1. Reading Room, Elise Sandes Soldiers Home, Curragh Camp (by National Library of Ireland on The Commons) Elise Sandes (1851-1934) from Tralee, Co Kerry founded this movement near army camps in Ireland, England and India. She was an evangelical missionary and her aim was to provide wholesome recreation for young soldiers to keep them away from pubs.
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    Reading Room, Elise Sandes Soldiers Home, Curragh Camp (by National Library of Ireland on The Commons)

    Elise Sandes (1851-1934) from Tralee, Co Kerry founded this movement near army camps in Ireland, England and India. She was an evangelical missionary and her aim was to provide wholesome recreation for young soldiers to keep them away from pubs.

    August 15, 2012