Aug 11, 2021
See here for more stories of 1847 ***** Elphin, County Roscommon, Ireland Sunday 28 November 1847 Having delivered his morning sermon in Aughrim, Co. Roscommon, the Rev. John Lloyd was perhaps reflecting upon the themes he might draw on for the coming Advent...
Aug 11, 2021
Drogheda, 1847. The gas-lit harbour lights burned through the dusk as the tug-boat hauled the first of the three merchant ships alongside the handsome new wharfage. Out at sea, the other two ships awaited their turn, sails tight to the masts. Those gathered in the...
Aug 11, 2021
Search the entire Turtle Bunbury history archive here The girl tilted her head forward to kiss the young man. As he leaned towards her, her lips brushed past his and reached his throat. A flash of teeth, white as tusks. A sport of blood. An old man seated nearby...
Aug 11, 2021
Henry Ford was an avid believer in consumerism as the key to world peace. The belief made him one of the richest and best known men of his age, not only because he founded the Ford Motor Company but also for his pioneering use of assembly lines in the mass production...
Aug 11, 2021
Lola Montez was one of the most famous dancers in Europe in the 1840s. Her love affair with the King of Bavaria brought him crashing down before she embarked upon a new life running a literary and social salon in California. This tale follows the rise and fall of this...
