A History of Ballyfin House, Co. Laois, Ireland

A History of Ballyfin House, Co. Laois, Ireland

Aug 11, 2021

Consistently ranked among the world’s top resorts, Ballyfin’s history reaches back to an age when the O’More chieftains dominated the surrounding lands. Its story encompasses multiple families – Crosbie, Pole, Coote and Wellesley – with Iron Dukes, bounders and...

Overview: House Histories

Aug 11, 2021

OVERVIEW: HOUSE HISTORIES Nearly two hundred of Ireland’s “Big Houses” were destroyed during the Irish Civil War in the early 20th century. Hundreds more tragically disappeared in the ensuing decades. Thankfully there is now an influential body in position to prevent...
Stronge of Tynan Abbey, County Armagh

Stronge of Tynan Abbey, County Armagh

Aug 11, 2021

See here for more stories of County Armagh   *****   The dramatic tale of the Stronge family from their arrival in Ireland on the eve of the siege of Derry through to the brutal murder of Sir Norman Stronge and his son James by the Provisional Irish...
Tighe of Woodstock, Co. Kilkenny, and Rossanagh, Co. Wicklow

Tighe of Woodstock, Co. Kilkenny, and Rossanagh, Co. Wicklow

Aug 11, 2021

An epic saga that follows the descendants of an opportunist farmer who became the principal baker to Oliver Cromwell’s troops in Ireland through to a murder in 1917. We meet one of Dean Swift’s greatest foes, families such as Bligh, Fownes and Bunbury, and a host of...