Dec 28, 2023
Descended from a Cork merchant, the Hare family came to prominence when they bought significant lands in Counties Cork and Kerry in the late 18th century. Convamore, a splendid mansion just outside Ballyhooly, was built in the early 19th century to celebrate their...
Dec 6, 2023
Return to Contents of The Landed Gentry & Aristocracy of County Kildare. When Art Kavanagh first asked me to produce a book on the landed gentry and aristocracy of County Kildare, I shied away with all my might. I know about these family histories. They take an...
Jul 26, 2023
The White House was built by a fellow from Kilkenny and burned down by a man from Down. At least 22 of its presidential occupants had Irish roots, as did numerous other founding fathers and leading political figures in US history. This epic tale looks at the many,...
Jun 7, 2023
Overlooking a stretch of the River Liffey, Lodge Park was bought by the Guinness family in 1948 and it is presently home to Robert and Sarah Guinness. Robert descends from Samuel, a younger brother of Arthur Guinness the Brewer, who became a goldbeater in the 18th...
Mar 7, 2023
Foreword Introduction 1 – The Time Before the Normans Charting the emergence of the landscape around Kilkea Castle from the end of the last Ice Age through the establishment of the ringforts at Mullaghreelan and Mullaghmast, as well as St...
