corps as it was among those vehicles handed over to the fledgling Cavalry Corps by the British Army following the War of Independence.

The Taoiseach said that “it is my great pleasure to be present here on Cavalry Day to celebrate our country’s proud military tradition, which is so comprehensively recalled in the beautifully restored armoured car, ‘Sliabh na mBan’”.


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