Ballycastle


	Ballycastle, County Antrim.

Ballycastle War Memorial is located at the lower end of Quay Road in a square opposite the Manor House and adjacent to the sea front, within sound of the waters of the River Moyle.

The memorial which takes the form of an obelisk of first quality Cecilian marble, with a spire seven feet (2.1m) high on which is worked a wreath, was unveiled by Mrs. Greer, widow of the late Senator T. M. Greer, D.L., Ballycastle.

The memorial was designed and constructed Mr. B.H. O’Connor, an ex-serviceman and vice-chairman of Ballycastle Urban Council.

Following the unveiling Mr. O’Connor presented silver scissors to Mrs. Greer, who said that this stone of remembrance was set up as a permanent memorial to the valiant men, who at the call of King and Country went out on the outbreak of war to fight for them. They went out and endured untold hardships all day and night and through those desperate years. Some of them came back, but many also passed out of the sight of men, dying on the field of honour. On this stone they celebrated the name and fame of all those men from Ballycastle who answered the call of their country.

On the cap is the inscription;

“To the glory of God and in memory of the brave men who gave their lives for freedom and justice.”

Captain Lyle read the names of the fallen from the parishes of Ramoan and Culfeightrim, which numbered fifty-five and are as follows: -


	Royal Irish Rifles

Lance-Corpl. H. Blackmore, M.M.	Private William Blackmore
Private George Cochrane	Private Alexander Dixon
Private John Douthart,	Private Thomas Gallagher
Private John Gallagher,	Private Patrick Laverty
Private George M’Cafferty	Private Hugh M’Kendry
Private Patrick M’Laughlin	Private William M’Mullan
Private John M’Lean	Private James M’Lean,
Private Daniel M’Intosh	Private John M’Gowan
Private John McLean	Lance-Corporal Frank M’Larty, Croix De Guerre, M.M.
Private James Norton,	Lieutenant Paul O’Kane
Private James Parkhill	Private Hugh Simpson
Private John Simpson	Lance-Corporal Hugh Spence.


	Indian Army

Captain Talbot Reed

Lieutenant H. M. C. Davis


	Leinster Regiment

Private Robert Murphy


	Mercantile Marine

John Haughey


	New Zealand Rifles

Private James Laverty


	Royal Scots Regiment

Private Neal M’Bride


	Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

Private Joseph Forsythe	Private Joseph Gillen
Lieutenant John Gage	Private James Jennings
Private Daniel Mooney.


	Royal Irish Fusiliers

Lance-Corporal Hugh M’Auley	Private John Kiernan
Private Patrick M’Michael	Private James M’Gahey
Private Wm. Ross


	Irish Guards

Lieutenant K. M. C. Greer

Sergeant George Collins


	Royal Field Artillery

Gunner J. M’Cafferty	Major Wm. M’Gildowney, D.S.O.
Private W. J. Dunlop


	United States Army

Private R. Mitchell	Private P. Campbell
Private Nathaniel M’Lean


	Canadian Army

Lance-Corporal George M’Cormick

Private Harold Black


	Australian Forces

Private David Rennie


	Black Watch

Private Harry Dillon


	Highland Light Infantry

Private J. Carruthers


	Connaught Rangers

Private R. Kilpatrick


	Royal Navy

Stoker T. Collins.

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