Jan 9, 2022
See here for further stories of County Carlow Located on the River Dereen in County Carlow, the townland of Haroldstown measures 141.57 hectares (349.84 acres) and includes the beautiful portal tomb, known as the Haroldstown Dolmen, while neighbouring...
Jan 9, 2022
See here for more stories of County Carlow The Monastic Townland of Acaun, County Carlow Located just east of the Lisnavagh farmyard, Acaun is the smallest of Carlow County’s 603 townlands. This account considers the origins of its...
Oct 4, 2021
In 2010, Billy Quinn, Declan Moore and Nigel Malcolm of the Moore Group in Galway created a stir with their hops-free Viking ale. Billy Quinn discovered the recipe while reading an article from 1859 that told of a brew known as Beoir Lochlannach, or the ale of the...
Oct 4, 2021
Inis Mor is the biggest of the three Aran islands, which roll out from the west coast of Ireland, like “a necklace of pearls which God has set upon the bosom of the sea”, as one dreamy monk put it. This was the inspiration for Craggy Island, with its own...
Sep 4, 2021
The Monaghan-born naturalist and butterfly enthusiast who studied Ulster’s ancient Black Pig’s Dyke. Become a member of Turtle’s History Library to access all areas, €12/year...
