Conway Mill Trust

The ‘Island of Ireland Peace Choir ‘paid a visit to Messines, Belgium, remembering the truce of Christmas Eve 1914.  At the crypt of St Niklass the choir sang Silent Night.  Both protestant and catholic Ulster units fought side by side at Messines Ridge.  This crypt was used during the war for treating the injured.  On the eve of the truce one of the patients refused to greet the enemy calling it “dishonorable.” His name was Adolph Hitler. The choir was formed in 1998 by Phil Brennan after the Omagh bombing.