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Early Dail Members For Limerick
21/10/2020
Sources: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/tds/, Irish Newspaper Archives There were, in total, 19 members for Limerick of the first 4 Houses of Dáil Éireann, ...
Tír Sáile Sculptural Trail
17/10/2020
Tír Sáile Sculpture Trail was the largest public art ever undertaken within Ireland. During the Mayo Year 5000 the project ...
An afternoon with a currach fisherman
14/10/2020
Standing at Port an Chuaille on Clare Island, I scanned beyond the quiet pier and tried to imagine what the ...
Canon Joseph Canton
12/10/2020
Athenry Administrator He was responsible for the Presentation Sisters contribution to Athenry’s educational requirements. Joseph Canton was born in the parish of ...
Bullaun Stones
09/10/2020
Bullaun stones were associated with early Christian church sites within Ireland. These have been adapted to reference a man – ...
Loughnashee Rock Art
03/10/2020
Rock Art at times may be referred to as Petroglyphs or Galician Art. They are defined as carvings on exposed ...
The Boheh Stone
02/10/2020
The Boheh Stone is located E S E of the summit of Croagh Patrick. It is known locally as St. ...
La Tène Stones
02/10/2020
The La Tène Culture originated in the Mid fifth Century B.C. with interactions between Greco & Etruscan civilizations with the ...
Mary Hayes 1901 - 1919
02/10/2020
My great-aunt Mary Hayes from Limerick, who died 101 years ago in the second wave of the Spanish Flu aged ...
Currach fishermen of Clare Island
30/09/2020
Clare Island lies 5.5 kilometres off the coast of County Mayo. It is only one hour drive from the National Museum of Ireland - Country at Turlough Park to the ferry departure at Roonagh Pier.
What boats are in the Irish Folklife Collection?
30/09/2020
The Irish Folklife collection of the National Museum of Ireland amounts to over 37,000 objects. The collection contains over thirty traditional Irish boats.
Introduction
30/09/2020
The tangible remnants of the relationship between island and coastal communities and the sea are safeguarded and displayed at the National Museum of Ireland - Country Life.
Achill Island's Megalithic Monuments
28/09/2020
Ireland’s Megalithic Monuments included Court Tombs, Portal Tombs, Passage Tombs, also Standing Stones & Stone Circles. The Wedge tombs dated ...
Large worked stone
28/09/2020
Large worked stone, tapered 9 inches to 4 inches, length 2feet approx.
Holy Well Antrim town
28/09/2020
An ancient Holy Well in the townland of Holywell sits on the ridge overlooking Antrim town and Lough Neagh. It’s a ...
Srahwee Wedge Tomb
22/09/2020
Wedge Tombs in Ireland are dated from the late Neolithic to the Bronze Age (2000BC – 1800BC). They consist of ...
War Casualties
07/09/2020
The East Limerick Brigade was formally established at the end of May 1918, in succession to the Galtee Battalion which ...
Obituary Notices 1980-99
31/08/2020
The following material is sourced from, and used with the generous permission of: Irish Newspapers Archive; www.irishnewsarchive.com Index Those who are not ...
Obituary Notices 1970s
31/08/2020
The following material is sourced from, and used with the generous permission of: Irish Newspapers Archive; www.irishnewsarchive.com Index Those who are not ...
Obituary Notices 1960s
31/08/2020
The following material is sourced from, and used with the generous permission of: Irish Newspapers Archive; www.irishnewsarchive.com Index Those who are not ...
Obituary Notices 1921-59
31/08/2020
The following material is sourced from, and used with the generous permission of: Irish Newspapers Archive; www.irishnewsarchive.com Index Those who are not ...
A Ramble along the Ardee Road, Dundalk
31/08/2020
Ireland’s Holy Wells
24/08/2020
When the persecution of Catholics began following the Reformation numbers began to assemble for devotional purposes at such wells. When ...
Mayo's Thomas Larkin: an early telephone pioneer of America
24/08/2020
“One day, every major city in America will have a telephone.” ...
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Mike Tierney
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Morgan McMahon’s Boating History
16/10/2021
Thanks Fiona for adding this.
Marjie McKenna
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Hanly Occupants House No. 10
11/10/2021
I came across the grave of Sean og Hanley yesterday in St Mary's Kendal Green London. It stood out a...
Aoibheann Lambe
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Loughnashee Rock Art
10/10/2021
the coordinates given here appear to be ESE facing slopes and at a substantial distance from Lachan Si. I have...
Finbarr Connolly
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Kilfinane All-Ireland Hurling Champions 1897
06/10/2021
Glad you enjoyed it Tom. Those men have a very special place in Kilfinane history.
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