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Martello Towers in Ireland
14/05/2021
‘In 1793 Corsica was in insurrection against the French, and the British Government, as a matter of policy, decided to ...
McCann boatyard records
13/05/2021
All the records of McCann boatyard activities (orders, invoices and correspondence/record books ) including correspondence from Lord Mountbatten thanking the ...
The Galway Buzz - Buzz na Gaillimhe
13/05/2021
A National Biodiversity Week programme Connecting People with Nature
Connaught’s Coronation Stone
12/05/2021
The Irish name for the ancient coronation stone reputed to sing, or to utter a shriek, when a king willed ...
Errew Abbey
11/05/2021
Errew Abbey in County Mayo was a two – bay double – height single – cell Chapel constructed circa 1845 ...
Augustinian Abbey Ardnaree
11/05/2021
The Ardnaree Abbey in Ballina gateway has a visual impact on Cathedral Road at the entrance to the Abbey grounds. This ...
Michael Walsh and Michael Madden Currach Making
10/05/2021
My grand uncle Michael “Bobby”Walsh was a boat and Currach builder from Inishturk south, he mover to the mainland near ...
Memories of Tremone Bay, County Donegal
10/05/2021
These are the memories of Neil McFeely of boating and shipping along the eastern coast of the Inishowen peninsula, county ...
Fanad Currachs, Co. Donegal
10/05/2021
Oughterard Boat Builder -Tommy Mallon
08/05/2021
Larch and oak Tommy Mallon standing beside a Carval built fishing boat. Tommy built 9-10 of these boats in the 1970s ...
Shannon Pilots
08/05/2021
My family (on my mother’s side) hail from Scattery Island on the Shannon. My Uncle, Grandfather, Great Grandfather were Marine ...
BIM 26 Footers - Belderrig, Co Mayo
08/05/2021
Picture taken in Belderrig Co Mayo pier 1964. 4 new 26 foot timber boats (known as BIM 26 footers) With a 8 ...
Traditional boat construction (Naimhòg) sometimes called a canoe at Maharees
08/05/2021
Photo shows three generations of the Leary family (Murt, Michael & Monty) , Maharees , Co Kerry , naomhòg makers ...
Memories of Zulu luggers in Mullaghmore
08/05/2021
A memory of Zulu luggers in Mullaghmore told to me by Thomas Boyce R.I.P From ‘A Bitter Wind’, copyright Joe McGowan ‘I ...
Boatbuilding near Louisburgh
08/05/2021
This an article I wrote for the Louisburgh Parish magazine, “An Choinneall” for the 2014 edition.
The marriage of Shipwrights and Lighthouse Keepers.
08/05/2021
I come from a family of shipwrights and lighthouse keepers. My great great grandfather, a shipwright, left Kilkenny for Ayrshire, ...
The Punt Guns and Punt Boat, Clarecastle, Co. Clare
05/05/2021
Image of punt guns courtesy of John Power, all other images courtesy of Eric Shaw
Net-fishing for salmon on the River Fergus, at Clarecastle, Co. Clare
05/05/2021
The boat used by the Clarecastle net-fishermen for many years was known as a gandalow, a design of boat used ...
Developing Your Digital Skills: Introduction to Digitisation
05/05/2021
Join Sean Rippington, Digital Archivist and Copyright Manager, University of St Andrews in the first of our webinar series on ...
Facebook Workshop
05/05/2021
This is a recording of a workshop we did on Thursday 22nd April, which is going to be part of ...
Various Viaducts
04/05/2021
Viaducts are a specific long series of bridges supported by spans or arches between pillars. They were related to Aqueducts ...
Ballymacgibbon Cairn
04/05/2021
Ballymacgibbon Cairn is enormous yet unopened. It is a relatively undisturbed cairn with the possibility it contains a hidden chamber ...
May Bush, Kilmore Co Wexford
01/05/2021
What year did this happen? 2021 Where is this happening? Bastardstown, Kilmore, Co Wexford
May Altar, Ballina, Co. Tipperary
27/04/2021
About this custom We do this every year. Its a tradition I grew up with in Clonbur co. Galway. I love ...
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Bridget Quinn
13/05/2021
Hi Paul, Thank you for your comment. According to an article in the Irish Press, November 1955, the air raid...
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Emigrants Teapot
13/05/2021
Just beautiful Many memories flood the mind when one reads your poem Well done
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Two Mile Bridge
12/05/2021
This is a beautiful photo of the bridge Conor.
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Two Mile Bridge
09/05/2021
The Stone Bridge down river from Two Mile Bridge was built in 1819
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