HOW THE ARCHIVES OF THE POLISH GOVERNMENT IN EXILE ENDED UP IN AN IRISH MONASTERY
By Garry Ahern In 1949 the Benedictine priory at Glenstal, Co. Limerick, was drawn, albeit discreetly, into the politics of post-war Europe. This arose from the movement to Ireland of archives held by the Polish government in exile (PGIE) in London. Following the German invasion of Poland in 1939, the government went into exile in … Read more