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Kent Station
06/08/2020
Kent Station is one of Ireland’s major railway stations. The station was originally called Glanmire Road Station, but was renamed after Thomas ...
Heuston Station
06/08/2020
Heuston Station (formerly Kingsbridge Station until 1966) is one of Ireland’s most recognisable rail stations named after Seán Houston, one ...
Colbert Station
06/08/2020
Colbert Railway Station building itself was opened in 1857 on the Great Southern & Western Railway (GS&WR) replacing an earlier, ...
Irish Rail Master Map
05/08/2020
The Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail map is presented by Iarnród Éireann in collaboration with railway community groups and enthusiasts to celebrate ...
Lansdowne Road Celebrates 150 years
31/07/2020
Lansdowne & Ball’s Bridge station was opened 150 years ago on 1 July 1870 by the Dublin Wicklow & Wexford ...
Charlton's Folly
29/07/2020
Moatefarrell, Edgeworthstown County Longford About the Author: Matthew Farrellwas Ireland’s Heritage Hero for 2017 awarded by the Heritage Council for my work ...
Lord Crofton's boathouse at Gailey Bay, Co Roscommon
29/07/2020
Lord Crofton’s boat house followed a pattern which can be seen in many other sea and lakeside boathouses, such as ...
Dolmen of the Four Moals
28/07/2020
A Megalithic tomb is located on Primrose Hill above the railway station in Ballina Co. Mayo. Its latitude is 546 ...
Roodstown Castle, Co. Louth
27/07/2020
Roodstown Castle is a prominent feature of the built heritage of Co. Louth. Its excellent state of preservation gives it ...
Murrisk Abbey
22/07/2020
Murrisk Abbey in Carrowkeel in County Mayo is situated on the shores of Clew Bay in the shadow of Croagh ...
Glengad Stone Circle
21/07/2020
This little circle lies on a lower slope of Barncuille surveying Broad Haven with the Cliffs of Rinroe on the ...
Dún Briste / Downpatrick Head
20/07/2020
Dún Briste Dún Briste or Broken Fort was once joined to the mainland on North Mayo’s coastline. The sea stack stands ...
Kilfinane Motte
19/07/2020
Chronology of Published References {Mote, Moat or Motte? ©JSTOR} Kilfinane Motte is an historically significant earthwork located at 56.36N 8.47W, and listed ...
Ballinglen Castle
14/07/2020
Castle Ruins The ruins of Ballinglen Castle are situated in a valley on the west side of the Ballinglen river in ...
Kilgarvan Ogham Stone
14/07/2020
Ogham is a method of writing used by the ancients to inscribe the Irish and Pictish languages on stone monuments. ...
Mick the Miller
10/07/2020
Mick the Miller was the first superstar of greyhound racing. He was born in Killeigh village in Co Offaly in ...
Clara Castle, Co. Kilkenny
10/07/2020
Clara Castle is a well-preserved tower house, built in the sixteenth century by the Shorthall family. It has been well ...
Dysart Castle
10/07/2020
Dysart is mentioned in the Charter of Geoffrey FitzRobert, 1204-06, which states the area was owned by the Augustine friary ...
Highrath Castle
10/07/2020
Highrath Castle was built in the late sixteenth century by a branch of the Shorthall Family. It remained their ...
'Shaw's Farm'
10/07/2020
‘Lester’s (Lyster’s) Dam’ is a well-known feature in our 5-km area but we had no idea that the site of ...
Charlestown Cross
10/07/2020
Exploring our 5k during the Covid-19 lockdown We live within sight of Sliabh Gullion and the ancient region of Oriel, famed ...
Ballylahan Castle
09/07/2020
Ballylahan Castle is now a listed National Monument under the care of the OPW. Built by Jordan De Exeter in ...
Obituary of George Boyden MD Castlebar Bacon Company
07/07/2020
Major Robert Charles Harker SV / PROG
02/07/2020
Military Officer / Town Founder This Military Officer led an interesting life post service with British Army. Robert Charles Harker was born ...
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Bridget Quinn
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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
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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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