Talk on great war veterans in navan tonight

Two men from the Athboy-Delvin area, Jimmy Englishby (pictured) and Mattie Mooney, took part in World War I, with Jimmy Englishby fighting in the trenches, and Mattie Mooney looking after the injured as a hospital orderly. They penned their war memories in the 1970s, and Jimmy Englishby’s grandnephew, John Donohoe, will give a talk on the two men and their war experiences to Navan Historical Society tonight, Thursday, 19th February, at 8pm in the Knights of St Columbanus Hall, Canon Row, 8pm.  All are welcome.