Hi, Shane,
And welcome to Rootschat! And I have to tell you that you ought to delete your e-mail address from here as it compromises your privacy. However, I've made a quick note of it and will be in touch with you through my own e-mail very shortly.
I'm also very happy when a thread I've started suddenly comes back to life after lying dormant for a while - in this case about two and a half years. And I'm very interested in the details of your great-grandfather that you've already begun to tell us about on here. Supposed missing in action, then turning up back in his native Ireland a few years later - sounds like quite a story there!
Regards, keith